<p>Hey everyone!
I will be joining mount holyoke in the fall, and i'm really excited about it. I had a very rough four years at high school, which prevented me from working to my full potential, and ultimately from applying to more top-tier schools. My father underwent heart surgery, my grandfather (my role model and best friend) got diagnosed with Alzheimer's, my best friend's mom lost her battle to cancer, and the list goes on. I was very fortunate to get into Mount Holyoke, and intend on working really hard.
At the same time, I want to prepare myself for grad school. I'm really interested in either going to Princeton for Public Affairs, or to Harvard for Law. I want to work towards attaining this goal from day 1 at college, and would like to know what these grad schools look for in applicants in terms of grades, ECs, etc etc.
Any input would be vastly appreciated!
P.s. I'll be either majoring in Economics, or double majoring in Economics and International Relations at MHC.</p>
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<p>*t the same time, I want to prepare myself for grad school. I’m really interested in either going to Princeton for Public Affairs, or to Harvard for Law. I want to work towards attaining this goal from day 1 at college, and would like to know what these grad schools look for in applicants in terms of grades, ECs, etc etc. *</p>
<p>Admissions to grad school is all about achievement. They want to see top grades, a strong curriculum, top GRE or LSAT scores, great recommendations, some honors, relevant research, and maybe some interesting ECs.</p>
<p>My son went thru the grad school admissions process last year and is now at an elite school. The admissions rate for ALL good grad schools is very low. Even his “safeties” (ha ha) only accepted 10% of the apps (the safeties had strong grad programs but were 3rd tier national universities). </p>
<p>Many grad schools have small programs. I think my son’s dept accepted between 12-15 students…out of several hundred apps! So, it’s brutal!! I think my son’s tipping points were 4.0 GPA, tippy top GRE scores, great LORs, and some good research.</p>