How to get into Harvard

Applying to College
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<p>Forbes's Hana R. Alberts, a graduate of Harvard, shares some insight into what it took to get into one of America's most coveted universities, while at the same time putting some ease into the hearts of those who desire prestige. </p>

<p>How</a> to get into Harvard</p>

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Go ahead, wear a suit to your interview if that puts you at ease. Or read Foucault before bed, but only if you actually like pondering dense and abstract prose about power struggles. Life's too short to do something that you don't love, or waste time posturing as someone you aren't.

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<p>Oh, I thought the way to get into Harvard was to click your heels 3 times and say "there's no place like home"...</p>

<p>ya learn something new everyday, i suppose....</p>

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<p>Oh yeah, I forgot that Forbes runs the Harvard admission office</p>

<p>(Shaking my head)
Whats worse about Harvard is the fact that they canceled their transfer application process for two years. sad for those who love Harvard.</p>

<p>"So to everyone disheartened by the low college acceptance rates this spring, to everyone who plans to hunker down this summer and draft out a foolproof plan to guarantee admission to the college of your choice: Good luck. Not with your application, per se, but with the even greater task of discovering what you love. It won't be easy, but I can guarantee you, it will be worth it."</p>

<p>-God Bless this statement.</p>

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<p>Screw Harvard College. How do you get into Harvard Law? ;)</p>

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<p>By getting a BA in Fashion Merchandising and wearing a swimsuit in your video essay. Duh.</p>

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<p>^ errrr</p>

<p>major in english lit and maths....u'll have the literary prowess to craft some of the most brillant essays and enough logical processing to ace the LSAT</p>

<p>btw does HLS accept transferrees?</p>

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<p>That article is no good. the real way to get into harvard is to have perfect SAT/ACT highest class rank highest GPA madd EC and community service, good essay, and good interview....no matter how unique and down to earth u are if ur stats arent up they wone look at u twice</p>

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<p>ppl like PlayaX01 are where all the rumours wrt admissions originate =)</p>

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<p>perfect stats are not necessary...D had 2280/95%GPA/ 4s and 5s in APs/lots of student government....and no hooks.....</p>

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<p>School's valedictorian had 34 ACT/highest GPA in history of school DISTRICT /5s on all APs / involved in 4 sports and was in nationals for track and got waitlisted. </p>

<p>it probably helps to have better stats than the rest.</p>

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<p>Zamzam, don't crack jokes like that. It could happen. : )</p>

<p>If there's one thing we can learn from this article, it is that Harvard graduates are not all amazing at their craft. In my opinion, Ms. Alberts' writing is very choppy and at times unclear. I find it hard to believe that this wasn't edited more before it was published by Forbes.</p>

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<p>^Your screename and ZamZam's comment made me laugh. xD</p>

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That article is no good. the real way to get into harvard is to have perfect SAT/ACT highest class rank highest GPA madd EC and community service, good essay, and good interview....no matter how unique and down to earth u are if ur stats arent up they wone look at u twice

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ppl like PlayaX01 are where all the rumours wrt admissions originate =)

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Unfortunately, Playa's statement is mostly correct. A lot of people learn that the hard way every year.</p>

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<p>Only way to get into Harvard is to be perfect or God;)</p>

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<p>our school's val got in! and we RARELY get ivies. 1580 on 2 sections. no sports. theatre, band. not many super outstanding awards. very good at geography. avid reader i believe. im sure his essays were pretty good. he was waitlisted at georgetown but got into harvard go figure</p>

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<p>I've heard that 1 billion dollar donations tend to do the trick.</p>

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<p>Yea me too...maybe I'll take out a loan for a billion or two just to get into Harvard!</p>

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<p>haha actually 10 million would more than suffice</p>

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<p>Harvard undergrad is a joke with a large ego that rests solely on name recognition. I didn't apply, and I wouldn't go even if accepted.</p>

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<p>"The college admissions process may be, more or less, arbitrary. But that only reinforces the message--oft-cited but little believed--that applicants can't take rejection personally. I see now that an acceptance is neither a declaration of worth nor a stated expectation. It's simply a bed for four years and a chance to learn something between the regrettably short chunks of time you spend in it."</p>

<p>^liked that bit</p>