<p>Hi guys. Well I guess I have a few questions about Harvard. I am only a freshmen but Harvard is really my dream college. That being said I am going to do my best to try and get accepted there. So far I have a 4.0 GPA but I was wondering what do I need to do (other than the obvious stuff like SAT and good grades) to get into Harvard. Also, if it helps I would like to major in Economics. Here is a list of my ECs so you get a reference as to what I'm doing already.</p>
<p>play AAU basketball
play trombone and am part of a band
placed 11th in the New Jersey State Geography Bee
play Little League Baseball (not sure this helps but I'll but it)
member of FIRST VEX robotics team
member of mock trial team</p>
<p>Volunteer Work:
taught geography at local homeschool co-op</p>
<p>Well, I guess that's it. Basically what I would like to know is what AP classes to take and what other ECs I can participate in. Thanks.</p>
<p>Keep up the good work.. find out what you REALLY like and try to learn as much as you can about it and participate in activities associated with it. Enjoy life, mix and mingle with people in and out of your social circle. Be yourself... while aiming high and understanding the implications of your decisions. Good Luck. Happy Thanksgiving!</p>
<p>hahah, of course you are a little early for thinking about Harvard. It's not wrong to want to go there right now, but it's more important that you focus on school and doing things you enjoy.</p>
<p>There are tons of students at Harvard College who major in Economics. That fact won't really distinguish you on its own, so don't worry about it.</p>
<p>Just keep trying to do really well in school, keep pursuing your passions and things about which you deeply care, and do good things for the world, and you should have a good shot.</p>
<p>Many Harvard admits have taken as many AP and Honors courses as possible in their high school career. My advice along that line would be to push yourself as hard as you can without drowning yourself and having no life.</p>
<p>Your EC's depend on what matter to you. Perfectly ordinary EC's can demonstrate a lot about a person if that person has pursued that EC in serious depth. Good luck.</p>
<p>Totally the wrong question to ask. Don't go around searching for extracurriculars that you think Harvard wants- no one who tries to reinvent themselves for Harvard ever succeeds in getting in (at least in my experience). Do the ECs you like! Robotics is an awesome one (I was president of my high school's Robotics club), keep up with that and enjoy it. If you like mock trial, keep it up too, and work hard in the club so that you can achieve something in it.</p>
<p>As for classes to take- different schools have different curricula, take whatever is challenging at your school. Some people go on here just for validation- "I'm dropping AP Spanish to take AP Physics, is that ok???" or whatever. Don't be one of those people- just trust your guidance counselors with regard to what challenging courses you should take.</p>
<p>The most important advice I can give you is this: Leave these boards for at least two years. Seriously. There is absolutely nothing that you can gain from the Harvard board for at least the next two years (probably longer than that, actually.) You'll just waste your time and end up tearing your hair up about all your choices and how they'll affect your chances at Harvard- it won't help you at all.</p>
<p>What should you do now? I'll tell you what I tell everyone who comes on this board when they're just a freshman or sophomore- you should enjoy high school, dammit! Get drunk, date girls (or guys, it's up to you), watch high school football, and every once in a while, learn something in school instead of seeing it as a stepping stone to college. Seriously- whether or not you get into Harvard, you're going to have much better memories of high school if you don't spend it fretting about college admissions.</p>
<p>Freshman year is only appitizers. Can you truly keep up your grades come up after Freshman year. Just getting As in 1st quarter of your Freshman year taking Algebra 2/Geometry means nothing... lol</p>