Harvard University Graduate School Admission Results

SM80!!!!!!!!!! Over the moon :)

DrPH

Engineering major, 3.3 GPA Bachelors student. Three secondary author publications in journals with impact factors >6, one first author work in progress. Email was link to portal. Very irritating to pay over $100 to apply and for them to wait until March to send any communication, especially when many rejects went out earlier.

Congrats to those admitted! Math/Econ double major. 3 yrs as a military officer with a tour abroad. Took the GRE twice and these are my best scores from both tests.

Disappointed. That is what makes it "Harvard", I guess. Got into other great programs but no. 15a/4r Email to check the portal

email to check portal

Ignore Waitlist: Looks like its been a tough year for HEP-th. I got into one program, but its not a very big HEP-th program. 5 students, 4 faculty (One string theorist with H-index of around 27, 3 lattice gauge theorists, another string theorist that *just* retired ), minimal funding, no classes on string theory etc offered. I'm wondering; is it possible to be successful in such a program? By success I mean is it possible to continue a career in HEP-th in academia or otherwise after graduating from such a program ? If not, should I try to switch subfields ? I really want to do HEP-th but I also don't want to graduate with no career prospects and another 5 years of regret. Honestly just feeling a bit lost and unsure of what I should do. When I visited I didn't get a good feeling about the HEP-th group. If I decide to switch, should I consider reapplying next year for something else, or should I just take what I have and make the most of it ? The university I got into is very very very good (best in the world) for a few select subfields, but I'm not sure I would want to switch into those subfields. My background is in experimental physics and condensed matter, so maybe if I applied again for something more like condensed matter I'd have better luck ? Re applying would be a giant pain, and who knows, maybe I wouldn't even get in anywhere if I reapplied, but I really don't feel great about the place I got into. (Also I really don't want to do anything other than HEP-th, but I'd rather spend 5 years being successful at something else than 5 years failing at HEP-th) TL;DR- I got into one HEP-th program, but I don't have a very good feeling about it and don't know what to do. Also sorry for posting this here, I didn't know where else to post this.

Notified via Zoom conversation on March 1st by mentor (unofficially)! Mentor emailed to set up a time to meet over Zoom to "share news". Received official offer of admission through the portal on March 3rd. For future applicants: it is helpful to better understand Harvard's admission process by going to their ProTip page on their website (it explains how, unlike most other programs, a mentor "recommends" you for admission, and then it has to pass through 2 committees before you are approved/notified). So it takes a little longer than possibly other programs to hear your decision after interview day. Hopefully this is helpful!

Went to undergrad at a competitive east coast university. Did two years in industry working at a small biotech startup. Had one year of undergraduate research experience. Very excited about this!

not a good fit maybe. Farewell, my dream school.

Harvard AP Ph.D. program. Two previous NSF REUs. Two+ years of research experience during undergrad in physics/ECE. Two primary-author publications. Had an interview on Jan. 5 with non-POI. All good, I got into another program that I am happy about! Good luck to everyone!

Accepted to the Master of Religion and Public Life program at Harvard Divinity School.

Accepted with a 75% tuition scholarship!

SM80 program - if anyone has a better offer, I would SO appreciate if you could decline Harvard's offer so they move to the waitlist! It is my dream school and top choice!!!

SM-60 program :( if anyone has a better choice than Harvard please decline, I would hugely appreciate it!