I really appreciate you for posting this before Ivy Day, I can tell that this is unbiased and your raw experience. Thank you for sharing, and I hope that whatever school you get into you have the best college experience out of!
x03 grad here---gotta say---just be yourself. Believe it or not, we can tell if a prospective student has prepared in advance. One of my favs---why do you want to attend Harvard? Answer---MIT is my dream school, but Harvard is my safety! The focus should always be on your dream first. Then how a place like HC can help you along the way. There are just too many HS candidates who over-prepare on the interview and when asked a simple question that is totally unexpected---"what was your GPA", they stumble. I think all the questions posed to the candidate are ones they really should have given some deep thought. Never tell an interviewer what you think they want to hear. Just be honest with yourself and give the most reflective answer possible. It is also totally acceptable to say something like...."I really haven't given that question much thought, but I can say right now my feeling is XXX". Best of luck to all applicants in 2026 and beyond. The Boston area is a great place to "grow up" and spend your college years, just don't wander too close to the Kendall/MIT stop on the red line! As you are driving into Boston from Cambridge along Mass ave, just lock your doors and never look the MIT students straight in the eyes.....it's creepy!
@@sophssnapshots If you really want to go to Harvard, you could wait 5 years, and then attend Harvard Extension School. It is for adults returning to higher education who don't have a Bachelors Degree. You take 3 pre-admission courses, earn at 3.0 GPA or better, and you're in.
@@sophssnapshots don't lose hope. the college app process is a complete crapshoot after a certain point. enjoyed your perspective on college apps as a homeschooled student!
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I really appreciate you for posting this before Ivy Day, I can tell that this is unbiased and your raw experience. Thank you for sharing, and I hope that whatever school you get into you have the best college experience out of!
Thank you for the info! GREAT STUFF! Im sure this will help out some people here interviewing for Harvard! Good Luck!
me watching this knowing damn well i’m not applying to harvard 😭
Wish me luck. My Harvard Interview is on 2nd February!
Great! That's amazing! Good luck!!!
did u get in ( hope u did )
how did it go?
Thanks for sharing your experiences!
x03 grad here---gotta say---just be yourself. Believe it or not, we can tell if a prospective student has prepared in advance. One of my favs---why do you want to attend Harvard? Answer---MIT is my dream school, but Harvard is my safety! The focus should always be on your dream first. Then how a place like HC can help you along the way. There are just too many HS candidates who over-prepare on the interview and when asked a simple question that is totally unexpected---"what was your GPA", they stumble. I think all the questions posed to the candidate are ones they really should have given some deep thought. Never tell an interviewer what you think they want to hear. Just be honest with yourself and give the most reflective answer possible. It is also totally acceptable to say something like...."I really haven't given that question much thought, but I can say right now my feeling is XXX". Best of luck to all applicants in 2026 and beyond. The Boston area is a great place to "grow up" and spend your college years, just don't wander too close to the Kendall/MIT stop on the red line! As you are driving into Boston from Cambridge along Mass ave, just lock your doors and never look the MIT students straight in the eyes.....it's creepy!
Ha Harvard is ur safety 😂😂
I hope you got in Soph!
Good to see another classicist!
Ever thing well be ok i hope you well accepted in Columbia.
Ivy day was horrible :( but at leas I got waitlisted at princeton so fingers crossed ?
Yeah! I was so upset, but also so relieved to be waitlisted at Columbia!
@@sophssnapshots hope we both get off the waitlist!!
All the best to you both!
@@sophssnapshots If you really want to go to Harvard, you could wait 5 years, and then attend Harvard Extension School. It is for adults returning to higher education who don't have a Bachelors Degree. You take 3 pre-admission courses, earn at 3.0 GPA or better, and you're in.
He went to Jackson Prep?
mine is today!!
Amazing!! Best of luck!!!
DID YOU APLIED ON YOUR OWN OR U GOT HELP FROM SOME CONSULTING AGENCY?????????
Great question!! I did it all on my own!!
I applied as a joke and got an interview 💀
Inst or SC for following?
I think you will get in because you have a pretty face.
Did you get in?
No I actually didn’t. Ivy day was terrible. The only positive was that I was waitlisted at Columbia.
@@sophssnapshots don't lose hope. the college app process is a complete crapshoot after a certain point. enjoyed your perspective on college apps as a homeschooled student!
@@sophssnapshots Do you plan to write Columbia a letter of continued interest?
Yes!
@@sophssnapshots Great! All the best to you.
you are so cute and beautiful.