Hi everyone, I'm an international student and also applied for the history department at Harvard.
I have benn contacted with a professor at Harvard via e-mail on January 9th. The professor expressed her interests in my application, and requested me to e-mail two writing samples (one in English and one in Chinese) to her ASAP for her to read before January 16th, which is the deadline for "forwarding applications to the departmental committee." This message from the school came unexpectedly early (I guess it's because my missing English writing sample). I e-mailed the two writing samples, but haven't heard anything since then.
Can the e-mail from the professor be called as an "interview"? I am suggesting that professors pick out applications that they are interested in, and forwarded them to teh departmental committee. If so, I wonder the intervew message posted on the result page was conducted between applicant and his/her potential advisor or the members of departmental committee. How was it like?
Hope my reply helps to provide information of the admission timeline of Harvard. However, I'm a bit nervous now. Learning for the admission survey last year, admission decision, if it's good news, should be heard in around next week. Should I asked the professor how the reviewing process is going, or should I wait until the time that admission are generally send out (and then wait for the rejection letter...)? It my second time to apply graduate school, and I truly wish my long journey could arrive it's end...
Good luck to all of us!
