who got a mail from Harvard?

hotpiece101
Mon, 05 Jun 2006 22:57:16 +0000

hmmm, this was posted in the Harvard forum by a person who knows the ins and outs of Harvard admissions.

Byerly:

They send out many invitations to apply to students with high PSAT scores because this is the group from which most successful applicants come.

They want people from all ethnic groups, of wide-ranging interests, and from all areas of the country.

Im recent years, a very high fraction of the candidates eventually admitted were identified in advance as desirable candidates, and invited to apply in this fashion.

One thing is sure: if you don’t apply, your chance of getting in is … zero!