Harvard College admits 2,029

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<p>College</a> admits 2,029 | Harvard Gazette</p>

<p>“Beyond statistical measures, the Class of 2017 embodies all the intangibles, attributes of strong character and personal qualities that foster unusual academic and extracurricular excellence,” said Fitzsimmons. “Their remarkable creativity, intellectual curiosity, and love of learning will add immeasurably to the education of their fellow classmates and to the entire Harvard community.”</p>

<p>More than 27 percent intend to concentrate in the social sciences, 23 percent in the biological sciences, nearly 18 percent in the humanities, 15 percent in engineering and computer science, 9 percent in the physical sciences, 7 percent in mathematics, and the rest are undecided.</p>

<p>Extracurricular interests cited by students include music and other expressive and performing arts (42 percent); debate and political activities, including student government (35 percent); social service (17 percent); and writing and journalism (18 percent). In addition, 54 percent of the class expects to participate in recreational, intramural, or intercollegiate athletics.</p>

<p>More than 14,400 in the applicant pool scored 700 or above on the SAT critical reading test; 17,400 scored 700 or above on the SAT math test; 14,900 scored 700 or higher on the SAT writing test; and 3,400 were ranked first in their high school classes.</p>

<p>Slightly more than half (53.4 percent) of those admitted are men, reflecting the fact that more men than women applied. Minority representation remained strong. The admitted class is 19.9 percent Asian-American, 11.5 percent African-American, 11.5 percent Latino, 2.2 percent Native American, and .5 percent Native Hawaiian.</p>

<p>Geographic representation remained similar to last year. About 23 percent of the admitted students reside in the mid-Atlantic states, 21 percent in the Western and Mountain states, 17 percent in the South, 17 percent in New England, 9 percent in the Midwest, and 11 percent in the U.S. territories and abroad.</p>

<p>Foreign citizens make up 10.3 percent of the admitted students. In addition, a significant number of entering students will bring international perspectives, including 147 U.S. dual citizens, 61 U.S. permanent residents, and many Americans who have lived abroad. Together, foreign citizens, U.S. duals, and U.S. permanent residents make up more than 20 percent of the class, representing 81 countries."</p>

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<p>5.79 percent</p>

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<p>So, so crazy. I’m really honored even to have been waitlisted.</p>

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<p>Do we know what the RD acceptance rate was, not including the ED acceptances?</p>

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<p>I got a regular decision rate of around 3.76%:</p>

<p>35,029 applied overall. 2,029 were admitted overall.
4,856 applied early. 895 were admitted early. </p>

<p>So: (2029-895)/(35029-4856) * 100% = 3.759%</p>

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<p>some11no: you forget that 651 SCEA were rejected. Thus:</p>

<p>RD accept rate:
(2029-895)/(35029-4856-651) =3.84%</p>

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<p>I cannot wait to meet my amazing future classmates.</p>

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<p>3.84% for RD no EA applicants. Wow. I feel so honored to be among the admitted students.</p>

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<p>How many were accepted last year/what’s the comparison numbers wise? I’m interesting since I’m waitlisted…</p>

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<p>3 Less than last year, but more admitted under EA so I assume that means the wait list acceptance rate will be smaller (if they are roughly the same size)</p>

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<p>@T26E4: your math is incorrect, and Some11no’s is right. The RD admit rate is 3.759%.</p>

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<p>BOTH T26E4 and some11no are incorrect in their calculations. They failed to take into account that some of those who applied early were deferred, and so became part of the “regular” pool. The calculation should be:</p>

<p>(2029-895)/(35029-895-651) = 3.3867%</p>

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<p>Thanks Greg. I thought I was missing something – you found it!</p>

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<p>How was your journey through high school? What was it like…I’m asking because I’m a prospective high school student (freshman) looking to make it into the big leagues one day but I know that it’s not as easy as it seems? Any tips you can provide? Also, please understand that I’m not trying to pressure anyone into telling me the sleazy secrets into getting into Harvard…this is just curosity and inspiration. :)</p>

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<p>All the above calculations are wrong if one wants to consider EA who are deferred as being in the RD pool. If so, the correct calculation of RD admit rate is</p>

<p>2029 total admits - 895 EA admits / 35029 total apps - 4865 EA apps + 651 deferred apps = </p>

<p>3.68% RD admit rate</p>

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<p>651 people were rejected, not deferred</p>

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<p>Brownie: greg’s numbers are right. The denominator (35029-895-651) is total apps MINUS SCEA accepted MINUS SCEA rejected.</p>

<p>Thus the SCEA deferred students are already contained in the 35029.</p>

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<p>Actually, I think Browniebaker’s calculation is the most correct, since some people withdrew their applications or were otherwise ineligible in the early round. Subtracting out all the SCEA people, then adding those who were deferred back in should eliminate those people from the denominator. Browniebaker simply used the wrong number (3196 were deferred, not 651).</p>

<p>This gives:
(2029-895)/(35029-4856+3196) * 100% = 3.3984%.</p>

<p>Also, I’ve been using [this</a> article](<a href=“http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2012/12/895-admitted-through-early-action/]this”>895 admitted through Early Action – Harvard Gazette) for the numbers, but it looks like 6 people were unaccounted for. 4856 (Total early, from [here](<a href=“http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2012/11/early-action-applications-rise-to-4856/]here[/url]”>Early Action applications rise to 4,856 – Harvard Gazette)</a>) - 895 (admit) - 651 (denied) - 3196 (deferred) - 12 (withdrawn) - 96 (incomplete) = 6 (???).</p>

<p>Doing it the other way (by subtracting out all the other categories from the denominator), we get:
(2029-895)/(35029-895-651-12-96) * 100% = 3.3978%</p>

<p>Either way, the final (hopefully correct) regular acceptance rate is around 3.4%. Also, it’s still an estimate, since Harvard hasn’t released the number of withdrawn or incomplete applications for the regular round.</p>

<p>Edit: And after all that work, Harvard has posted the official regular acceptance rate: [url=&lt;a href=“http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/3/28/class-of-2017-admissions/]3.4%[/url”&gt;Harvard College Accepts Record Low of 5.8 Percent to the Class of 2017 | News | The Harvard Crimson]3.4%[/url</a>].</p>

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<p>My friend got into Harvard, not to mention that she is accepted to Wharton, Dartmouth, Princeton, Columbia, and a couple other ivies. While she is a good student, she is not well-known in any field–neither a star in sports, or a president of any club, and does not have a super unique personality. Meanwhile, my other superstar friends all got rejected. What does these Ivies truly look for?</p>

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<p>@Orideus I think if you found out you’d have a great career as a college counselor.</p>