<p>Unfortunately, Jules13 DOES have a point. In Romania, Harvard has an interview pre-selection process, as the articles in the links I’ve posted below clearly state. So, not getting an interview here means it’s quite certain they are not considering you anymore.</p>
<p>I’m a Romanian Harvard applicant as well and I haven’t received an interview invitation (although I know of other Romanians who have), and I’m already at peace with my future rejection. It was a shot, I took it, I missed, and I’ll probably take it again in four years’ time, for Grad School.</p>
<p>Here are the links to the stated articles:</p>
<p>[Mike</a> Morris: Harvard e mai mult decat o universitate](<a href=“Wall-Street.ro: ultimele stiri online din economie si afaceri”>Mike Morris: Harvard e mai mult decat o universitate)</p>
<p>This one clearly states in the introduction: “Este important de retinut ca tinerii ce isi depun dosarele de candidatura la Harvard trec printr-o prima etapa de evaluare pentru ca mai apoi, o parte din ei sa ajunga la interviu.”</p>
<p>In English translation, this means “It is important to remember that young people applying to Harvard go through an initial evaluation stage, after which a part of them qualify for an (literally: “make it to the”) interview.”</p>
<p>[Alegeri</a> riguroase la Harvard - InfoNews - Revista Presei, Ziare, Reviste, Gazete](<a href=“http://www.infonews.ro/article2312.html]Alegeri”>http://www.infonews.ro/article2312.html)</p>
<p>This article also states the following: “Anul asta, fix 100 de liceeni si-au incercat norocul la universitatea americana. </p>
<p>Pe 18 dintre ei, Comisia de admitere i-a gasit buni si i-a chemat sa dea piept cu Morris, la Bucuresti. Doar trei dintre ei, crede Morris, se vor pune pe treaba in cel mai rivnit campus american.”</p>
<p>English translation: “This year, exactly 100 high school students tried their luck at the American university (Harvard – my note).</p>
<p>18 of them were found suitable by the Admissions committee and were called to meet Morris, in Bucharest. Only three of them, Morris believes, will study in the most desired American campus.”</p>
<p>As the rest of the bodies of these articles state, interview invitations are not biased by region (you are not in any way disadvantaged by your location, so you may be called for an interview whether you live in Bucharest or in a remote village in the Carpathians, as long as you provide the university with contact details).</p>
<p>I only translated the relevant parts of the articles here, whomever is interested will be able to read them in Romanian on the respective sites (by the way, they’re press articles and they both contain interviews with Mr. Mike Morris, one of the Harvard interviewers in Romania, so they’re pretty credible and accurate, even though a good journalist usually finds three information sources… but I don’t intend to study Journalism, so I will limit myself to two :P).</p>
<p>I don’t think Jules13 was arrogant or anything, he/she probably just wanted to give you a heads-up as to what you should expect. The articles to which I have given you links tend to confirm his point, and I believe his remarks shouldn’t be frowned upon.</p>
<p>You might as well call me malicious too, but remember that I am in the same situation as you momentarily (no interview, likely rejection). Harvard is hard to get into, and even very strong candidates can get rejected. However, I’d like any replies to what I have stated here to also be joined by clear documentation and proof, as I have provided, that should, as much as possible, make reference to the interview situation in Romania, and not the global one (as the articles in the links stated above DO refer to the Romanian situation and not the one in other countries). I am more open to clear and mature debate, with proper arguments and points, rather than personal attacks.</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>