<p>@saldaddario</p>
<p>just to give you an idea of what i’m dealing with in school, in AP bio, my teacher (whom I thought had no idea of me even applying) suddenly bursts out “so when do you hear back from harvard? the whole school is pining to know!!” and then people just randomly ask me if i’m applying to harvard. no one in my school has really ever considered such a high-caliber school, so i can totally empathize with you!</p>
<p>I had a very interesting night before decisions…I went to my Mu Alpha Theta advisor’s house to help him hook up a wireless network/printer, and we chatted for a while about Harvard, and university in general. The great things we had to say about each other really brought me to tears, and I realized how amazing the relationships I’ve forged in high school are. I’m tremendously grateful to have the opportunities I have had, and I can’t wait to meet more people no matter where I end up going to school…but I’ll never forget my home base. :’)</p>
<p>This is happening to me too, every day I face successive questions about Harvard. It’s only because they want me to get in! I’m sure it’s the same for a lot of people here.</p>
<p>ok in all honesty what in the **** is this portal thing you guys keep talking about. Im applying EA and have no clue what you guys are referring to</p>
<p>@prospector7 Me too. Wish I kept it a secret.</p>
<p>@diddly123 Today, two teachers were fake-arguing about who I would tell first, just assuming that I would get in. Ugh. If that isn’t pressure, then I do not know what is…</p>
<p>People are asking my little brother, who is in 8th grade, if I am “going to Harvard.” Of course, he says yes. Oh, and from grandparents… they’re telling everyone that their “grandson is going to Harvard!” So. Much. Pressure. The funny thing is that nobody pressured me into applying whatsoever… so I technically brought it upon myself!</p>
<p>Saldaddario, are we the same person? lol. I have a litter sister in eighth grade who has all my old teachers, and they keep asking her about my Harvard prospects. And my grandparents have been tagging me in Facebook posts about Harvard. So awkward when I get deferred, haha.</p>
<p>JESUS CHRIST. EXAMPLE A: [Screen</a> shot 2013-12-12 at 9.39.17 PM.png](<a href=“http://cl.ly/image/3v1d2q371t3I]Screen”>http://cl.ly/image/3v1d2q371t3I)</p>
<p>Lollllllll</p>
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You suck a lot</p>
<p>^ I know you’re trying to be funny bud but that’s not even a little funny.</p>
<p>that’s a weird inside joke…</p>
<p>Unlike some of you guys, I haven’t been pressured as much about Harvard. Probably because a friend of mine also applied early and she was a bit more public about it. There’s another school that I’m applying regular decision to which everyone is really supporting me for. </p>
<p>Some words to chew on: No matter what happens tomorrow, the fact that we even applied early goes to show a lot about us. It means that we’re mentally ready for a challenge and the future. It also means that there is some school out there (and probably a good school at that) which would really want us. Just have a little faith; we’ll all have picked a place by May 1st anyways, so why stress now?</p>
<p>I’ve generally been quiet about my early action to Harvard. Only some of my closest friend know, because I would hate to give off an impression to other people that I’m some pretentious person unwilling to deal with “lower” people. No, not happening.</p>
<p>I promised myself that if I am even going to be such a snobby, haughty person with a Harvard degree, I would voluntarily refuse my offer of admission. Call me crazy if you want, but at the end of the day, it’s how you are as a person, not how much you make.</p>
<p>@Sal I’m in the same boat as you. No one from where I am has ever applied to a school like Harvard. Nearly 60% of every class from my school goes to the local community college, another 30% to the big state school, and 9% to in state private schools. It’s like literally 1% who go out of state, let alone to a place like Harvard. I can actually remember a teacher in my freshman year remarking that “No one from here will ever get into a top school like an Ivy League school. No one.” My school is very close minded in where our graduates will go. Now, my decision to apply was not based on some misplaced conception that I needed to prove her wrong; I truly believe that Harvard is the best place in the world for me. I’ve never felt more at home and more accepted anywhere else in my life than I did when I spend the night with current freshman at Harvard. That freshman teacher has always been one of my favorite teachers despite the comment and actually changed her mind about where our graduates might have the capability of going after word got out about my test scores. Even if I don’t get into Harvard, I’m proud of the fact that I’ve at the very least shown that it might be possible to get into a good school, and that, despite the outcome, there is most certainly no shame in applying :).</p>
<p>As for the pressure and everyone knowing that you applied, I actually intended not to tell anyone about my decision to apply to Harvard. Unfortunately, that didn’t quite work out when all of my friends started asking me to which schools I had applied. Since I had only applied to Harvard at that point, I didn’t really have a way to escape the question. So, everyone now knows and keeps asking me about it. I know I’ll get into a good school where God wants me no matter what. That’s the only thing that keeps me going throughout all of the questions. I’m pretty sure it’ll also be the thing that will keep my self-confidence up if I do end up with a rejection.</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone,
RayeDrum</p>
<p>Hello all, here is a silly Crimson article to lighten the nerves.</p>
<p>[Despite</a> Fears of Grade Inflation, Harvard Students Only Average a B in Attractiveness | Flyby](<a href=“http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/12/12/harvard-hotness-ranking/]Despite”>The Harvard Crimson)</p>
<p>I kept it secret except for the teachers I’m really close to & teachers who came out Harvard, and I’m glad about my decision.</p>
<p>Eh, I don’t think I’m sleeping tonight. Anyone else all-nightering?</p>
<p>^I think tonight will just be one of those nights.</p>
<p>Ugh I just want to know! It’s not even that I’m going to be devastated if I don’t get in; it’s the curiosity that’s killing me!</p>
<p>Time for some Christmas music–maybe that will cheer me up :rolleyes:</p>
<p>I was thinking of all-nightering (my first one!) but I don’t think my contact lenses will make it.</p>