<p>From what I heard those kids usually turn down admission for financial reasons. Especially in CA, MI, and VA, where they take full ride/ significant merit-based aid at a presigious public school as opposed to being $130,000 + in debt after harvard.</p>
<p>The 20% that do not come here go to, as nameless8989 says, for financial reasons. Some west-coasters choose to stay there (Stanford), some go to prestigious BA/MD programs such as Brown or Northwestern. Others just choose other colleges because they feel like it's a better match for them than Harvard.</p>
<p>"consistently only about 79% "
This is a phenomenally high yield rate! No only about it.</p>
<p>ohio_mom is absolutely correct. Harvard has had consistently the highest yield of all colleges in the United States. With the increases in HFAI, who knows if that 79-80% yield will go up? Admissions is expecting another jump in applications for the upcoming year and a greater yield as well. We will see for the Class of 2011.</p>
<p>what i'm most worried about are the essays. what if you're not a good writer? how can you show the admission officers that you're not this bland, monotonous studying machine? (as the writing will unfortunately show)</p>
<p>"what if you're not a good writer? how can you show the admission officers that you're not this bland, monotonous studying machine? (as the writing will unfortunately show)"</p>
<p>If your essay reiterates a list of your academic accomplishments, then you may well come off as a studying machine. So ... don't do that. You are a unique individual; you have had unique experiences and insights derived from these experiences. Sometimes presenting this in an essay is easy - oftentimes not. It may require more than a little soul-searching. Believe in yourself - that what you have to say is of value.</p>
<p>This thread makes me feel a little better about getting into Harvard. :) My writing mentor has been trying to convince me to apply because of the new financial aid policies (my dad is disabled so we're very low-income), but until I started to research schools in depth recently, I didn't really know I wanted to go there. Now I'm sure.</p>
<p>hello, my name is alex and i have a really important question to ask you.
i am romanian and now i live in canada.i am a permanent resident.this is my first summer here and you can imagine i am not used to the system and of course with the universities.my dream is to get into harvard, but that was impossible from romania.
now, is it posssible for me to get into harvard with 2 years of high-school in romania and 2 years of highschool in canada?(i finished grade 10 in romania this year).
and if it is possible, are there any special conditions?
i would be very grateful if somebody could give me some advice.
thanks a lot and enjoy summer</p>
<p>it doesn't matter where you're from/where you went to high school. you will be considered an international when you apply. contact the harvard admissions office if you have specific questions about that.</p>
<p>NO, NO, NO. For the UMPTEENTH TIME...</p>
<p>You will be in the subcommittee and subcommittees are divided up by REGIONS. If you are applying from Canada, you will be in the Canadian subcommittee. If you are applying from New York City, you will be in the NYC subcommittee. Because Harvard is need-blind for ALL applicants, they do NOT need to discriminate amongst U.S. citizens, permanent residents and international students.</p>
<p>that's a relief.but i read some forums and everybody talks about special courses they take in their first 2 years of highschool and i probably won't have enough time to take all the courses they do in 4 years, and my courses in romania will not be taken as AP courses.that's really my concern right now.</p>
<p>ok i may have been wrong about the international thing, but i know for sure that colleges will not hold it against you if your schools did not offer you APs. if there aren't as many APs offered to you, colleges will just evaluate how well you took advantage of what was offered to you. there are quite a few people who have gotten into harvard with no APs or just a couple, but the point was that these people excelled in their own situations.</p>
<p>Hi, how do you know if you fit with a specific school? I realize that you need to make sure your intended major and EC's exist at the college, but besides visiting the school, which may not tell you the true story, how do you know?</p>
<p>For instance, what would be the difference between Harvard, Columbia, Yale, and Princeton?</p>
<p>Thanks for your help. Carolyn</p>
<p>as you have been so friendly and precise, i'll shoot one more question: does harvard has any connection with the debate world?i have been debating in romania and have some results, though i haven't found a debate club here in toronto.oh and sorry for the possibly silly questions i ask, i'm just new and i need to know if i really have chances into harvard or should i reconsider my options.thanks again.</p>
<p>Visit, talk to students, do an interview.</p>
<p>i want to go to harverd but i just finished 8th grade i would love to go to harverd instead of going to highschool for my freshmen year i wana take
QUANTUM physics and Astro physics so bad but unluckily i have to take biology honors and satII biology exam and etc</p>
<p>and by the way im using KAPLAN and PRINCETON sto study for my sat II!</p>
<p>i wana go to harvard too!! should i get a interview when am i aloud to can i get a interview in my freshmen year?</p>
<p>in new york state you have to get a advanced regents deploma so thats what i must do first and i must take all the sat II i can take^_^</p>
<p>im a really smart person
!!</p>
<p>i wana work at best buy too!^<em>^</em>^<em>^</em>^ cause that means more video games for me</p>