<p>I'm nothing special and I want to know what to do to help myself. I'm only good at studies, or so my certificates suggest: 2 from Press/Debate Club, 1 from Drama/Movie Club, 1 from a magazine publishing competition (2nd place), 1 Turkish language certificate and 1 Dhaka model united Nations certificate. That's all. I plan to take courses on Spanish and French. And I probably want to study IR, HR, Business & Finance or Foreign Ministry. What else should I enroll myself in? What more can I do on ECs?</p>
<p>I really really really want to and, perhaps need to get into HBS! Please share what you think made you stand-out and anything would be helpful! </p>
<p>PS. I don't how this matters, but I'm a ninth grader.</p>
<p>Maintain a Gpa of 3.7/4.3+ throughout junior year
Score at least a 2100/32 on standardized tests
Try to make a great score on the NMQT
Start and be president of an interesting club(political/social/charity/etc)
Bond with 2 teachers, talk to him about life/issues/etc every week or so and get amazing recs from them
Write splendid essays and have the English dept head at your school review it
Try to schedule an interview if at all possible
Apply ED/EA if that is an option
Intern for a big company/person in the field you want to go into
Be a legacy/tell your parents to donate millions? lol</p>
<p>If you do all of those things you will be very competitive, but it is still Harvard. They reject 95% of candidates. It will always be a reach unless you have connections.</p>
<p>And, even if you did all of that, if you still feel that an undergraduate business education is what you want in the end, you can always try Cornell Dyson, Brown Starr or UPenn Wharton.</p>