7 years ago, in an interview with the New York Times, Fitzsimmons said
"We have found that the best predictors at Harvard are Advanced Placement tests and International Baccalaureate Exams, closely followed by the College Board subject tests. High school grades are next in predictive power, followed by the SAT and ACT. The writing tests of the SAT and ACT have predictive power similar to the subject tests."
http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/11/harvarddean-part2/
Am I correct in interpreting this to mean that Harvard places more emphasis on AP exams, SAT Subject tests, and ACT/SAT writing tests than grades in their admissions process? Does anyone know if this is still their policy, or have things changed recently?
I thought I would apply SCEA, but I am not sure anymore, because my grades are the weakest part of my application, and I heard most Harvard students had 4.0 GPA's in high school. I have a 3.92 GPA from a school that sends 4-10 to Harvard every year. I have great subject test, AP, and ACT writing test scores (800 on 3 tests, 5 on 7 tests, and 11, respectively). Are these scores more important than my grades or are grades still most important? Is applying to Harvard without perfect grades a waste of my early application?
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