Hey, since I haven’t seen anything, I thought I would create this Harvard 2029 waitlist thread. From what I understand the first wave of decisions comes out May 15th. Let me know if anyone has heard anything!
Harvard is.. despite my reluctance to praise them, a great school and you will interact with top class faculty. Don't obsess over major rankings. Getting tenure-track professorship at Harvard Engineering is still one of the toughest gigs to land. And every prof there will be a top-class researcher.
This is the official thread for those applying REA to Harvard University. List your unweighted GPA, any SAT /ACT scores, and ECs. What majors are you going into? Ask your questions, the CC community is here to help!
Harvard takes great students and gives them material to learn from. There's a fallacy where some students think if they could somehow get admission to Harvard, then Harvard would make them into geniuses. Quite the opposite. Harvard tries to get geniuses (or very bright students), feed them advanced stuff, and expect them to keep up.
Didn't attend Harvard for undergrad (but went to a similar school filled with similar people), so YMMV. With the exception of small, liberal arts colleges where random chance of which students join the small incoming class can determine a lot of the vibe, basically every year of students in every T20 college in America is the same.
Another pro of Harvard engineering is that you get to take advantage of the new Allston campus, Harvard’s state-of-the-art engineering complex that just opened in 2021. Additionally, at Harvard, you also have the opportunity to befriend classmates from a plethora of disciplines.
Harvard University 📍 Cambridge, MA • 4-year Private • Acceptance Rate 3% Harvard is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard University enrolls 37,613 students. Quick Facts Total Enrollment 37,613 Campus Setting city Admission rate 3% Tuition and fees In State $59,076 Out-of-State $59,076 Paying For College See The Official 2024-2025 CC Calendar for projected decision ...
The Harvard website suggests wearing what you might wear to school, but let's be real, you're not showing up in ripped jeans and a T-shirt. For ideas, look up "business casual" on Pinterest.
