A Look at Harvard’s Admissions Guidelines

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https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-look-at-harvards-admissions-guidelines-1539804848

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Interesting about the big jump in percentage if you get 1 in one of 4 categories. Either that or try to get 2s in 3 out of 4 categories.

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I am pretty sure Stanford does this similarly, with an emphasis or twist on leadership. I wonder what is the range of accomplishments in each category to receive a 2? Wonder what percentage of applicants who received a 2 in two categories got in?

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Follow on article in the WSJ https://www.wsj.com/articles/breakdown-of-the-harvard-admissions-process-1540287000.

Also, we often speculate on SAT/ACT cutoffs. The guidelines published indicate mid to high 700’s or 33+ for a candidate to fall into a Cat 2 academic rating.