<p>and how many hours do you spend on research debate during the year? did you or any of your team members qualify for this week's nationals in texas (.. ? shouldn't you have? 9th in state, means that you guys must have qualified). do you make trips to such institutions and to concert halls during the school year? how did you find time to catch up with school work and take the the AP's? how did you handle schedule conflicts (assuming that obviously you must have had)?</p>
<p>I compete in PHSSL, which is the "Pennsylvania High School Speach League" and thus not NFL so even though I ranked 9th, we dont go anywhere...because State is as high as we go. Sad I know, but for some reason our coach doesnt want us to do NFL...</p>
<p>I do play concerts throughout the school year, I simply practiced like heck after school and didnt start my homework until late...and so slept late...or early depends on how you look at it ; ) Obviously all that stuff requires sacrifice...which in my case means sleep and weekend parties (though I do hit a few here and there) And I won 3rd in...2003 I think...2004? Around 2003 lol. </p>
<p>No I didnt do the US chopin competition, I actually just found out about that, is it a really like...West US thing because my friend told me about that in Cali and he said like everyone tries it. But in PA I never really heard about it. I'll look into it though</p>
<p>And yubi...your right, I apologize for rewriting this thread lol...forgive me? Last time I posted...people said I didnt really have a chance lol...whats different this time?</p>
<p>i really have no idea.. i find it interesting myself. i can't see that much difference except that ironically lol this time the listings were more disorganized, maybe it seems less forced ? =p it's the only conclusion i can draw.. what do you think?</p>
<p>does that mean you skip days during the school year to play at the concert halls? lol omgosh, you know, your entire credential listings make , i think pretty much, most of us somewhat intimidated. i mean i've won national awards etc. too.. but not to the extent and vastness of categories as you. do you find yourself to be naturally good at these things or?</p>
<p>guyz, i smell something fishy and its definitely not coming from the kitchen... </p>
<p>when somebody gets a prize at an international competition, he/she ought to remember the year... if not immediately, then a few seconds of thinking should be enough... and its not like thelittleone has won other international laurels, the rest of his/her ECs are at the national level, and i am by no means trying to undermine them or anythin, just making a distinction so that we can see how odd it is that thelittleone does not remember the year....</p>
<p>secondly, a person with credentials like these does not make simple tense errors that thelittleone made in the last post when descibing his/her schedule... </p>
<p>do not hate me thelittleone, if all u said is true, i am pretty much sure u will get into harvard and realize all ur dreams... i am just pointing out a couple of disrepancies...</p>
<p>asadliaqat..
I hope you realize this is a online message board. Many of us r posting 2 in the morning....I really doubt that a few spelling or grammer errors means that the person is stupid or not 'matching his credentials.' </p>
<p>And musicians are an absentminded crowd...you know... :)</p>
<p>I would like to thank you for your concern for the integrity of this most cherished place of nerd-dom. lol sorry bout the tenses engrish not my first language. haha thanks for all the help guys.</p>
<p>please apply early action so i wont be in the same applicant pool with you if i apply regular =/<br>
This is just depressing ...(thelittleone-great job on all of your accomplishments!! your really talented)</p>
<p>I have a question. What is the most popular major/concentration asians apply for? I know Math/science is first on the list. Then medicine? What's next?</p>
<p>international relations isn't offered as a concentration at harvard.. i would guess maybe econ is popular too? anyway, i'm asian and my top choice (at this point) is english+american literature+language. even typing it out makes my heart rate hike a bit lol</p>
<p>It really does not matter what you put down as a concentration. Obviously, it is helpful information to know and will be taken seriously if and only if all the other information backs up the possible concentration you chose. </p>
<p>For example, if you said you wanted to be a Human Evolutionary Biology concentrator and said that you were very sure on a scale of "1" or "2", your ECs, recommendations, etc. should support that. If not, the admissions committee will discount the possible major you chose.</p>
<p>In the end, it does not matter much. I myself changed from Classics (which I declared on my application and rated it a "2") to Molecular and Cellular Biology to Study of Religion to East Asian Studies to Biochemical Sciences to History and Science (who knows if I might change this major this coming fall)!</p>
<p>It only helps if you are actually DOING STUFF that's related to the major you put down. In my case, it did and I do not know if that was the reason I was accepted or not (I highly doubt it, though). If you were pursuing Intel research and did better in your science classes in high school and your summer activities were geared toward research, putting English or Folklore and Mythology down as your possible concentration WILL NOT help you.</p>
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<p>Agreed. It'll probably raise an eyebrow or two, and not in a good way.</p>
<p>GREAT SHOT at getting into Harvard. I'm a musician myself...did the same music stuff pretty much that you did...got a 1420 out of 1600 on the old SAT. Don't worry about your SAT score...you obviously have lots of initiative and passion, which is what Harvard likes.</p>
<p>BTW...Harvard's great for musicians too. We also have a program that brings musicians to hospitals and nursing homes. And we have concerto competitions, chamber music, etc. Really, a lot of world-class musicians come to Harvard because they didn't feel like going to a conservatory and just studying music.</p>
<p>Ace I dont know if we are talking about the same person...but Chen Gang the famous chinese composer who wrote "Butterfly Lovers"? lol i WISH i knew him! I think hes a professor at the shanghai conservatory...</p>
<p>mytwocents: im so relieved to hear harvard's music program is still good and strong...of course Ive heard from admissions officers and faculty that of course the music dept is strong but i was a bit surprised to find that music lessons arent normally offered. i so hope to join you in two years!</p>
<p>Yeah, the thing with the Harvard music department is that it is an "academic" department which is more interested in things like musicology, theory, history and composition. Performance is not considered something seperate; more of a vocational/professional than liberal arts. There are very few performers on the faculty.</p>
<p>Yep that's the one. I thought you might know him due to your appearance at the Shanghai Conservatory. Came and delivered a talk to us at school.. bloody <em>genius</em> musician. Incredible.. he was like 'I'm not particularly good at the piano but I'll play some of the song anyway just to show you what it sounds like'.. needless to say that was incredible as well. Slightly random, just thought you might know him that's all.</p>