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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",...

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Will 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?...

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error 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...

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Dormitory 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...

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Does 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...

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Subject 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...

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Late 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...

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Get 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...

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How 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?...

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Important "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"...

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Why 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...

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Roughly 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...

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siblings

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?

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undergraduate studies + graduate studies + PhD

Hello. Is it possible to study first undergraduate studies and then graduate studies and then PhD, all at Harvard?

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Statistics 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...

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Harvard 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...

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Advice 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...

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Award 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?

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What 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...

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Harvard 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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