<p>Hello everyone! I'm an international student from Poland. I'm 16 now, so I've got about 2.5 years ahead of me before going to US to study (just if I succeed, of course, but let's be optimistic). My ambition is to get admitted into Harvard. I'm trawling for information, I've read a lot of websites concerning studying in America nad particularly at Harvard, but many things are still not clear to me. The first one is: what are the "CONCENTRATIONS" in Harvard College based on? Does it impact the master studies that I'd like to take up after college? I mean, if I choose Psychology as my concentration, then is it possible to study something else after college? My question may be a little messed up, just tell me, I'll try to clarify it.</p>
<p>Concentrations are what other American colleges call majors. It is the primary field that you will study in your four years as an undergraduate, but in the American system you are also required to take a number of classes in other fields. A Psychology concentrator could go on to graduate school in many other fields (such as law), but probably would not be qualified for others (such as engineering).</p>
<p>Do the types of SAT subject tests influence my chances of getting into the concentration I’d like to get into? I’m going to take World History, Literature and maybe US History in addition. I’m generally interested in fields related to humanities, such as Sociology, Law, Literature, Psychology, but I’m not sure which I’ll choose.</p>
<p>^You aren’t admitted into a concentration, you are admitted into the school as a whole at which you are free to choose any concentration you like by the middle of your sophomore year. Then, once you pick a concentration, you can change it as many times as you’d like as long as you have enough time to satisfy the requirements before graduation.</p>