<p>hello lowellbelle,
im ashley. i am 13 and i would love to go to harvard to study medicine. i was wondering if it is hard to get in??,,.. please answer when you have time..
it is my dream to go to harvard.,, what are you taking at harvard??
please reply me.....thanks!!</p>
<p>hello lowellbelle (again..)
i am very driven to get into harvard and very focused on being a
pediatrician,,
i can play the piano,i can play a little guitar but i stopped that cause i didnt really like it so i switched to piano, i teach sunday school i have extra tutorials on saturdays...
i am home schooled, i have paces which to finish a year of schooling you need to finish 12 paces..
and you have to get 90% above or you repeat the pace again,,and i usually get 98% - 100%...
i am half american half filipino..
i am recognized so now problem with visa..
i have been to the states already..
am gonna make sure i do not get distracted so i promised no boyfriends till done with medical school...
are my chances good??
please reply.thanks for reading..,</p>
<p>I don't think anyone is going to go through here and chance everyone at this point, but I will say two things. First, Harvard looks for students of all economic backgrounds and recognizes the differences in opportunities applicants from all levels have. Harvard also only accepts students that they believe can complete a Harvard degree, so you should not worry that if you're accepted the work will be impossible for you to do.</p>
<p>lowellbelle,
One of my goals in life is to get into Harvard. I am a straight A student, and a very hardworking person. People always say I'm really smart and I'm also in an advanced math class. I'm a freshmen in high school so I haven't really taken any SAT's or any of that stuff. What is required for you to get on the SAT's? Also, do you need to be a genius to get into Harvard? Most of the people I know who want to go to Harvard are people from like India and China and stuff who are like incredibly smart! I was thinking maybe Harvard only accepted the "national spelling bee winner" types. Or the mathematics state winner or you know, something like that! I'm honestly a math and science freak, yet english and reading, isn't my strongest subject. I speak two languages, so yeah. So, that definitely decreases my chances of getting into Harvard huh? Another thing I wanted to ask is, what type of students does Harvard want? What activities should I be involved in after school? I've been trying to do plenty of community service. Do I have to play a sport? And be in band? I'm taking french and P.E. Do I have to win any state competition? Is a 4.0 good enough for Harvard or do they like higher GPA's? How do I get prepared for tests like tests colleges look at? Please help me! I'm very sorry this is so long.
-Stephanie</p>
<p>I guess I'll try to respond to some of your questions. There is no requirement for SAT scores. Most successful applicants have SAT scores in the 2100+ range. Some have perfect scores, a few are around 1800. A perfect score in no way assures you acceptance. You do not need to be a genius to go here, most of the students are far from geniuses, most are just hard-working and intelligent. Yes, there are both many students from India and China. There are also alot of incredibly smart people on campus. Very few people are top 50 mathematicians or elite spellers. I am neither. In fact, I'm absolutely horrible at spelling and just average at math. You do not need to know 5 languages to go to Harvard, I know 1 and am working on a second. You do need to know 7-8 to get a Egyptology Ph.D, so keep that in the back of your head :) There are no specific things you can do to get into Harvard. But almost everyone here has a few things they are passionate about. That could be science, theater, sports, music, Academic Decathlon. Find a few things you love doing and spend time doing them well.</p>
<p>i have a 3.85 uw and a 4.18 w. Is that ok for harvard.</p>
<p>It will in no way keep you out of Harvard. That is really the only thing that can be said for GPA's.</p>
<p>Thank you so much. :)
Um, well the thing is that I told one of my friends that I wanted to go to Harvard and she was like, "I don't think anyone's going to Harvard. Only like Mois [guy from india lol] is probably getting in." So the thing is I don't know if I'm good enough. So, you're saying grades don't matter very much. Even though I have a 4.0 and above..You're saying that a perfect SAT score won't assure you in, lol, so what might? Should I play an instrument? Or do plenty of community service? Or maybe like join clubs? I'm really confused about what I should be doing to get accepted. It's my dream school. :]
Again, thanks so much for helping me.
-Stephanie-</p>
<p>You might try reading the information on the Harvard website (harvard.edu). go to the Harvard College area, to admissions, they will give you a rough outline of what is needed. Also, your local bookstores (and maybe your guidance counselor)have plenty of books about getting into top colleges--read some of those, they give excellent advice.</p>
<p>to stephanie,
like lowellebelle said you need to be passionate and love what your gonna do,.
so if your really wanting to get in and you do every extracurricular activity you might get in,.
i am also hoping to get in and be a pediatrician. what do you wanna be??</p>
<p>Hopeful 1992, you have a good chance I would think. I really like it that you are not going to write some sob story on your application. Whether you get in or not, you sound like a really good person and you will do well anywhere.</p>
<p>People should not ask what they should be doing to get in. That is absolutely the wrong way to think, and the wrong way to live. Follow your interests and see where they take you. It is better to NOT get in to Harvard if getting in means living a false life, but also chances are admissions will pick up on activities that are strategic rather than genuine.</p>
<p>Harvard admissions is very holistic. They really do seem to look at the whole person and not a bunch of stats. </p>
<p>There are lots of great schools out there. Don't get fixed on Harvard because of its name, or the prestige it can confer on you. Learn about lots of schools and really think about what you want.</p>
<p>Hopeful 1992,</p>
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<p>Good Luck</p>
<p>Compmom, you are so, so, .... correct!</p>
<p>Whiterabbit,
are you attending Harvard now? Could you give me some tips for the interview? Im pretty nervous. I realize I should be myself (like I always or at least usually am) but is there anything special about a H interview? btw, how are the classes? As difficult as everybody thinks they are? Thanks</p>
<p>Yes, I'm a freshman right now. I really don't know what to tell you for the interview. I was just myself and tried to show how excited I was about Harvard. My interviewer really, really pulled for me in the admissions process I believe. There is nothing special about it. Interviews are dictated more by the interviewer then by the school. The classes are fairly hard, but not impossibly hard. The work is all interesting and I don't feel like any of the material is a waste of my time. I have no experience with problem sets though, as I'm a humanities guy. What makes things so stressful here is the combination of classes and EC's. All of people take their EC's more seriously then their classwork.</p>
<p>At my school there is one formula: Have a good enough GPA and SAT and then you're in. When you look at our scattergrams, there is no exception (except recruited athletes) and there is a clear cutoff point. Of course, these people had at least decent ECs.</p>
<p>Baelor. I wish I had the opportunity to go to a school like yours. and thanks Whiterabbit. That sounds like me right now, the ECs I mean</p>
<p>It's not all good, e.g. 10+ early applicants to very selective colleges. But there are clear cutoffs for all schools, which makes things easier. Like literally everyone above that gets accepted, and everyone below gets rejected. There may be one or two exceptions in every couple years.</p>
<p>do you think i might be able to get into harvard please
reply,,
im on page 14..
thanks!!!!!!</p>
<p>I'm sorry, I'm totally unqualified to give you any advice here, because I'm applying to H this year too and I really don't know what H is looking for. Their process is the most enigmatic. But perhaps a chance thread with more stats, and not just ECs, would be of help to you.</p>