Do you must be a world class level in EC or well rounded in everything to get into harvard?

Applying to College
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<p>I saw one link that harvard either wants students who is world class in certain area of subject or to be well rounded in every subject. So when harvard say that they want world class student what does it mean? and is this really a must?</p>

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<p>You can be solidly mediocre if your last name is Kennedy, or your parents donate a $100 million academic building. </p>

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<p>Harvard DOES NOT say that. You can read some things the dean of admissions HAS said [url="&lt;a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/1420290-chance-threads-please-read-before-posting-one-p1.html"]here[/url"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/1420290-chance-threads-please-read-before-posting-one-p1.html"]here[/url</a>].</p>

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Very selective colleges never say that.</p>

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<p>Top colleges want students who just aren’t name chasers. Would you be able to tell if you were one or not?</p>

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<p>Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
No.</p>

<p>I can’t speak from the perspective of a Harvard student, or even a Harvard applicant, but I can say that there’s one thing in common between the ~20 or so Harvard acceptees/students I’ve gotten to know in college. They are all very well-rounded individuals, with passions and interests that extend beyond resume-seeking. They’re particularly driven and self-motivated; even if they don’t know where they’re going, they have the confidence and capability to go anywhere. It’s something I’m regularly impressed by. </p>

<p>Now, are they world-class or genius-level? No, I don’t think that you’ll find a statistical difference in intelligence between students at Harvard and other top institutions. But they are looking for something “more” in a student, and I think it’s best qualified as passion and determination.</p>