Harvard interview mit cross registration
One of the things that is most appealing to me at Harvard is the ability to cross register at MIT. I have the Harvard interview today. If one of the questions he asks is "why do you want to attend",...
View ArticleWill Harvard consider my HIGHEST SAT IIs?
Hello! So I sent some SAT II scores before the deadline and sent other ones today. All in all, they have about 6 scores now. Some are a lot better than others, will they only consider my best scores?...
View Articleerror in commonapp ?
Hi I just realized that i made a huge mistake in my common app regarding my senior year classes.I wrote two classes (logic and history) that are not offered this year.in my country we are not allowed...
View ArticleDormitory Housing for Part-Time Disabled Students
Does Harvard College offer dormitory housing for part-time disabled students? I have heard that somewhere pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (as amended in 2008) in addition to...
View ArticleDoes being an author help?
I've got some normal boring ec's (4 year varsity athlete, com-ser, chess, etc), but one thing that sets me apart is that I am a published author with excellent kindle reviews. I also wrote about this...
View ArticleSubject Test Scores
Hi everyone I didn't initially add Harvard as score recipient. However, I've got 2 800's and have sent them to H yesterday. My status says they're "pending" and that it probably takes a few days until...
View ArticleLate SAT 2 Tests?
So I took my SAT 2s this November and did really well. I sent them to Harvard right when I got them rush shipping and now the college board emailed me saying that their scores are delayed! Will Harvard...
View ArticleGet into harvard with a 2.9 gpa?
This is my friend's stats. He wrote it for me to post here "Race: Half Hispanic half black ECS: Received the Peter Parker award (The highest honor in my city, you get it from doing something heroic...
View ArticleHow was your Harvard interview?
As for me, mine lasted a bit over an hour. Questions were standard, nothing unexpected; seemed like my interviewer was going down a list of questions mentally(fave book? most important HS experience?...
View ArticleImportant "extras" question!
First of all, I'd like to thank all of you. You've been a huge help. My question is this: is it too late to enter in early action supplemental materials on the portal? I have a "performing arts"...
View ArticleWhy is SCEA Acceptance Rate so much Higher?
The SCEA Acceptance rate is over 5 times ashigh as regular decision. Harvard's peers such as Yale and Stanford are more like 2 or 3 times as high in the early round. Why is harvards so high? I know...
View ArticleRoughly how many people apply each year that are clearly not qualified?
To start off, I do not mean this to be snooty. What I mean by 'not qualified' are those people that apply more as a joke than anything. I've had a couple people at my school with very low rankings and...
View Articlesiblings
does anyone know if you stand a better chance of getting in if you have a sibling? if an applicant has everything to be in the running and has a brother already at the college, does that help at all?
View Articleundergraduate studies + graduate studies + PhD
Hello. Is it possible to study first undergraduate studies and then graduate studies and then PhD, all at Harvard?
View ArticleStatistics Major at Harvard?
I'm interested in applying to Harvard, and on the Common App, I need to answer "What academic program at Harvard interests you?" I'm not sure whether Statistics fits into any of the categories I can...
View ArticleHarvard College or Harvard Extension School
Hello. I want to study mathematics (pure mathematics) at Harvard as an undergraduate student first. Should I go for Harvard College or Harvard Extension School? Does the Harvard Extension School...
View ArticleAdvice to All Potential Applicants (Apply, Apply, Apply)
Dear all Readers of College Confidential, I decided to make an account after reading some of the misinformation on this form. There are a lot of posters who attempt to deter other potential applicants...
View ArticleAward update?
I was notified that I was a Coca-Cola Scholar Semifinalist. Should I notify admissions about this award if I submitted my app early admission? If so, how would I go about doing this?
View ArticleWhat academic program at Harvard interests you?
Hello everyone, I was working on my Harvard application, and my intended major is architecture. However, when I went under the academics section of the Common App, it only gave me these options for the...
View ArticleHarvard SCEA: Chance Me?
Hello all-- I've been searching around CC, and I've noticed that several Harvard prospectives have posted this lovely "chance me" discussion. Since decisions are being released soon, I thought I might...
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