Am I too old for Harvard College?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Harvard University
21

<p>just<em>forget</em>me--no, darling. I did not meet said Russian posseur. Qu</p>

22

<p>Are you running track this winter?</p>

23

<p>i am planning aplying to harvard and i am 27 years old. i will be 28 at the time of admission. hope this wont be too odd? will i be considered for admission? I dont tink there is anything bad in my age. its only that i was not priviledge and now i want to retrace my step. Please advice me.</p>

24

<p>olympic gold medeal winner cheek rejected from harvard. he's been out of school for 10 years</p>

25

<p>27 isn't too old; I don't think there is any such thing as "too old" if you've spent the time between high school and college wisely. Just realize that you'll be rooming with 17-19 year-olds and that all of the freshman will rely on you to buy them alcohol. Haha. =) </p>

<p>In my dorm alone, there are two people 21 or older, and one who will be 21 soon. I think it's cool.</p>

26

<br>


<br>

<p>I'd be inclined to agree if I were setting policy; but I don't. I've never met a Harvard freshman in the 25+ age range. Unless someone else has met some, I suspect that there is such a thing as "too old" in the eyes of the admissions committee.</p>

27

<p>Too old...hmm...actually (if you care) I really respect those people who are "too old", who are brave enough to do it anyhow and not care. And didn't Glenn Beck(for those of you who don't know, he's a very succesful talk show host)go to Yale at 30?I think people(including admissions officers) respect those who want to do somthing they couldn't-or didn't do before-like go to Harvard. So...for those who are "older"-Good Luck!!</p>

28

<br>


<br>

<p>I think they'd have reservations; ultimately, though, as with everything else I feel they'd consider it within the context of the applicant -- at least, I'd hope so. It's hard to accurately judge when relying on the fact that none of us has encountered a freshman this old. In that case, it'd be important to consider, first, how many people this age are even applying to be undergraduates, and second, how many among them are actually qualified. I wouldn't be surprised if they accepted such a student while making special accomodations; Harvard seems to be particularly good at that.</p>

29

<p>i told you guys, i totally heard of a 60-year-old freshman. seriously.</p>

30

<p>I asked several schools, amongst which Harvard and Yale , that very question. Only Yale gave me an answer and it was roughly "Your age does not matter to us... you may apply for transfer as long as you have at least 1 year of college. If you are happy with your old SAT scores then you do not need to retake them."
Anyhow, I am applying as a transfer student not as a freshman but still... As for the people around me - they are all different and some even look older than me. Right now, being a sophomore and taking classes full of juniors, I find that people can't really tell what my age is. Just the other day while I was talking to my lab partener how I might go out this weekend and release some frustration after endless nights of battling with my Harvard transfer essays, she replied "But how? Are you old enough to get in bars?"
If you are worried about fitting in, don't be. If it matters, from my personal experience, girls can sense maturity. Girls come to talk to me and try to make me their study partner all the time.
HTH.</p>

31

<p>When I applied as a junior transfer to Columbia, I was explicitly told that I was too old and ineligible to apply as a full-time undergraduate; I was invited to apply to their night school.</p>

<p>I was 21.</p>

32

<p>As far as I know only Columbia College does that. If you take even a year off after HS you cannot apply there. You have to go to the general studies school. So technically you might be 19 and it would be the same story. I'd hardly call a 19-year-old kid OLD...</p>