<p>@Karabekian, @calliemoon11, and @PcollegegirlP, thank you so much for your kind and encouraging words - they really mean a lot to me and I truly appreciate them. I’ll try to stay positive, and keep faith and hope, although I must say that it’s been really hard to do so lately. </p>
<p>@Karabekian, there is a plethora of reasons of why Harvard means so much to me, most of them personal, so I prefer to not share them in a public forum. However, the main reason of “Why Harvard” is academic. My biggest passion lies in stem cell biology and research. Harvard is the ONLY university in the country that offers an undergraduate degree or concentration/major in Human Developmental and Regenerative Biology (fancy lingo for Stem Cell Biology). There the main reason of why I want to pursue my academic interests and aspirations at Harvard.</p>
<p>@PcollegegirlP Yeah I thought I mentioned it but I guess I forgot to. I had my interview one week ago. The lady was very nice, and the discussion was sort of directed towards what I’ve done in school, my passion for physics, and my aspirations. She never asked “Why Harvard” but she did ask something that is potentially harder-- “Imagine a student with the same stats as you. Why should Harvard pick you over the other student?” I felt stumped, but then I said that I read somewhere on the site that Harvard ultimately cares about two things: 1) How well a student will contribute to the Harvard community and 2) How well the student can use Harvard’s immense resources. I went off of those two points and that gave my response some semblance of coherence, haha. (thanks for your help by the way!) </p>
<p>@Karabekian haha u managed to answer the question very well! U made a really good point by pointing out how u would contribute to the Harvard community! I’m glad everything went smoothly, and it was my pleasure to be of any help. Now u have done everything u could, all we gotta do now is wait
@Visionary123 yea, I can understand! It’s easier said than done! But just think of it like this, worrying or freaking out about it won’t change anything, so really there’s no point in worrying… U did all u could… Btw if this helps, I read a few pages back that someone is having his/her interview on the 9th December, so not all hope is lost </p>
<p>There absolutely has to be a story behind anyone getting an acceptance letter 3 weeks early. Yes, this boy was, in fact, a track star of some kind. We don’t really know why. Reasons for schools not releasing letters early is because of what is happening here, with all the excitement it causes, not to mention at the high school level, where rumors and feelings run wild during this sensitive time for all. I have only seen this happen when students are athletes and schools are attempting to recruit them for teams.</p>
<p>As I said early, he is not been recruited athlete. He will be majoring in engineering. He has no “any extracurriculars/awards related to film.” One thing I could think in his advantage is that his father is originally from Palestine. Does race play a role? Who knows?</p>
<p>@VardDream Yeah my shorts have actually been screened nationally and internationally im hoping it gives me an advantage in the admission process </p>
<p>Y’all, watch 22 Jump Street. It has college and Channing Tatum in it. What could be better?
We’ve got about half a month until we hear back from Harvard.
And I’m feeling pretty good about whatever result because my other applications are looking good, and my new SAT score is good as well.
Woo!!!</p>
<p>I’m really skeptical about this guy getting an acceptance 3 weeks early. That sounds a bit ridiculous. I mean, even likely letters are physical letters, not emails…</p>
<p>For purposes of applying to college, Middle Eastern applicants are considered in the same classification as Caucasians, so that can’t be the reason why this boy got accepted 3 weeks before everyone else—in addition, there are many other Middle Eastern applicants.</p>
<p>No Ivy can issue an actual “Acceptance” letter outside of the mid-December EA/ED announcements or the end of March/early April RD announcement date. This is set by a long-standing Ivy +MIT agreement. If anyone has indication of acceptance, it’s a Likely Letter or some form thereof. Or perhaps he’s a Z-Lister or another deferred admittee and a graduate of the class of 2014 who, rather than entering Harvard in Sept 2014, is taking a slot in Sept 2015. Perhaps the letter in hand is a confirmation of the 9/15 slot?</p>
<p>Besides these two scenarios, no Ivies (or MIT) are issuing actual admit letters. Period.</p>
<p>For those of you who wanted to know the detailed information and didn’t quite believe that someone would actually receive the acceptance notification, I now have first half of the letter which was sent to me by my son (his friend sent to him the picture of the letter). Ok, I am going to type the first paragraph of the letter word by word below and you don’t have to believe it but that was what he got: </p>
<p>“I am delighted to inform you that the Committee on Admissions and Financial Aid has voted to offer you a place in the Harvard Class of 2019. Following an old Harvard tradition, a certificate of admission is enclosed. Please accept my personal congratulations for your outstanding achievements.” </p>
Now u have done everything u could, all we gotta do now is wait 