<p>If you don’t have what it takes to be invited–but you’re pretty close–you can petition for admission. You can also get in as a sophomore based on freshman grades.</p>
<p>According to their annual report from August 11, HHC will be increasing their admissions standards because of the trend the last few years of class sizes increasing, which strains HHC resources. According to the report, “more rigorous SAT/ACT and GPA/class rank eligibility criteria are to be instituted for the 2010 admissions season.”</p>
<p>The average SAT score of incoming Fall 2008 students was 1363. Fall 2008 had 718 entering freshmen entering HHC, with 278 getting in the second semester, which was based on their performance at IU. HHC expected 1,000+ entering freshmen for Fall 2009, which would be a huge increase over Fall 2008.</p>