who got a mail from Harvard?

nathanTX07
Tue, 06 Jun 2006 19:37:31 +0000

Today, I received a letter telling me how exciting of a time it was to be at Harvard, a Financial Aid Initiative reply card, and a viewbook with the Common App. Either Harvard likes to send their mail all on one day, or the USPS only delivers Harvard mail to this suburban town in southern Texas on one day.

Blah…I’ve gotten a postcard from Yale (who sent me an application in FRESHMAN year, by the way), letters from Georgetown & Stanford, a viewbook from Cornell, and countless emails from Dartmouth. Do I think I stand a chance at those schools? Well, yes…but it’s not a good chance. From my short time on CC, I’ve learned that even with my combination of good grades, decent test scores, above average ECs, and URM status, those schools are reaches. Hey, they reject 2400 SATs and 36 ACTs yearly!