<p>@oxoxhawja3xoxo: I completely agree! Dave Franco is my favorite Franco brother by far (have you seen James lately? Yikes!) The friendship bracelet scene was really funny as well, and I think Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum had great chemistry in both movies. Have you seen Neighbors? It’s another Dave Franco comedy, and it also stars both Seth Rogen and Zac Efron. It’s pretty cliched, but still humorous. </p>
<p>Thanks for the reassurance, I appreciate that! And I just realized that the wording in my previous post was unclear; in my response to @otter101, I meant I didn’t submit any of my creative writing as an arts supplement. I did submit the optional supplemental essay. </p>
<p>Also, huge thanks for the book recommendations. I hadn’t heard of either of those books, but the summaries sound great. I’m definitely putting them on hold at the library!</p>
<p>@T26E4 - How long are committee meetings, generally? Do they meet right up until just before decisions are released, or do they just take a few days to move through the shortlisted applications and decide? </p>
<p>@frozens Nothing against efr009, but any photo could just be searched up and posted off google images. I guess the only way I’d believe it would be to see the photo with the date (November 24, 2014).
The name and personal info could be blacked out or blurred.</p>
<p>Even the date could be photoshopped, but I think if anyone goes to those lengths, they have way too much time on their hands. </p>
<p>@frozens OMG James is disgusting now. When I was in New York over the summer, I stood outside of the stage door for Of Mice and Men just to see him in person. not pretty. haha.
The chemistry is amazing, i agree.
I saw neighbors! It was cliche, but it was a good comedy to see with my immature guy friends. and again: Dave Franco!!! so that worked out nicely. </p>
<p>Yes! please read them, you’ll fall in love. with books.
who doesn’t want that?</p>
<p>Also everyone chill out about @efr009 's son’s friend. Everyone is entitled to think it’s fake and move on with their lives, and she is allowed to be happy for her son’s friend. It’s not a big deal!! </p>
<p>@frozens I have seen that movie! Yeah the plot was kinda weak, but was definitely nice to see inside the AO’s world (even if it was movie-ized). I agree with you and @oxoxhawja3xoxo, I liked 21 better too, probably for the same reason as you (Dave<3). Both still hilarious though. OMG Neighbors!!! All really funny movies hahaha</p>
<p>@oxoxhawja3xoxo yeah I agree, nearly 3 hours was pushing it Yeah the actors were incredible, so many emotional moments haha. The scenes filmed in space were astonishing, seriously great cinematography. </p>
<p>@Robots156 it really makes me wonder what harvard is ACTUALLY up to… because apparently they finalize decisions after thanksgiving, but with the interview so late, im sure the late interviews have little use:P if only i had a friend who has been accepted to harvard to talk to! this whole process is very uncomfortable…</p>
<p>Does anyone know how the committee work?. I am assuming there are 4500 SCEA applicants (There were 4692 SCEA applicants last year). If the committee will meet for 10 days and work 8 hrs/day, then they will review 4500/10/8=56.25 applicants/hr. So basically spend one minute to review one applicant and vote.
One minute is impossible to finish reading the application, transcript, essay, supplement essay, teacher’s RoL, etc. I really do not know how they will work. </p>
<p>@PoorKid41 dude same! i did hear from a college session that this 1-minute thing is indeed true, but im sure the committee meets before then and looks at each more closely. I checked the harvard site last night and saw they had a segment on the review process; basically, they project every applicants’ essay on a big white screen and have a committee sitting in the chairs just reading it and rating the applicant. now, im not sure about the rest though… but according to princeton, as soon as they receive apps, they begin ‘rigorously reviewing them’ which can mean many things haha</p>
<p>@easycadence “project every applicants’ essay on a big white screen and have a committee sitting in the chairs just reading it and rating the applicant” ??</p>
<p>That part takes more than 1 minute, no matter how fast reader they are. What about other parts of the application? recommendation letters, etc.</p>
<p>@Poorkid41 – There’s plenty of sorting that happens before folders are brought up to committee. Not everyone needs a minute because most cases are very clear and don’t need to go to committee. Let’s face it: there likely are three or four piles (these are all MY assumptions – I’ve never worked inside an admissions office before – I’m an alum interviewer/recruiter for another Ivy). </p>
<p>Pile One: zero-chancers. This pile comes from initial reads (maybe two sets of eyes) and under no circumstance, is the applicant comparable to the core of viable applicants. Will be rejected.</p>
<p>Pile two: 2 percent chancers. Basically the same sorts of apps as in pile one but maybe they are a legacy or some connection w/Harvard. A higher up will review them – just in case. Likely the vast majority stay in this pile to be rejected or receive a courtesy defer/wait list – eventually leading to rejection. </p>
<p>Pile three: shoo-ins. Development cases, celebs, princelings, athlete recruits, others flagged as must have (however and for whatever reason). Reviewed by top level people only. No need to bring to committee – or if they are, it’s for info purposes only. They’re in.</p>
<p>Pile four: everyone else. These get read by the first tier reps, and a story about them is developed. The reps bring these cases to committee and after discussion (or horse trading), the broader committee votes YES, NO, maybe (pile 4A). The reps share the candidates’ essentials: academics/LOR highlights/leadership & ECs/ anything of note. Thus, your entire application is distilled into a 25 second summation by this rep. Rough but that’s how it has to be done.</p>
<p>Then it continues to whittle down until the various numerical goals are met. In committee often the YES pile is too big and people need to be shunted to the maybe pile. </p>
<p>In the EA round, the maybe pile (4A) get deferrals. In the RD round, the maybe pile (4a) gets wait listed. </p>
<p>@PoorKid41 that’s what it seems to me; maybe its early in the review process, before the hectic 1-minute thanksgiving finalizations. i have no idea lol - im just an eager applicant:P im trying not to worry too much about the process but it’s not working </p>
<p>@efr009: I am not actually a new user. Long time lurker, joined a year ago. This is nothing against you, but you have not posted any concrete evidence that the letter was actually received. I think it is more of a trick rather than an actual decision from Harvard. If you could post the letter, that may back up your claim more than simply posting the text from the letter, which anyone can find online. </p>
<p>I have heard that committee meetings begin after Thanksgiving. That would leave roughly 10 days to review thousands of application. How will they do this in such a short period of time?</p>
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Yeah the actors were incredible, so many emotional moments haha. The scenes filmed in space were astonishing, seriously great cinematography. </p>