Harvard Engineering Selectivity

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<p>How selective is Harvard's Engineering, compared to the other Ivies, Stanford and the usual top 15 universities?</p>

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<p>@SameerHussain - There is no separate application process for Engineering at Harvard…all applicants apply to Harvard College.</p>

<p><a href=“Prospective Students | Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences”>http://www.seas.harvard.edu/academics/how-to-apply&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>One can select Engineering as a field of interest on the Common App, but this is non-binding. See this thread:</p>

<p><a href=“Common App and Universal College Application not showing all fields of study? - Harvard University - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/1682959-common-app-and-universal-college-application-not-showing-all-fields-of-study.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I suspect that Harvard sometimes factors the answer to this question into admissions decisions, so your answer could potentially help or hurt you…if you’re a URM or female with strong STEM credentials, I imagine it could help.</p>