Chance a legacy with decent stats
my mother attended Harvard for her undergraduate years. She donates and is an interviewer for the school. Apparently admissions has a list of names of the children (who are currently applying) of...
View ArticleReview my Supplement Essay?
Hi! I am an international applicant from India. I know nothing cannot be changed now, but will someone be willing to read my Supplement essay? Thank you
View ArticleA Cautionary Tale About Harvard
This discussion was created from comments split from: Whats so unique about Harvard.
View ArticleRussian Applicant
Hey, I'm a Moscow high school student who is blindly loping at Harvard I need someone to answer some questions P.S. If someone interested in practicing Russian or something like that - welcome! P.P.S....
View ArticleChance me for transferring to Harvard + are my reasons compelling?
Hello, College confidential!! I'm a freshman in one of the top 20 LACs and planning to transfer to Harvard: My stats are: 4.0 GPA (First freshman year semester) 1530 New Sat Lots of extracurricular...
View ArticleCould I get into Harvard even with a lower sat score?
When I took the PSAT my score was a 1200 (new scale). (I am waiting to take the SAT right now) GPA 3.8 I just joined the table tennis team too (does that count as me being an athlete?) I was in my...
View ArticleHarvard Rec Letter Situation
I was recently deferred from Harvard; however, I still want to be proactive about my situation with admissions. My uncle (a current dean at a Little Ivy) has offered to write me a letter of...
View ArticleHarvard with a C....
I'm a junior at a competitive public school, and I've been freaking out lately.... Grades just came out, and I got a C in math last semester (multivariable calculus)-I've always wanted to go to...
View ArticleGoing to an Ivy League
I come from a pretty small town in Missouri. I have about 150 people in my graduating class, and while I was thinking about college, the option of applying (and potentially going) to an Ivy League...
View ArticleMalia Obama going to Harvard
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3567773/Malia-Obama-wears-Harvard-shirt-high-school-s-college-signing-day.html Looks like she's going to Harvard. Go Crimson!
View ArticleHarvard Interview from Germany
Hi, I applied from Germany, which Harvard lists as a country with limited interviews. It is listed under the category that they claim they will contact me rather than me having to contact them for an...
View ArticleWill I have a ~14.5% chance of getting accepted to Harvard? And other...
The main reason why I'm applying to these schools is to be able to study at a world-class school full of opportunities in a large city setting (with most of the schools I'm applying to) with lots to do...
View ArticleHarvard's Undergrad Admission Pre-Interview Resume
For the School Activities, Elective Offices, Community Activities, School/Summer Employment, Hobbies/Special Projects, do you guys just list all of them? I know that this resume will just help the...
View ArticleHarvard admit, slight case of senioritis, help please?
Hi! Thank you all in advance for any and all help. So here's my situation: I got admitted to Harvard (yay!) All the things that made my application 'great' such as co curriculars, skills, clubs havent...
View ArticleHarvard Parent Thread
I thought it would be good to have a parents thread. Any questions/comments/concerns related to parents.
View ArticleIs it worth it to send in an update?
I recently landed a freelance job translating professional medical material (journal articles/drug trial regulations...) for one of Taiwan's best translating agencies, after passing a difficult...
View Articlefor admission
does harvard considered an investing skill and business idea as talent or skill ? for undergraduate prgram
View ArticleVISITAS 2017
I'm starting this thread for discussion related to Harvard's Admitted Student Weekend (Visitas) for April 2017. If any current or past Harvard students/faculty/parents have tips/info to help the...
View ArticleSchedule change
I was admitted to the Harvard class of 2021 under the REA program. This semester, I have thoroughly disliked one of my classes, civil engineering. Unfortunately, the class is year long. What are the...
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