Hi, I wan to know how can I get a full scholarship to Harvard University. I want to major in Aeronautical Engineering. So I need to have a glance on the requirements. I so excited and passionate about learning at Harvard.
First off, Harvard does NOT offer a degree in Aeronautical Engineering. Here are the majors (called concentrations) that Harvard offers: https://college.harvard.edu/academics/fields-study/concentrations
Secondly, Harvard does NOT recruit by majors or a student’s interest. All students apply to Harvard as Liberal Arts Majors and choose a major (called a concentration) during their sophomore year. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_arts_education
Lastly, international applicants do NOT have the same chances as applicants from the United States. Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Stanford and MIT (among other colleges) limit the number of international students to about 10% to 11% of an incoming freshman class – and most of those international students are from 6 countries: Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, China, Korean and Japan. Please go to http://www.hio.harvard.edu/statistics. From the pull-down menus, select STUDENTS, HARVARD COLLEGE (the undergraduate school) and YOUR COUNTRY to see how many of your fellow countrymen are attending Harvard who are freshman, sophomores, juniors or seniors. Be sure to divide that number by 4 to get an idea of about how many students from your country Harvard admits each year. As you can see, the answer is . . . not many. To be admitted to Harvard you have to be the best-of-the-best from your country regardless of your academic interests.
In addition, please note there is a firewall between the Admissions Office and the Financial Aid Office. All students are admitted to Harvard on the basis of academic potential. Once admitted, the financial aid committee will determine if a student needs a full scholarship or partial scholarship to attend. To receive a full scholarship to Harvard you must first be admitted on the basis of academic potential and show demonstrated need. See: https://college.harvard.edu/financial-aid/how-aid-works/assessing-need
Best of luck to you!
@gibby… what about india… u wrote name of 6 countriez… why not india ??
^^ It’s been several years since I’ve looked at the international statistics data, but India currently has 22 students at Harvard who are freshman, sophomores, juniors or seniors – which means Harvard admits about 6 students every year from India. By comparison, Canada has 137, United Kingdom: 76, China: 59, Australia: 33, Korean: 32 Japan: 10, Germany 25. So, Germany should be added to the list of the top 6 countries and Japan should be deleted. That said, I have no idea why Harvard doesn’t take more students from India; you’ll have to ask Harvard Admissions directly about that.