Financial Aid @ Harvard ??
Hey everyone, I'm an EA admit to the Harvard Class of 2022. I just got my financial aid decision today and my family didn't qualify for as much aid as we had expected/hoped. Although my parents say...
View ArticleChance me for Harvard (I’ll chance back)
My academics are stellar: - GPA: 4.65 (weighted), 4.0 (uw) - Rank: 1/420 - SAT: 1540 - SAT II: Math1(730), US History(780), and Spanish(710) - SAT Essay: 7/8 - APs: 9 - AP Tests: • ApEuro(5) • ApUS(5)...
View ArticleHow is Harvard Computer Science Department ranked?
Nothing is guaranteed as admission to elite colleges is a crap shoot. It sucks that on top of that we are Asians. Kid has top SATS/SATII and GPAs. My third kid will be applying to college next year....
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I’ll give the short rundown: ______________________________ Profile: 17 years old Caucasian Middle Class No connections Not first in family for college ______________________________ Academics: GPA:...
View ArticleHarvard University Class of 2022 SCEA Applicants Thread
Hey everyone! Considering there are threads for Columbia, Stanford and Dartmouth Class of 2022, I just decided to start one for Harvard :) I can't wait to meet anyone who will also be applying to...
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View ArticleSummer Programs Assistance for 2018 for a Rising Junior
Hello guys, I am a current rising junior looking for summer programs to apply to for the 2018 summer. I would like to know the more prestigious ones, the ones that kind of "hook" you at certain places....
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View ArticleHarvard University Class of 2022 SCEA Applicants Thread
Hey everyone! Considering there are threads for Columbia, Stanford and Dartmouth Class of 2022, I just decided to start one for Harvard :) I can't wait to meet anyone who will also be applying to...
View Articlechance me for harvard
I am an international student from Tunisia. My family income is low(>2000$ per year). So I will need a huge amount of money. My application will like this: SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):...
View ArticleHarvard Essay/Optional Supplement
I'm having trouble coming up with ideas for the optional supplemental essay. The question is so broad and i'm not sure what the Admissions officers are really looking for. Should I write it like...
View ArticleTransfer to Harvard as a sophomore
How easy is it to get into Harvard with a perfect GPA at Colgate? Is retaking SATs allowed? Considering that my HS record isn't stellar- but I am on my country's 2018 IPhO team- what else do I need to...
View ArticleHarvard Intellectual Curiosity Supplement
on the common app, one of the essays asks, "Your intellectual life may extend beyond the academic requirements of your particular school. Please use the space below to list additional intellectual...
View ArticleWhere to Upload Research Abstract
Harvard's Website states: "Scholarly articles, research, creative writing or other documents of which you are the primary author should be submitted in the Upload Materials section of the Applicant...
View ArticleSubmitting a Maker Portfolio
Harvard's Website says, "Supplemental submissions are useful only for applicants with substantial talents beyond standard high-school level accomplishment. Consider carefully whether your supplemental...
View ArticleHarvard supplement question regarding intellectual activities
Hi, I was filling in the Harvard questions in Commonapp. And there is a question: "Your intellectual life may extend beyond the academic requirements of your particular school. Please use the space...
View ArticleCan radical essay sink application?
Hi guys! So, I submitted my Harvard application two weeks ago, and now looking it over again it seems to be rather radical. Could this sink my application if read by the wrong person?
View ArticleWill bad SAT Subject Test scores kill my chances?
So I screwed up on my SAT subject tests and now that there is no January SAT, I don't have another shot. Harvard's website says: "While we normally require two SAT Subject Tests, you may apply without...
View ArticleAthletics at Harvard vs. Stanford
Hi all, I'm an athlete in the high school class of 2019 and I'm currently in the thick of the recruiting process. Ever since I was young, I dreamed of attending and competing for Stanford. However, I...
View ArticleAverage Early Applicant to Harvard
Can someone give me an approximation of what the stats (GPA and SAT) and some EC of an average early applicant to Harvard EA?
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