<p>Just curious anyone know based on knowledge of the scores of those who got accepted, or somewhere else, what the average SAT / SAT II / GPA was for those accepted to Harvard?</p>
<p>don't know the answer but would like to for Harvard EA</p>
<p>what are your stats LA gal, if you don't mind sharing?</p>
<p>SAT 1 is always in the upper 1400's (actually higher for kids with no hooks-athletes and legacies with 1300's bring that figure down). SAT 2's and gpa are always near perfect.</p>
<p>Actually, I believe Harvard is one of two colleges in the USA with an average SAT of above 1500. The other is Caltech, and I think Harvard has the higher of the two.</p>
<p>The figure Harvard likes to give is the middle 50% of SAT scores, which are 700-790 for verbal and 700-800 for math.</p>
<p>I hate to be a chance-worrier, but do you think an SAT II set of 800/800/~650 would be destructive?</p>
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<p>Of course that's not destructive...even Harvard doesn't demand absolute impeccability of its students.</p>
<p>I think the academic index (a mathematical derivation of gpa, class rank & SATs) is an important concept in understanding what gets an application a closer look. You could of course get torpedoed because of a low AI, but a high enough AI simply qualifies your application to move along in the process. </p>
<p>What would distinguish you as a member of the Harvard community is what really matters. That determination tries to devine from your ECs, your letters, your history of overcoming obstacles, etc., how you would make Harvard a better, more interesting and diverse place. That said, any attempt to "fool" the adcom into believing you're a committed member of your community and not just trying to impress them with random good deeds is as likely to be believed as "my dog ate my homework" was in the 4th grade.</p>
<p>Lastly, let me say this about the numbers game: a 4.0 gpa, 1600 SAT, 2400 SAT IIs & little else beyond rubber-stamp recommendation letters will almost certainly result in a rejection.</p>
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Lastly, let me say this about the numbers game: a 4.0 gpa, 1600 SAT, 2400 SAT IIs & little else beyond rubber-stamp recommendation letters will almost certainly result in a rejection.
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<p>Does anybody truly know of people who have these perfect standardized test scores and do NOTHING else with their life during their high school year?</p>
<p>Usually everyone I talk to engages in at least one EC...</p>
<p>I talked with in an admissions officer before and she said they get a good amount of kids with perfect sats and sat iis, but there only ec is sat prep, 20 hours a week! She also said that SATs are supposed to measure intellect, that's why you supposedly can't study for them (even though that's not really true.) on the other hand, SAT IIs depend all on how much you've learned, and harvard can't hold you back because you're chem teacher sucked. That's why she said that if you get all 600+s that's more than good enough for them. It shows that you're smart and academically qualified. If your sat s start with a 7 or 8 you're fine, and sat iis can start with a 6,7 or 8</p>
<p>I agree. I think SAT's 1450 and above give you a good shot. I also believe SAT II's at least 650 and above are decent. After all, different schools have different academic programs. For example, I attend a small K-12 school and I have only 28 students in my graduating class. We offer no AP classes, which puts us at an disadvantage on the SAT II's. I think the subject area tests are all relative to your school's ciriculum.</p>