Harvard class of 2029

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:After my son made his commitment post, his LinkedIn is getting around 100 views per day, and we're getting 30-40 likes daily. It feels like people are stalking us

Why does your high school kid have a Linked In? Maybe if he didn't you wouldn't worry about this.

It’s a thing now. Our school (Big 3) college con selling suggested it.

[Anonymous]

So for Linked In accounts, I totally get that it can be used for networking.

But I've seen some high school accounts with so much detail - down to every single AP course taken and AP scores and the breakdown of SAT scores. Do you need this info to network?

Can someone explain?

My initial thought was some private colleges counsellor told these kids to do it and then other kids just followed?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So for Linked In accounts, I totally get that it can be used for networking.

But I've seen some high school accounts with so much detail - down to every single AP course taken and AP scores and the breakdown of SAT scores. Do you need this info to network?

Can someone explain?

My initial thought was some private colleges counsellor told these kids to do it and then other kids just followed?

Yeah, mine doesn’t have that type of info. I always assumed maybe those were the kids in schools that require them? Not sure, but I’d think a college counselor would know if an AO even looked which is already unlikely, they wouldn’t be looking at that. Or, maybe they just think it makes them more attractive for internships?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone went last year, but I don't think anyone applied to Harvard this year. It's never been popular for some reason.

Odd

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's scary that your are stalking their Instagram.

It’s actually not, they created a public IG page because they want people to see it.

DP
It's for the wider school community, not stalker parents. So creepy to be tracking and comparing admits. What's the point? The status obsessed private school parents here drive me nuts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid got into Yale and isn’t posting. Too many kids didn’t get in this week. There’s no rush.

Yes. Somewhat similar situation. I’ve told people when asked but never first and I would not do a social media post. My son shared with his friends and one of them posted a photo to Instagram with the news but my son actually did not have an active instagram account so unsure if it went far. In any case I’m sensitive about the news bc I know others have been disappointed.

[Anonymous]

Mine didn’t post on the school page last year. He did post on the college Instagram page, but because he’s more private he got some obnoxious classmates commenting along with many nice ones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Antarctic home school, in!

Is that the one run out of the McMurdo Marriott?

[Anonymous]

1 at our DCPS

[Anonymous]

2 from our PWC public school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone went last year, but I don't think anyone applied to Harvard this year. It's never been popular for some reason.

Odd

Not really.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's scary that your are stalking their Instagram.

It’s actually not, they created a public IG page because they want people to see it.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone went last year, but I don't think anyone applied to Harvard this year. It's never been popular for some reason.

Odd

Not really.

Harvard not being "popular" as a place to apply? Yes, that's an odd statement

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My dad went to grad school at Harvard.

what were your dad's stats?

💰💰💰

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone went last year, but I don't think anyone applied to Harvard this year. It's never been popular for some reason.

Odd

Not really.

Harvard not being "popular" as a place to apply? Yes, that's an odd statement

Actually, the number of people applying to Harvard has been declining for a few years now. There are lots of reasons for that. But for whatever reason, tons of smart kids are preferring to apply elsewhere these days. And you see that in the numbers. The return to test mandatory has affected applications to a number of schools this year that were previously TO. But Harvard is the only top 20 school to experience a multi-year pattern of declining applications.