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Athletics & Applications

I'm a sophomore and Harvard is my top choice. I have played tennis competitively my whole life, but so have many others. I also fence for fun but have never pursued it competitively. Would it be worth...

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No more "house masters" at Harvard

The Harvard Crimson is reporting that the current masters of Harvard's residential houses have unanimously decided to change the "house master" name due to the term's association with slavery:...

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Is it a bad sign if my son who applied early decision has not been offered an...

We are about an hour from Harvard. Is it a bad sign if my son who applied early decision has not been offered an interview yet?

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Clarification on Academic Index and minimum GPA

It was stated in a recent thread: ...by Ivy League Conference rules, a student with a 2.9 unweighted GPA is NOT going to be admitted. Period. Not at Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Brown,...

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What do you really want?

So I'm pretty tired of asking people who want to go to Harvard "Why do you want to go there" or "Whats your plans after Harvard. Usually the responses are: I want to go to Harvard because its the best....

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A potentially grave situation...?

I applied for Harvard SCEA, and I'll try to explain my situation. I believe it could either be completely inane or an indisputable rejection. I currently attended a public high school and have aspired...

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Does Harvard have quotas for each high school?

AKA does Harvard restrict the number of kids they take from each school? They take on average anywhere between 0 and 3 kids and there are two kids in my grade who are going to get in because of...

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How do they do it?

Before I start let me tell you that I know nothing about this topic, so I may seem annoying at times. I apologize in advance. So let me start. Harvard gets around 34,000 applicants each year. Lets say...

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low act writing score

Composite 36 Math 36 Science 36 Reading 36 English 35 writing 23! Should this test be taken over for Harvard? applying as a STEM major. All else (with the exception of the Writing score) on the...

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How Harvard Plans to Beat Yale at Investing

"Harvard University, which boasts the world’s largest endowment, has seen its investment returns fall behind Ivy League rivals in recent years. The university is scrambling to come up with a solution,...

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Standradized Tests

Hi, I'm an international student applying to Harvard RD this year. I've taken SAT Reasoning (W:570;M:800;R:580) total 1950, SAT Subject Math 2: 800 and Physics: 780. I will be retaking the SAT...

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Interview for Harvard real importance

Hello All, My Daughter who is an international has not recieved an interview is by skype or by an alumn, does that mean her chances of attending are on the low side in anyway? Note that she is living...

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Official Harvard SCEA 2020 Pledge Thread

I'm getting a little anxious, and it is now December. So, I thought it was about time to make this. Please sign up below if you want to pledge to share your SCEA admission decisions in the...

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Campus Politics and the Campaign Against Ivy League Traditionalism

"This week, Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana sent an email to students informing them that the school would be scrapping one of its most treasured traditions: The heads of its 12 undergraduate...

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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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Research supplement

What category should research be submitted under? Other? I don't see any specifications. Do they want the entire research or just the abstract?

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Chance Me for Harvard + Other Ivies (Canadian student with no real point of...

Hi friends, first time on here so please move this if I put it in the wrong section! First off, I'm Canadian :) Rigor of secondary school record: I took Full IB but dropped Social IB for my final year....

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HES vs Cornell (Computer Science)

Hello, This is my first post (as clearly seen) and I am not quite sure if this is the right forum to post this. Anyways, I am looking to transfer from my community college to a four year university,...

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Wide gap in SAT sections

Harvard class of 2020 SCEA applicant here. I took the SAT once and got a 2230. While the overall score seemed strong enough not to destroy me, I'm having last minute worries about my math score (630),...

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Can I self report?

To those who haven't read my chance thread, I have a 4.0 GPA uw. This is all but official though. My school reports weighted GPA, and I have a 4.1 w GPA (APs are multiply by 1.2). This is relatively...

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