Harvard Emails Illuminate Power of Wealth in Admissions
"A series of emails among top Harvard University officials illustrates the role wealth can play in the admissions process. ... ... So-called legacy preferences are common at elite colleges but have...
View ArticleWould it be worth it to apply SCEA to Harvard senior year?
I’m wondering if I should waste my one chance of applying SCEA to Harvard or Stanford my senior year. Harvard is my top choice and my dream school, but if Stanford give me any better chances than...
View ArticleI have a unique question that I want to PM to Gibby, i can't figure out how...
I can't post it publicly bc it would out the professor. But I have been working with a Harvard professor in his group and he offered to write a letter to admissions on my behalf. I have some questions...
View ArticleThe Harvard Admissions Trial
Dave Berry shares the details of what's been going on during the Harvard admissions trial. https://www.collegeconfidential.com/articles/the-harvard-admissions-trial/
View ArticleHarvard Admission - Transcripts?
"These forms must be completed by your school counselor or other school adviser. Ask that the School Report form be completed and returned to our office as soon as possible. Your school also must...
View ArticleYour intended major affects your application and Harvard is concerned about...
[Fitzsimmons, Dean of Harvard Admissions] said this week [during the trial], there had been huge increases in would-be engineers and computer scientists, but Harvard had to be wary of admitting too...
View ArticleChance me for Harvard
I am an international student from India: Grades Cumulative GPA: 4.0 Top 1% of the class SAT Score: 1520 SAT Subjects: Maths 800 Physics 800 Chemistry 790 AP: Calc BC 5 Physics 1 5 Physics C 5...
View ArticleHistory of Science
I am very, very interested in the History of Science program. Are the courses offered in the program more history related or science related?
View ArticleWaPo: How Harvard admissions selects a student
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2018/10/21/dockets-ratings-tips-how-harvard-admissions-selects-student/?utm_term=.0b666e2a42ff
View ArticleIs Harvard SCEA/REA/Single Choice Early Action Fair?
My son applied Restricted Early Action to Harvard. I just read on Harvard's website that there is absolutely no advantage given to early applicants. In fact, it sounds like it's almost harder to get in...
View ArticleCan you graduate from Harvard in 1.5/2 years?
Considering a high AP load and doing school during the summer, would it be possible to get a concentration in physics in 1.5/2 years at Harvard? How about a joint concentration in math and physics...
View ArticleHow Important is the PSAT?
I don't have any financial restrictions and I'm aiming for more selective schools. Is it true that only state schools trying to climb the ladder prioritize semifinalists? Would not being one have any...
View Articleis this a feasible goal for rowing?
hey guys! i've been involved in rowing for about two years but i'm really terrible at it. my 2k as of right now is at 8:55. i'm a 5'9" lightweight (and a girl) at 128 lbs. does anyone have any tips on...
View ArticleHow much would an A- or B rather than an A or A+ hurt admissions chances?
I'm taking an Honors U.S. History course that ended up being much more difficult than expected. I am taking 5 other AP's and an honors course besides this one, and have A+s in all of them. I am a...
View ArticleOne Casualty of Harvard Trial May Be Your Kid’s Legacy Admission
"... Those so-called legacy admissions, raised earlier in the case but under intense scrutiny Monday, create a campus dominated by children of the rich, said Richard Kahlenberg, an advocate of a...
View ArticlePresiding Over the Harvard Admissions Trial: A Judge Who Was Rejected From...
"Judge Allison D. Burroughs, the daughter of a Harvard graduate, sought to be a Harvard graduate herself, but did not get in. Her rejection suddenly became an issue in the trial on Monday, when someone...
View ArticleChance to Harvard for a stupid Double Legacy
Hey so both of my parents went to Harvard for bachelors and graduate. My father is still a part time professor at Harvard and I’m a slightly above average student that has had several jobs and an...
View ArticleMy parents are going to make me REA Harvard, what are my chances?
Demographic: Sri Lankan male (not first generation) My school doesn't rank GPA: 4.23 (out of 4.3, our school doesn't weight) SAT: 1600 (not superscore, one try) Subject Tests: 790 Math II 790 Chem...
View Article‘Arrogance.’ ‘Small-Town Insecurity.’ Here's Why Harvard Hesitates to Accept...
"When Megan Turner asked her high school teacher for help applying to Harvard, she hoped for a glowing letter of recommendation. What she got was a 'negative' essay referencing her '"small-town’...
View ArticleHow Do I Remind a Teacher to Complete My Letter of Rec?
I requested a letter of recommendation from my teacher in early September, and he told me he would be honored to write it. I followed up a couple of weeks later, and he said he was planning on getting...
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