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Harvard phone interview
Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 12:58 am
by icpb
Does Harvard interview all candidates who are eventually admitted (can you be admitted without receiving a phone interview), or does it only interview borderline candidates?
What do people usually talk about during this phone interview, and what are some pitfalls to avoid?
Re: Harvard phone interview
Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 1:10 am
by misspoopers
You have to have a JR1 (phone interview) to get the JR2 (phone call acceptance). There have been no exceptions as far as I am aware.
So yes, all admitted students are interviewed.
Re: Harvard phone interview
Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 1:16 am
by Miracle
What does JR1 mean?
Re: Harvard phone interview
Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 1:20 am
by vanwinkle
Miracle wrote:What does JR1 mean?
It's the initial phone interview. Everyone being seriously considered for admission to Harvard gets one. The odds of getting an acceptance without getting a JR1 are extraordinarily low, to the point that I don't think it would ever happen except in extremely unusual circumstances.