<p>My current GPA is a low 3 and I fully understand that this score is no where near good enough to get to Harvard but if I get at least an A average from my second semester of Sophomore and keep it going, will I have a chance to get into Harvard just in terms of GPA?</p>
<p>I understand that Google can probably help me with this a little but I really wanted this question answered personally, not reading off someone else's post.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>well according to Harvard’s stats the mean GPA is 3.7 and 90% of students admitted are in the top 10%. Now just work hard and focus on all 95’s and above in all your classes and aim for a REALLY high SAT score.</p>
<p>Thanks for replying</p>
<p>I took the PSAT last year and got 170 because i messed up in my writing section.
If I convert that to a normal SAT score how much would that be?</p>
<p>I am planning to take the SAT this year and probably next year too.
However I heard that taking ACT is also a good option.
Should I bother taking it or not?
(Sorry if this is kind of an obvious question, I’m a newbee in this area)</p>
<p>Oh, I just forgot to ask one more thing,</p>
<p>I go to the American School of Paris and I have to say, the courses are quite hard from time to time.</p>
<p>Therefore I was wondering, do the admission people care to see whether your school is a hard grader? Also, do I have any merits being an international student from abroad?</p>
<p>hmmm well about the ACT you should check out its lay out and its “system.” I would suggest just sticking with the SAT because your PSAT is pretty good, i got a 169 and now score a consistent 2000-2100. And I do believe colleges will consider the rigor of curriculum and the general average test scores from that school. another tip it will look bad if you take the SAT more than 3 times. I have friend from Spain who just got admitted to UT Austin,a very good college and I think he had to take the TOEFL exam,which he did good on.</p>