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Holy holy holy crap
Harvard just invited me to interview off the waitlist.
What do I do
What does this mean?!
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Holy holy holy crap
Harvard just invited me to interview off the waitlist.
What do I do
What does this mean?!
34 comments
@pcainti665 sounds like it went really well. Wooo for the musical theater connection!!
@pcainti665
If you get in, you have to thank Sara Bareilles and Jessie Mueller (Jenna in Original Broadway Cast Recording)!
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@pcainti665 said:
@lindseyemitchell753 Let's not get ahead of ourselves haha. It's still not clear when I'll hear back (or that what I'll hear is good), though it's good I was in the first round of interviews so I may hear back sooner than most.
I have no crystal ball. Guesses are fun, though.
@lindseyemitchell753 Let's not get ahead of ourselves haha. It's still not clear when I'll hear back (or that what I'll hear is good), though it's good I was in the first round of interviews so I may hear back sooner than most.
Hey @lindseyemitchell753! So I was sending the following message to a fellow 7Sager via PM but I figure I'd just post it here. Here was my experience:
My interviewer was Alex Feinson - the Assistant Director of Admissions. She asked me three questions. I worked on Clinton's presidential campaign in 2016 - so she asked me what my life has looked like post-campaign academically and in extracurriculars. I talked about doing work with a professor and volunteering on some Congressional races. Then she asked how the campaign informed my interests in law. I said I was interested in administrative law because I wanted to understand more about the process of affecting change post-elections. Then, because my personal statement was about my time as an ex-musical theater person, she asked "Do you still sing?" Which was amazing hahahaha. I said yeah! Not as much as I used to but when I can yeah! Turns out my interviewer is a musical theater fan - she was actually going to see one of the musicals I referenced in my personal statement. She had watched the musical Waitress while it was in Boston and I had spent that morning listening to Waitress' soundtrack :smile:.
She then went into an overview of the waitlist process. She said that it was their first day of reviewing the waitlist and interviewing candidates. She also said candidates interviewing still might not hear back until late summer, and that at any point we wish to be removed from the waitlist to just contact the office. She then asked me what school I had committed to, to which I answered UChicago, and she brought up how UChicago gives merit aid but Harvard doesn't, though she said Harvard's need-based aid package will be competitive with what many school's merit-aid packets are. So she said I would have to weigh and consider that, and asked me how that all sounded. I said yes I understood the whole process, and after a lot of thought am still resolved to attend Harvard despite the generous scholarship offer UChicago gave me.
@pcainti665 said:
Phew! It went really well!
Admitted. :]
So exciting! Did they give you any hints about when you'd hear something back? What was it like ?
@pcainti665 said:
Phew! It went really well!
I’ve been following this thread. I’m sure you did great! Just gotta wait for the good news.
Phew! It went really well!
Looking forward to hearing how it goes. From your comments, I think you have a good admissions profile and I hope it goes well.
The interview is in 2 days. Let the prepping begin!
@lindseyemitchell753 said:
@leahbeuk911 said:
Wooooo! Congrats!!! I don't know about WL interviews but I have heard for regular admission, the interview puts you at about 80% chance of getting in or so. I'd imagine it would be at least that for a WL interview. It's definitely a good sign, but just focus on the now and celebrate your achievement! :)
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Packers fan?!?!
Haha... sorry, diehard Seahawks fan. But I do really like the Packers, prob my 2nd favorite team. :)
@leahbeuk911 said:
Wooooo! Congrats!!! I don't know about WL interviews but I have heard for regular admission, the interview puts you at about 80% chance of getting in or so. I'd imagine it would be at least that for a WL interview. It's definitely a good sign, but just focus on the now and celebrate your achievement! :)
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Packers fan?!?!
@pcainti665 said:
@lindseyemitchell753 said:
@ilikephilosophy993 said:
Then you may be able to politely negotiate. How many offers have you received at this point? How many are contenders? Maybe also mention your enthusiasm for the 1L courses there and your interests in some of the career-building experiences. Also, maybe tell them you'd like to visit in May or June and ask if it's possible.
They only do need-based aid, if you mean negotiate merit-based aid. I've heard that they sometimes will give very small amounts of non-need-based aid, but don't bet on it.
Yeah I don't think I could negotiate anything at this point haha. My LOCI's told them I would 100% attend if admitted off the waitlist. I even told them about my current commitment to UChicago and the generous scholarship offer they gave me. I think that's partially why I got an interview so early; they know I'm serious about attending lol.
Good for you. Smart move, imo. :]
It's good that you have the UChicago offer as an option. Then "make a great impression" is probably a better term here, rather than negotiate.
@lindseyemitchell753 said:
@ilikephilosophy993 said:
Then you may be able to politely negotiate. How many offers have you received at this point? How many are contenders? Maybe also mention your enthusiasm for the 1L courses there and your interests in some of the career-building experiences. Also, maybe tell them you'd like to visit in May or June and ask if it's possible.
They only do need-based aid, if you mean negotiate merit-based aid. I've heard that they sometimes will give very small amounts of non-need-based aid, but don't bet on it.
Yeah I don't think I could negotiate anything at this point haha. My LOCI's told them I would 100% attend if admitted off the waitlist. I even told them about my current commitment to UChicago and the generous scholarship offer they gave me. I think that's partially why I got an interview so early; they know I'm serious about attending lol.
@ilikephilosophy993 said:
Then you may be able to politely negotiate. How many offers have you received at this point? How many are contenders? Maybe also mention your enthusiasm for the 1L courses there and your interests in some of the career-building experiences. Also, maybe tell them you'd like to visit in May or June and ask if it's possible.
They only do need-based aid, if you mean negotiate merit-based aid. I've heard that they sometimes will give very small amounts of non-need-based aid, but don't bet on it.
Then you may be able to politely negotiate. How many offers have you received at this point? How many are contenders? Maybe also mention your enthusiasm for the 1L courses there and your interests in some of the career-building experiences. Also, maybe tell them you'd like to visit in May or June and ask if it's possible.
@ilikephilosophy993 Yeah I'd say so
Is HLS your first choice?
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But srsly does anyone know anything about the getting-off-the-waitlist process or know anyone who went through this process in the past?
@kaitlinroser12398 said:
@torahisland910 said:
Like I’ve been saying, this dudes gunna be POTUS one day. Everyone take screenshots now!
Congrats @pcainti665 you’re doing great things! Good luck!!
I'm gonna start making "Paul 2036" T-shirts now.
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@torahisland910 said:
Like I’ve been saying, this dudes gunna be POTUS one day. Everyone take screenshots now!
Congrats @pcainti665 you’re doing great things! Good luck!!
I'm gonna start making "Paul 2036" T-shirts now.
Then maybe they can give you an alumni contact to connect with. I hope so.
Congrats! They’re definitely very interested in accepting you for them to interview you.