@JHS
Thank you for the response. I understand but I can’t help but feel that his advice was not “reasonably well-meaning”. He really had no basis to judge me on other than my class rank, scores, and gpa (I’m class rank 1 out of 700, 35 act, 4.00 UW). While I understand it is reasonable to not expect to be admitted Harvard due to the variety of factors involved in the admissions process, I don’t think these particular stats would work against me.
Anyways, I won’t take any action until perhaps decisions are out and will just hope for the best…