<p>Can an Asian playing tennis make it into Harvard?</p>
<p>Why not? Plenty do.</p>
<p>I bet there’s a lot of tennis-playing Asians at Harvard. I don’t think sports are necessarily the deal breaker anywhere.</p>
<p>You’d have a much better chance if you were this Asian
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<p>Recruits for various top schools. Quite a few asians.</p>
<p>but I’m not playing at any level besides my school though?</p>
<p>…Maybe you should focus on your other strengths as well…</p>
<p>No; if they see Asian + tennis they automatically move you to the rejects pile…</p>
<p>If you’re a recruited athlete, not only can you still make Harvard but you will receive a huge admissions boost, regardless of your ethnicity.</p>
<p>Lmao monstor. Afraidtoapply, you should listen to him. If you are a recruit, YAY no one cares if you are asian.</p>
<p>I think what the OP is trying to say is can someone as generic as an asian who plays tennis get into Harvard.</p>
<p>The answer is yes, but only if you have something which makes you different from the pack.</p>
<p>if you play only for your school then you are not a recruited athlete. Tennis will have nothing to do with your admission to harvard (if that happens)</p>
<p>yeah, perhaps in that case I will be rejected. So if I don’t reach the state, either I don’t list tennis in my APP or I’ll be flat out rejected?</p>
<p>Why not “can a tennis player with such and such stats get into Harvard” ???</p>
<p>I’m an asian who plays tennis, and I got into Harvard. ;D</p>
<p>Which level did you play? did you list that in the app?</p>
<p>how can you get recruited?</p>
<p>Whether you get into Harvard or not depends on a variety of factors. Tennis ability is not one of them.</p>
<p>Tennis really doesnt help you unless your really good. In my opinion, being asian is a disadvantage because there are so many smart asian tennis and piano players. however, as stated above, set yourself apart, be unique. Also, if you have great scores and grades, your chances are pretty good no matter what</p>
<p>In the sense that there are a billion (exaggeration) tennis playing Asians apply to Harvard, you just going to be another one of them. So it’s going to hurt unless you can set yourself apart.</p>
<p>As I noted earlier, I’m Asian, and I played tennis, but certainly not to any sort of “level” per se. I only played in my school’s Varsity team for two years, and I wasn’t captain during the whole time, although I was the 1st Singles player, which I did note in my application. We have gone to CIF before, which is sort of like a state competition, but were killed after about two rounds?</p>
<p>The point is, being the “typical Asian” who can play tennis really well, play violin/piano/some other instrument, be in a whole bunch of clubs, have straight A’s, and things like that aren’t going to get you into Harvard is my guess. It’s my opinion that Harvard looks for someone who fits what they want, but they don’t have a set rule. I would venture to say that they like people who have something special and a student in which Harvard can invest in, but there are plenty of students who are well-rounded (a.k.a. me?) and don’t have anything amazingly special, that get in.</p>
<p>It’s a mystery, but I guess you won’t know if you don’t try ;D.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>