Q&A With a Harvard Admissions Officer | Harvard Admissions Podcast

In this episode of the Harvard Admissions Podcast, Julia chats with Li-Ming, an admissions officer who reads many applications from students based in Africa. Listen and learn more information about Harvard that's useful for international applicants.
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[@zhanerkezeilbekova5647]

Thank you

[@joshua20195]

Is there more advantage for Canada citizens to apply for Ivy colleges than international students who study in Canada high school? Many thanks.

[@sophialikestocode]

Both are considered international students to ivys

[@lionvidana2133]

❤

[@lionvidana2133]

I love u lovely ladies

[@Prometheus--]

good morning y'all

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Hi

[@enderD-np7vv]

How r u

[@Prometheus--]

@@enderD-np7vv not good actually
i got a math exam in 4 hours and I have no idea of the stuff appearing

[@_xBrokenxDreamsx_]

can't a computer just calculate test/iq scores? why do human admissions officers still exist? and.. what's the point of college? they don't pay well for all the work you have to perform.

[@imaginationpictures]

Bro a smart human is not just a valedictorian who have perfect SAT or ACT scores, who only knows how to study well and get straights As in a row, just a machine of perfection, a human is a human, not a machine, and a computer or an ai by any mean, can't decide whether that person is smarter than that person, nor a human can do, but still, admission officers are humans, have memories, experiences, can feel the applicant while reading his application, which a machine cannot do, this is why their role is crucial + Well colleges still exist because they are somehow essential for pre qualification in the majority of countries, and sometimes the tools provided by a college cannot be foudn somewhere else to be more creative and productive. + Unis do not admit students based solely on whether they are smart or stupid.

[@_xBrokenxDreamsx_]

@@imaginationpictures correct, humans aren't machines which is why admissions is biased. also, they don't have the capacity to 'get to know' everyone on a human level so they're left with test scores as the only objective measure of a person's ability. now we know that under affirmative action they were admitting people based on race rather than academic achievement. do you think they should use skin color as a valid metric or should we move it on over to iq?

[@imaginationpictures]

@@_xBrokenxDreamsx_ Yeah true ur right, well, I believe an admission officer must be someone who read each application with care, regardless of their massive volume, maybe the decision dates may be delayed, and I think, what if unis make an admission as a compeition? Like, a very fair competition where only who deserve to get admitted will get there, like smthg more than just grades and SATs etc...

[@_xBrokenxDreamsx_]

@@imaginationpictures anyone can lie to make themselves look good on an application. if we aren't using the 10+ years of objective academic results then what's the point?

[@imaginationpictures]

@@_xBrokenxDreamsx_ Yes true but bro, it's easy and obvious to know if someone lies or no, and easier if there are interviews + trust me admission officers really can tell an authentic and a non authentic application