Am I too old for Harvard College?

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<p>I think this question has been up before but let's air it again:
I'm an -87 living in Denmark and currently studying in second grade. High school here ends third grade which means I got one more year left. I already took a break after 9th grade (1 year) and I'm not doing any military service or anything. But still I'm 18 now (turning 19 this summer) and I will turn 20 by the time I get enrolled to Harvard (that will say if I get admitted). So fill me out here is it normal that freshmen are 20 years? I mean some people might choose to take a year off or do military service and start theyr studies after a couple of years but still. I'm a little worried I'll be much older than my peers.</p>

<p>Don't want to be like "blue" in the movie Old School :D</p>

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<p>When I saw the title of this thread, I thought you were going to say something like you were in your 30's or 40's...</p>

<p>The difference between 18 and 20 is INSIGNIFICANT, and will not matter one tiny bit.</p>

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<p>"is it normal that freshmen are 20 years?"</p>

<p>No. Nineteen is pretty old to be a freshman. I'll be seventeen. Most freshman will be eighteen. One of my friends (sorta lol), though, will be twenty or almost twenty when he starts, I think. </p>

<p>The oldest kids will be 20 (or almost), and the youngest kids will be 16. Anthing out of that range is too much of a difference, but I think the 16-20 range is OK, especially for non US applicants.</p>

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No. Nineteen is uncommonly old to be a freshman. I'll be seventeen. Most freshman will be eighteen. One of my friends (sorta lol), though, will be twenty or almost twenty when he starts, I think.

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<p>Alright. But if we consider that I'm running a profitable business, will that make it look better? :)</p>

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<p>20 is not too old. It's about two years older than a typical enrolling freshman, but a two year gap once you hit twenty is pretty trivial.</p>

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<p>corranged,</p>

<p>"Anything out of that range is too much of a difference..."</p>

<p>where the heck did you get that wacko info?</p>

<p>The average first-year will be 18 with most between 17-20...
but so what? There will be a small, but not insignificant number of people who are admiited even though they are in their mid-20's or older.
There are NO AGE restrictions to apply.</p>

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<p>Anything out of that age range will be considered differently, I would guess. As I said, most kids will be 17-19, with 16-20 being fine. If a 15 year old or a 21 year old would be freshman applies, the college is almost certainly going to want to know why and will consider the applicant in a different way than your average eighteen year old kid. The other thing is that he will only be twenty when he starts college; he will be nineteen when he applies. I was sixteen when I applied. In that general age range (around 16-20), I don't think it really matters, but outside of it will incure some questions, I'm guessing.</p>

<p>I'm not being confrontational or anything. lol I want Corporate (and me!) at Harvard. We have some big plans together, if I remember correctly, including perhaps some girl hurnting. ;)</p>

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<p>Corporatefinance,</p>

<p>When my daughter was a freshman at Harvard there was a guy in her dorm who was something like 24 or 25 years old. He was also a freshman, and like you he was a European who had started his own business. If they like the rest of your application, you age will not be an issue.</p>

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<p>If you start as a freshman at age 20, everbody will assume you're a hockey player.</p>

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<p>Alright thanks for the answers everyone! Really great to know this, I'm going to apply for H after all :) and corranged, no offense bro' we sure got big plans ;)</p>

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<p>Coureur, Thanks for that reply. Great to know I'm not alone or too awkward :) business sure takes time...</p>

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<p>Hey corporate, what kind of business do you do? I have a business as well.</p>

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<p>i remember someone telling me (i think it was Fitzsimmons) that they had a 60-something year old enroll as a freshman a little while ago.</p>

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<p>There's a 22 year-old in our freshman class this year.</p>

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<p>If it helps any, my buddy will be a freshman at an Ivy League at age 21.</p>

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<p>Sunglasses-Did you talk to the "25 year old freshman" from Russia... who turned out to be some guy from Yale visiting friends and talking ****?</p>

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<p>I am a -87 too but it doesn't stop me from doing what I want to do. And definitely not too old for harvard - maybe it's somehow an advantage (haha) because you are more mature.... ;)</p>

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<p>Sevendust - "Hey corporate, what kind of business do you do? I have a business as well"</p>

<p>I'm in the advertising/commercial/PR biz. You?</p>

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<p>Don't worry. One of my friends at Dartmouth was 25 at graduation and no one knew, those who did couldn't have cared less.</p>

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<p>xD How sad I'll be 19 when I'm a freshman at college. :P Don't worry about it.</p>