Advice?

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<p>I am an 8th grader that is already planning college. I want to go to Harvard and I really want advice on what I have to do so that when Im in high school, i won't regret not doing something that will ruin my chances of getting in. Please reply with advice because it would really help me. I always get a 4.0 GPA and I'm starting to do volunteer work.</p>

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<p>[Andrew</a> S. Doctoroff: Dear Eighth Grader: So You Want to Apply to Harvard? Some Words of Advice…](<a href=“HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost”>Dear Eighth Grader: So You Want to Apply to Harvard? Some Words of Advice... | HuffPost College)</p>

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<p>Good blog post!</p>

<p>I also stand by the advice I gave several months ago in this post: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/15654379-post30.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/15654379-post30.html&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Sikorsky (like Andy Doctoroff, Class of '85)</p>

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<p>This would be good to read as well:</p>

<p>[Applying</a> Sideways | MIT Admissions](<a href=“http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/applying_sideways]Applying”>Applying Sideways | MIT Admissions)</p>

<p>And this:</p>

<p><a href=“Young, Gifted, and Not Getting Into Harvard - The New York Times”>Young, Gifted, and Not Getting Into Harvard - The New York Times;

<p>The second is important because it emphasizes the difficulty and unpredictability of Harvard admissions. Your best bet is to do what you love and to try to take your passions to the next level.</p>