Chance for Harvard?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hmm…I don’t know too much about admissions for early grads, but I’ve heard that colleges are a bit less inclined to take very young students (to keep their dropout rate low, supposedly…less mature and all that). Although if you take CC classes that probably won’t be an issue.
Have you considered going to a two year community college and then enrolling in a four year university? I mean, I had assumed that you wanted to graduate early to get your PhD earlier, but if you were going to wait 2 years anyway might as well be in school.
For example, my social studies teacher was a young high school graduate (16 or 17), decided he wasn’t mature enough to move across the country, and ended up going to a two year CC then transferring to a fairly prestigious four year university. </p>

<p>The student you reference may have gotten accepted to Harvard, but think how boring her high school years must have been. Just taking classes? Really? Eventually you will have to leave school and begin a career, you can’t just take classes your entire life. And how do you know she had glowing reviews? I find it difficult to believe such a student could have a very interesting personality if she confined herself to that extent. </p>

<p>I’m not too sure how it works with the Canadian Red Cross - email your local chapter though, and find out. </p>

<p>Consider yourself a bit of a blank slate at the moment, as you don’t have a clear activity you do consistently. Figure out what it is you want to do. There are countless threads on this site listing many great competitions and activities to get involved in, check those out.</p>

<p>Teacher recs are important I suppose, but they will not make or break your applications. Grades/scores can by no means “make” an applications, but they certainly and easily break them (note that this is specific to the schools you mentioned, at your typical state flagship grades are by far the most important part of the app). So it’s really ECs where you stand out -not to mention, they are fun. </p>

<p>Honestly, you’re ending your childhood early anyway - why not have some fun while you can? </p>

<p>Focus on what you will actually do to get into top schools in general, because graduating early and taking CC classes simply aren’t hooks, the former an anti hook if anything. At some schools as many as 70% (or more) of the students can graduate at age 15 or 16 because of their advanced courseload, however they stay in school and go on to win national and international awards.</p>

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<p>Thank you for your advice, I really appreciate it.</p>

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<p>With acceptance rates of 6% you can’t think of yourself as going to harvard period. Look at some of the chance threads. African american professional photographer 2400 SAT 800’s on 4 subject tests, state champion at track, 4.6 GPA, valedictorian etc. rejected. With an 1850 you basically are out of the running. If only 25% have 2100 and below, I bet 1800ish sat score applicants are limited to people that know english as a second language and the % of total admits has to be less than 2. 2% of 6% = total chance. </p>

<p>I lol’d at the random “how to get into harvard guide for B+ students :D” guide. 95% of harvard admits are in the top 10% of their class. The other 5%? Likely going to Jefferson HS or philips exeter. They aren’t B+/A- students by any means. 20 years ago harvard/ivy league admissions we a hell of a lot easier. Today, outside of cornell, ivy league is going to be a reach for anybody. Admission rates are only going to decrease further, I wouldn’t be surprised if they dip below 5% next year. </p>

<p>Take the SAT and if you don’t score 2300+ be realistic. Don’t try and sculpt your life around going to a college that nets you a whopping 100k more money over your life (average from study, % error probably even negates this) than the next best college.
If you have your heart set on Harvard you will be disappointed when you are almost certainly rejected. Sorry, but truth hurts. If you do get into Harvard, that’s cool. But people will be wondering where you did your grad school, not undergrad. I’d say try for harvard for graduate since admissions make a bit more sense (as colleges have more to go on other than fake EC etc.) and the harvard name/connections will matter. </p>

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<p>Yeah I def agree with ADHD, you can never be sure if you are going to get into Harvard. Id say get over a 2280 on the SAT or 34+ on the ACT. Id say you would then have a pretty good chance as far as Standardized test scores go </p>

<p>On a side note,
Ill also be graduating at the age of 15. (almost 16)</p>

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<p>You’ll have a horribly large bill from Oxford or Cambridge since undergraduate financial aid is virtually non-existent.</p>

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<p>Soooo amidst all of this talk about getting into college while you’re still only a freshman in high school, where’s the part about actually goofing off/being a teenager/having fun (and not just building your resume so that you can get into Harvard)?</p>