Canadian applicant

Composition and Rhetoric.

Asked to schedule an interview.

No info on funding. I have rejected the offer as I'm going to accept another offer from another school. Seventh Acceptance of this season :)

Via website, no email. I'm a graduate student in another program here at Harvard and will be graduating in May with a master's anyway, and even with numerous publications and three rec letters from well-respected tenured Harvard professors (one from the English department), I was still rejected, so know that they really are incredibly selective! In the end, do good enough work wherever you go and if you still want the Harvard experience afterward, you can always apply to be a visiting fellow or instructor! Also, it is worth reapplying next year. I got accepted to Harvard as a reapplicant (in a literary field). It's possible.

I received an email requesting an interview. I've already made a decision on another program, so I advised them. Hopefully, someone else can have my spot!

Relieved at least to stop checking my email and this cursed website! My mentor said it best, "As for Harvard, whatever. Their delay was unconscionable for so many reasons and they clearly have no taste." 2a/1r/3w

Email - "I am writing to inform you that based on your strong academic record and fine recommendations, you are among the select number of applicants on the waitlist for admission to our PhD in English for Fall 2021.We had a strong pool this year and were forced to make many difficult decisions in determining our fewer than normal PhD offers."

It was my dream school, naturally, but no surprises here.

Had not heard from them and decided to email after seeing other people comment the same thing. Was waitlisted and told the likelihood of anything changing before late March is low

Email and phone call, along with TAship

3a/3r/1w/1p they could've at least written a better letter

sending a rejection notice on a Friday night is SO EVIL...even if it was anticipated! haha