<p>Does Harvard give scholarships (not financial aid)? If they do, what is the standard for receiving them?
Does Harvard look for superior academic record, test scores, and extracurricular activities (or even financial background) for their scholarships??
Tell me if you know. Thank YOu</p>
<p>No. They only award need-based financial aid.</p>
<p>Harvard doesn't give merit aid because 85% of its applicants qualify for admission to Harvard. Most Harvard applicants have stellar stats and ECs. Harvard also doesn't have to offer merit aid to attract good students. When one looks at national lists of high-achieving students such as USA Today's High School Academic All Stars, one finds that more of them choose to attend Harvard than choose to attend any other university.</p>
<p>Harvard does guarantee to meet 100% of students' documented financial need, and Harvard has particularly wonderful aid packages for students coming from families making $40 k and under. There are students on need-based financial aid who come from families making 6 figures.</p>
<p>A good thing to remember - colleges give merit scholarships in order to attract the calibre of student they wouldn't ordinarily get. That means that 1) the top of the pecking order offer no merit aid, and 2) your opporunities for merit scholarships will come at schools for which you're otherwise over-qualified.</p>