Chance me Harvard
GPA: 7.4/6 ACT:36 SAT: 1600 School: Phillips Academy (Andover) Rank: 1/283 Activities 1. Rio Olympics (Gymnast) 2. Internship at cancer research center. Pretty much-studied cell formations. 3. Team USA...
View ArticleStartup Culture at Harvard?
It seems so long ago that legends like Zuckerberg and Gates graced the Harvard campus. During the last ten years of startup boom there has been no prominent startup that originated from Harvard. I am...
View ArticleHarvard Agrees to Turn Over Admissions Records to Justice Department.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/01/us/harvard-justice-department-discrimination.html
View ArticleWhat are my chances?
Ok. So I have been stressing for about 8 years now about Harvard/Stanford... I would like to broadcast my quintessential application and see what you guys think My parents both have graduate degrees,...
View ArticleHarvard acceptance more newsworthy than a Stanford acceptance?
https://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Teen-s-Harvard-acceptance-video-generates-wave-of-12430962.php This was all over the news this week. Apparently this kid's brother who was accepted to Stanford...
View ArticleDeferral Advice
Hello, everyone So I got a deferral from Harvard and after thinking on it for a while, decided I lacked a lot of personality in my application. Both my common app and supplemental essays were pretty...
View ArticleLetter of Interest/Additional information
So I was deferred EA, and had seen conflicting information regarding whether additional information (such as extra letters of recommendation and a letter stating your interest in Harvard to the...
View ArticleAdmissions chances without major awards?
So throughout the college applications process and looking at many "what are my chances" and "results" threads, it seems to me that a lot of the most qualified candidates for top colleges hold some...
View ArticleHarvard Early Action??
Is it harder to get into Harvard early action than it is to get in regular decision?
View ArticleIf I took both the SAT and the ACT but did better on the ACT, do I have to...
Some schools require that you send all your SAT scores, but does that apply to me if I'm not sending any SAT scores at all? Also, what about subject tests? If a school requires all SAT tests sent, does...
View ArticleHarvard University Class of 2022 RD Thread
Hey, so I decided to start this thread because I didn't see a RD thread for Harvard 2022 applicants! Best of luck on your apps! I hope to make this a helpful community, not just a. chance me thread!
View Article1500 or 35?
I took the December SAT and decided to use one of the free score reports and sent all of my scores to Harvard. My super score is 1500, but I also have an ACT from February of 35. Is it worth paying the...
View ArticleDo I still have a chance?
I uploaded too many academic works as supplementary materials in Harvard's portal (40, to be exact). These are research papers and analyses of certain topics. Did I just ruin my chances of getting in...
View ArticleInternational students & politics
I'm an international student and I'm wondering if it's risky to talk about (in my supplement essay for Harvard) how politics in my country affects some aspects of my academic interests(My intended...
View ArticleChances at Transferring?
Hello all, I am a freshman at a top 40 university in the US. I will be applying to Harvard for sophomore admission and would like to know if you think I have a decent chance and would welcome any...
View ArticleApplication Mistake!!
On my Common App Application, for the section where it asks what academic programs interest you, vocational plans, and extracurricular interests, and it asks for you to rank how likely you these plans...
View ArticleCommon Application essays
Hello! I was reviewing my short answers and some things got me worried. Can anyone help me with them?
View ArticleHigh School Freshman Advice?
H!i I'm a freshman in High School in the chicago area and I would really like to go to Harvard. I know that it is a really difficult accomplishment, which is why I'm making sure to start now and do...
View ArticleChance me for Harvard?
EDIT: I swear I posted this in the What Are My Chances forum but for some reason it automatically went to the "Harvard University" forum?? I already got accepted into Stanford but I'm doing Harvard RD...
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