<p>I have graduated from the high school in June,2013.And going to go to university in my country as a freshman this fall.But I want to apply to Harvard for fall 2014.Will they consider me as a freshmen if i enter university?Or do I have to apply as a transfer?Or do I have to take gap year from my university and apply as a freshman?Or is it OK to apply although I study in university?I mean by not telling admission office about it.</p>
<p>Personally,I want to apply as a freshman since I have just graduated from high school.I am gonna complete my app until December as usual.And will start some researches beginning with new year. </p>
<p>What do you think?Any help will be appreciated!!!!</p>
<p>You can apply if you’re attending university somewhere else, but you would be a transfer student. If you take a gap year and do not attend university at all THEN apply to Harvard, you would be a freshman.</p>
<p>I mean, they’ll probably be curious as to why you’re doing a gap year so you should do something useful…work, volunteer, travel, etc…do something you can write about.</p>
<p>If you matriculate at a college or university, you will definitely have to apply as a transfer, and the rate of admission for transfers is about 1% as compared to about 6% for incoming freshmen.</p>
<p>Thanks notjeo
So,do you know admission statistics on transfer applicants?As far as I know certain university/for example,Harvard/ admits 30 transfer applicants each year so it means they receive 3000 applications each year/rough estimation/. But I think that transferring from university of foreign country to Harvard is harder than applying as a freshman.What is your opinion?</p>
<p>My university is the 1st in my country but it isn’t recognized worldwide.Will it affect?
I have been gathering information only about freshman applications so it seems like i don’t know ANYTHING about transfer application process lol.</p>
<p>I was planning to apply as a freshman but situation turned out to be different.Is there any other ways?Thanks in advance</p>
<p>Yes…it is definitely harder to apply as a transfer from ANYWHERE to Harvard.</p>
<p>If you are so determined to get in, your chances are better just taking a gap year and doing something not related to higher education…no classes, none of that.</p>
<p>“If you are so determined to get in, your chances are better just taking a gap year and doing something not related to higher education…no classes, none of that.”</p>
<p>Not sure where she came up with this but it is not always the best advice depending on the circumstances. For instance, kids decide to take an additional year at say prep schools to increase their academic or athletic profiles. Others, with already competitive profiles may choose to pursue some of the life experiences mentioned by dancegrlor or go deeper into a field or activity they are passionate about.</p>
<p>I would say that if you are thinking about taking a gap year just so you can apply to Harvard where your chance of being accepted as an international is extremely slim, you had better have a pretty well thought out backup plan that encompasses plenty of safety schools.</p>
<p>You should probably just attend your local university and do as well as you can. You can can try to transfer but the odds are hugely stacked against you as an international (<1%). Better to work hard and then apply to Harvard or a top-tier university for graduate school.</p>
<p>Thanks dancegrl and Falcon1
Falcon,Harvard is one of the schools on my list.As you advised I have safety schools as well.Admittance rate less than 6% is dream school for everyone including me.Anyway,thank you for your advice.</p>
<p>As far as i know 33000-35000 students apply to Harvard each year.How many of them are international students?what is you estimation?Or have you seen that anywhere?I didn’t found that.</p>
<p>^^ I don’t think that figure is available anywhere. Harvard has 160-180 beds available for international students. Assuming they accept about 200 students (with a 80-90% yield), a 5% acceptance rate would mean about 4,000 international applicants. 4,000 out of 35,000 total applications seems a bit low to me so that the actual acceptance rate for internationals could very well be around 4% or less. Another reason not to get your hopes up too high. I would just give it your best shot and see what happens. Get to know as much as you can about your safety schools so you can be excited about wherever you end up going.</p>
<p>SoMuch2Learn you are right.I am doing so but admissions office doesnt reply quickly as they receive tons of emails.So i posted my question here lol.</p>