Can AP scores hurt or help my application?
My school does not offer AP. So I self-studied and took up English Language and Composition and Computer Science A. I'm an international student so no one at my school even knows that such an exam...
View ArticleDo the Ivies and Stanford/MIT share applicant lists (NOT acceptance lists)?
If somebody applied to, say MIT and Stanford, would those two schools share their applicant lists before making an admissions decision? This question goes for both EA and RD.
View ArticleHarvard Alum Teacher Recommendation
Hello, I have a teacher who received a PhD from Harvard University. If they write on my recommendation about how they feel I am qualified based on their own experiences, etc, do you think it would be a...
View ArticleHarvard Application Materials...awaiting TOEFL?
I am not an international student (I was born out of the country but I am a permanent resident). However, the checklist says "awaiting TOEFL" even though I paid the domestic fee. Do I have to contact...
View ArticleHarvard Admissions Portal
I was checking over my admissions portal and found that academic work was recently uploaded on my account when I haven't sent anything. The submission was made in the middle of the night when I'm not...
View ArticleRecommendation Letter
Will having a recommendation letter from an associate prof at Harvard be helpful at all? Just curious, thanks :)
View ArticleMy friend got an interview before me and I applied Early Action and he did...
Ok, so I applied to Harvard Early Action, and got deferred. During that time, I assumed that there were no interviewers in my area. However, now that the regular decision applications have been sent, I...
View ArticlePrep School for URM
Is going to a prep boarding school better for a minority when trying to get to an Ivy? It seems like that sometimes.
View ArticleHarvard Law School will no longer require the LSAT for admission
The only constant in life, is change... https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/03/08/harvard-law-school-will-no-longer-require-the-lsat-for-admission/?utm_term=.7928e99e272a
View ArticleAre my potential GRE scores up to par?
Hi all. So I am currently an undergraduate history major at a small private Christian liberal arts college and was wondering if my hoped for GRE scores are competitive enough for the schools I'm...
View ArticleHarvard RD Class of 2020 Applicant Thread
Now that early season has concluded, it is time to work on regular decision applications. Who's applying to Harvard for regular decision? :)
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 ArticleUpdate?
So, I didn't have any major awards while I was applying. However, today, I received the news of a major award, which I feel will be an important addition to my application. My question is: is it too...
View ArticleHarvard College Global Health and Leadership Conference
Hi I made this account to ask this question since I can't find anything about this anywhere: I am thinking of applying to Harvard's global health and leadership conference on april 29th but I am...
View ArticleHarvard Conference
So this is my first time posting--but I heard about this conference at harvard http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/eyesee/VISION/GHS/High_School_Conference.html. I was wondering if this would boost my chances??...
View ArticleInterview question
Just wondering, if at this point I have not gotten an interview while some peers at my school have, is it a pretty safe bet that I'm just not getting in?
View ArticleTo clear things up
I am an international student who got deferred at Harvard in the EA round. Seeing that in so many cases (I've seen this phrase used extensively in the forums lately) a deferral is just a polite...
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