Ok so I really want to go to Howard University, it is my number one choice!
But I don’t think my chances are good, I am an average/okay student and I know that Howard is selective.
My GPA is 3.0 and my ACT is an 18, I recently retook it so hopefully I got a higher score.
I go to a Jesuit College Prep school so my courses are extremely hard.
I have 4 years or Math, English, Science
3 Years of Foreign Language
1 year of US History
1 year of Government
1 year of Economics
1 year of World History
1 year of Geography
Most of my courses have been honors
I have a lot of community service hours under me and hopefully extremely good recommendations.
I also have done 4 internships at corporate businesses in Houston (where I live).
I planned on doing Early Action but I got nervous and did not submit it.
So could someone tell me what Howard is looking for in an essay and my chance of getting into the University.
@AcceptableName , the OP is asking about Howard, not Harvard
Howard tends to care more about the student’s fit at the university than just pure statistics, but statistics are still important. (according to students).Try to show your commitment to attending and showcase your community service. Also, you can use this link https://www.■■■■■■■■■■/colleges/Howard-University/admissions to see a scattergram of acceptances, rejections and waitlisted as well as a histogram of the average ACT scores at the university. My advice would be to try to get your score up to 20 at least but 22 would be better. Even better than that, take the SAT. The rumour is that the SAT gets preference in admissions. (I have no proof for this though). Good luck! Let me know if you want to know anything else, Howard was once my top choice so I researched it pretty thoroughly.
What’s your intended major, just wondering? The fact that you have 4 internships is extremely impressive and you being in many honors classes will be a good touch. If you get your ACT score up, I think you’ll have a pretty good chance of getting into Howard. Good luck and best wishes!
I plan on majoring in Art and Human Performance (Sports Med)