Harvard Acceptances and Deciding Between Schools

[michaela]

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Does anyone know for sure exactly when we will get decisions from Harvard? Will they do it via email, snail mail or both?


Also, unrelated to the thread title, but I would love some opinions on my situation since I am fortunate to have a decision to make- UMASS (tuition is only $12k), Georgetown or Einstein? Harvard is pending but obviously a total long shot that I am not expecting. I'm also on the waitlist at NYU.

Any thoughts on how to rank these? pros/cons? I am not interested in primary care but am definitely concerned about quality of education, student happiness, school reputation and, of course, money!

Thanks in advance.

 

[GoSpursGo]

I can't really help you with your decision, but as far as the Harvard decision, I would direct you to the Harvard Secondary Application Thread in the school-specific discussions subforum. It looks like they've been discussing your question over the last few days 🙂

Good luck with your decision!

 

[drelizabeth292]

the cheapest school wins!

 

[ChubbyChaser]

Umass.....georgetowns and aecom's costs are astronomical

 

[fizzle]

Does anyone know for sure exactly when we will get decisions from Harvard? Will they do it via email, snail mail or both?


Also, unrelated to the thread title, but I would love some opinions on my situation since I am fortunate to have a decision to make- UMASS (tuition is only $12k), Georgetown or Einstein? Harvard is pending but obviously a total long shot that I am not expecting. I'm also on the waitlist at NYU.

Any thoughts on how to rank these? pros/cons? I am not interested in primary care but am definitely concerned about quality of education, student happiness, school reputation and, of course, money!

Thanks in advance.

Choose the one where you got that gut feeling that you'd be happiest at. This is the ONLY thing that matters. Perhaps cost of attendance contributes to your gut feelings. Perhaps not. Either way, only you know where you'd feel the happiest.

Like that common notion goes: Take a coin and assign each side to a school. Swear to yourself that you'll choose to go to whichever school the coin flip lands on. If your gut wrenches after seeing the result, then choose the other school.

 

[airca12]

Like that common notion goes: Take a coin and assign each side to a school. Swear to yourself that you'll choose to go to whichever school the coin flip lands on. If your gut wrenches after seeing the result, then choose the other school.

I've never heard that before. That's funny and so true.

 

[zpiff]

I would go to UMass in your case unless you get a nice letter from Harvard this week.

 

[eyang22286]

i don't know why i know this... harvard is obviously completely out of my league

but i believe decisions for harvard ard made by the 3rd week (friday i think) of march, which would be the one coming up lol

 

[GoSpursGo]

Choose the one where you got that gut feeling that you'd be happiest at. This is the ONLY thing that matters. Perhaps cost of attendance contributes to your gut feelings. Perhaps not. Either way, only you know where you'd feel the happiest.

Actually, I highly doubt that the OP actually can tell after one day interviewing at a school which school they'll be happiest at. It really makes most sense 95% of the time to reason these things out as best as possible.

 

[fizzle]

Actually, I highly doubt that the OP actually can tell after one day interviewing at a school which school they'll be happiest at. It really makes most sense 95% of the time to reason these things out as best as possible.

Reason doesn't always account for the subconscious feelings that we have for any particular school. It should definitely be a criterion for choosing a school, but in the end, if you consider two schools to be generally equally desirable, your gut is what's going to affect your day-to-day attitude once you're there.

Besides, aside from the occasional second-look, there really is no way to tell which school would be the best fit for you until you've actually attended, by which time it's too late to switch.

 

[lovedocta07]

Go to AECOM, its in the bronx, i lived there for ten years

 

[scarletgirl777]

Reason doesn't always account for the subconscious feelings that we have for any particular school. It should definitely be a criterion for choosing a school, but in the end, if you consider two schools to be generally equally desirable, your gut is what's going to affect your day-to-day attitude once you're there.

Besides, aside from the occasional second-look, there really is no way to tell which school would be the best fit for you until you've actually attended, by which time it's too late to switch.

Sometimes your gut is just wrong though, even after a second look. My undergrad version of second look was a lot of fun for a lot of people, but actually going to school here is nothing like that weekend. I trust medical school second looks are much the same.

 

[MediumDef]

Sometimes your gut is just wrong though, even after a second look. My undergrad version of second look was a lot of fun for a lot of people, but actually going to school here is nothing like that weekend. I trust medical school second looks are much the same.

Let me just say that one thing med school second look has going for it is that a large number of the people who are there will be in your class so if you can divorce the dog and pony show of the weekend's activities from the potential students you meet it can actually give you somewhat of an idea about what your time at school will be like.

Unlike undergrad the tenor of your medical school experience will be heavily influenced by the students in your class and you are pretty much forced to interact with your classmates at least on some level so if you find them all to be insufferable snots during second look it should give you pause and if you find them be mostly warm and engaging people then it's a definite bonus.

 

[michaela]

thanks for the opinions so far (and the philosophical discussion lol)

unfortunately, 2nd look at georgetown already happened and i did not go because i felt like i had spent enough money on apps, flights, hotels, etc. for schools i would probably not get into/go to!

hopefully umass 2nd look will be amazing and seal the deal!

 

[michaela]

I would go to UMass in your case unless you get a nice letter from Harvard this week.

p.s. these were my thoughts exactly. and the letter from harvard, while put nicely, was not so nice in the end hah.