No Harvard Interview = Cooked?

Application Question

Is it true that if you didn't get a Harvard interview, you basically have no shot at getting in? I feel like a data point that's widely circulated around here is that, like, only 5 people got into Harvard without an interview a few years ago, but also, I thought like 80-90% of the applicant pool got an interview in that era?

I didn't get an interview at Harvard (or Yale...), but I got one at Duke, was accepted to Georgetown EA, and UVA as an Echols Scholar. So I don't think I would fail a prescreen that 80% of applicants pass? idk 😭 maybe I'm more cooked than I initially thought...

Posted Mar 6, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC

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