<p>Why not check it not now? Curious </p>
<p>I just said it hahaha I have two tests next week, and I want to take them in peace with my heart ^^ I guess that either decision I got from Harvard would make me bomb them, so I prefer to open the e-mail only when I’m on vacation (after next week).</p>
<p>Especially because the decision is more likely to be negative. Not because I was a bad candidate, but because there are many good ones, and not enough space for all of us. How about you? Accepted of deferred? How do you feel about your decision?</p>
<p>CONGRATS TO EVERYONE WHO WAS ACCEPTED!!! I pray that I get in RD.</p>
<p>Hey everyone!
Congratulations to all of those who got accepted! I am current a junior and am applying to Harvard SCEA next year. I am really really worried because so many talented and well qualified students got deferred or rejected. Does anyone know what exactly Harvard is looking for? I never thought that a valedictorian with a 2350 would get deferred. It’s clear that Harvard is looking at something more important than your grades. What do y’all think? Also it would be really very helpful if anyone of you guys would chance me for Harvard SCEA on the link below:</p>
<p><a href=“Can I get accepted? - Harvard University - College Confidential Forums”>Can I get accepted? - Harvard University - College Confidential Forums;
<p>Thanks and once again congratulations! </p>
<p>Hi guys, I was deferred from Harvard and I am now working on my other applications. The thing is that both my counselor and one of my teachers mentioned Harvard in their letters of rec (I read them after they were submitted…). Anyway, please tell me there is a way to edit those letters before sending them to other colleges!</p>
<p>@123whatever, I’m sure that there are ways, but I guess how depends on whether they used Naviance. Ask your GC before winter break. Easier than reverse engineering it here on CC. </p>
<p>@123whatever I believe you need to go back to those recommenders and ask them to go back into their common app accounts and change the letter and any blurbs with “Harvard” in it…they should not specify any other schools at this point in the letter…make it generic. and as IxnayBob said you need to do this quickly…before the break…only a few days. Good Luck!</p>
<p>Could anyone answer my question, please? Has anyone here received an admission letter by mail yet?</p>
<p>Not yet. I called the admissions office on Friday and was told that they’ve already been mailed and we should receive them soon. </p>
<p>Deferred, </p>
<p>Does Harvard’s admissions even look at website links from your “Additional Info” section? I attached my important work through links so I just wanted to see if they even looked at it (doesn’t seem like it from visitor trackers).</p>
<p>@sephiroth0415 @IxnayBob Thank you so much! I already fixed it with one of my teachers (she had to create another account). Things are trickier with my counselor though (why the hell did he mention Harvard???), because I cannot change his email address… Are colleges too offended when they see the name of other college on letters, or do they understand?</p>
<p>@123whatever It’s a problem, in my opinion. If I were the admissions officer of a highly selective college that’s not Harvard, I would not think very well of a recommendation addressed to Harvard. </p>
<p>Just my two cents. </p>
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I’m not sure anyone knows the answer to that question, and it might depend upon how interested Admissions is from reading the required materials in an applicant’s file. </p>
<p>FWIW: Four years ago, my son applied to colleges with an interest in computer science. On the Common App, under his extracurricular activities, he included a link to his personal website which contained computer games and animations he had written in Java, Netlogo and Flash. In addition, he uploaded a 3-page pdf with screenshots of what the website contained – trying to create enough interest for Admissions to actually visit the website. In hindsight, his approach may have worked better than just including a link and it might be one of the reasons why he was accepted to 10 out of 11 colleges on his list.</p>
<p>Thanks @jalebigirl , that´s what I thought but refused to believe… don´t know what to do, to be honest.</p>
<p>@123whatever make another commonapp account? It’s really not your fault. Have your counselor explain why you had to make another account (make sure he/she doesn’t mention the Harvard here, too!) and I think you should be fine. </p>
<p>@123whatever, how experienced were these people in writing LORs? It is important to weigh what a recommender thinks of you and how good/experienced they are at writing LORs. These people do not sound good; I can only hope for you that their writing skills outweigh their planning skills.</p>
<p>Good luck. </p>
<p>@jalebigirl Thank you! Please let me know when you get your letter. I don’t know if you read the reason that I want keep up with it, so I’ll tell you. I have two final exams next week, which is why I didn’t want to access the portal so far. In short, I don’t know if I was admitted or not so far. I intend to read my letter only after I take the tests next week. For that reason, I want to be aware of the day when people will start to receive their acceptance letters, so I will be ready for either a positive or a negative result. So, if possible, I’d like you, guys, to let us know when you receive your letters by mail. THX</p>
<p>@EdwardMasen I received my letter about 7 hours ago, given that I live less than 30 minutes away.</p>
<p>I’m so excited to get my letter in the mail! :)</p>