@FreePariah Same. I’m leaning towards Harvard but I really liked Yale too. Unfortunately Yale doesn’t participate in ScoreChoice and some of my older scores aren’t the greatest! 
Hello everyone! I’ve actually posted/commented on CC quite a bit but I never actually considered Harvard SCEA until recently. I think I have competitive stats, but I’d like to see how I fare against other applicants as well in terms of ECs. As for other colleges, Harvard is my big one, then followed by Cornell, Rice, Johns Hopkins, and Georgetown. A few of my matches and safeties would probably be UT Austin (in-state), UT Dallas (in-state), and U Washington - Seattle. I think I would like to major in something like neuroscience or biology (premed).
I am so happy that I found this thread because I have been freaking out about applying to college in the fall. I’m applying SCEA to Harvard c/o 2022 as well. Fingers crossed that I get good SAT results back in two weeks (second time taking it). I look forward to hearing from all of y’all and good l
Hiya!! I’m applying SCEA! I’m so happy to see that in this thread people are friendly and helpful. I wish all of us good luck with our applications ! 
question: does anyone know whether the supp questions will change for this coming year? I feel like if I start writing on Aug. 1, I might not have enough time (I’m really slow at writing LOL), but at the same time, what if all of the questions are different and the work I have completed by that time becomes useless?
Ask again when you have actual SAT scores. A 1350 will not be anywhere close to competitive. The 25th percentile is 700/710, and you should assume that a big chunk of those are hooked applicants. Any international applicant’s chances of acceptance will be about half of the overall acceptance rate as Harvard and many of its peers impose a hard or soft cap on the percentage of international students.
The 25th percentile may be a bit higher. Just using the Harvard website number of 2100 and then running that through a conversion chart (assuming 700x3), you get something like a 1460 for the new SAT. @skieurope is a Harvard student, so he may have a more direct/recent source than the Admissions page.
No, I used the most recent CDS. Since I’m past the stage of taking SAT’s, I’ve avoided any old/new conversion conversations. 
So your analysis may be more in line.
do you know if harvard will recalculate your gpa? because at my school an A- still counts as a 4.0 and teachers don’t give “A+” as a grade.
No they won’t recalculate.
@LadyKiller What math are you currently taking in school? I did the Math II and Lit Subject Tests, but I had just taken Calculus, so Math II was good for me. I may be wrong, but I think Math II is generally given more weight.
You’re wrong. Having said that, if you’ve taken precalc, you should take M2. If you haven’t taken precalc, take M1. Additionally, be aware that if you haven’t taken precalc and are not on track to take calc by senior year, you’d be at a competitive disadvantage, although not necessarily a deal breaker.
Hello, I’m applying as well. Just got my SAT Subject Test results back; I thought I did well but nope, my scores reflect how badly I did. 
How important are subject test scores to admission decisions?
Also, do you guys want to chance each other? or at least see how we stack up…
Hi! When I spoke with some people in the admissions office at Harvard, they told me they really just want to see that you had the initiative to take the SAT subject tests and (like all other standardized tests at Harvard), there is no minimum cutoff. Additionally, I know people who have been admitted to a Harvard with SAT subject test scores as low as 650. Hope this helps; I’m taking my subject tests in August (Literature and Biology M). Any tips ?
Have you guys figured out what you plan on doing the supplement on?
Been a while since I frequented CC, it was super helpful when I was applying and thought I might stop by to pay it forward, I’m a current student. Good luck all!
That’s fine. Admittedly, per the annual crimson survey for the incoming class most students have taken at least precalc and a large percentage have taken at least AP calc, but there are plenty of students who shine elsewhere, get in and instead take preparatory classes in their freshman year (Math Ma/Mb/1a/1b) before jumping into higher maths classes or instead choose not to take higher maths at all. If you’re an econ concentrator you will need to take or place out of at least 1a/1b (roughly equivalent to AP Calc), or multivariable for the honours option (21 series) at some point during college however.
Take the level you feel you are more comfortable doing and can do well in - if that’s Level 1 it won’t make a difference. As you haven’t taken mathematics recently it is likely they’ll be looking for where you do shine if it isn’t mathematics.
When is the supplemental information usually posted? Do the prompts change from year to year?
Usually doesn’t change much from year to year, I think it may have actually been identical the last couple years, maybe slightly different wording, it’s designed to be an open ended “tell us anything” type question. A couple years ago it was:
Harvard early action already has a thread…Wow! I only have a question about applying from the same school. Our school this year has a crazy occurrence of about 8 students scoring in the 32+ ACT . Now luckily, I was in the higher end with a 34 but does it lower chances if someone else from the same school let’s say applies to Harvard? And would higher subject tests help me improve chances and are they like the ‘‘do’’ or you wont get accepted?..actually I would have to learn chemistry because I am mainly a Math and Econ student…but I kind of have no choice but to do those subject tests even if I plan to apply with economics.
No. Neither Harvard, nor any other school in its tier, has a min/max/quote per HS. That said, if Harvard has traditionally admitted 1 or 2 students from a HS, the odds of it admitting 8 next year are close to zero.
Once you’ve hit a certain threshold in GPA/standardized test scores, other factors come in to play. Like many colleges, Harvard rejects plenty of 4.0/36/1600 applicants per year while admitting students with lower stats.
No; they’re pretty much a given. While they are optional, most applicants include them. And while it is unlikely that they would reject an applicant solely for not sending Subject Tests, it will raise an eyebrow if other applicants from your HS include, and you do not.