Hey Guys!
Just wanted to have an approximate idea about how many Indians apply to Harvard every year.
Thanks
A staggering number of them. It’s an EXTREMELY competitive applicant pool.
Because there are so many Indian applicants vying for a limited number of Indian slots, the Indian admit rate is likely to be lower than that of the abysmally low domestic admit rate.
Ok thanks sir! I had another question, Since Harvard allows REA applicants to take the SAT in November do you think it will be fine if I take the SAT with essay in October and the Subject Tests in November?
If you go to Harvard’s International Statistics website (http://www.hio.harvard.edu/statistics) and enter STUDENTS, HARVARD COLLEGE (the undergraduate school) and INDIA, you will see that there are currently 20 students from your country enrolled at the college. That means, on average, about 5 students are admitted every year from India.
Harvard doesn’t publish the number of applications from each country, but my guess would be close to 1000 students apply to Harvard each year from India. If I’m correct, that would mean the overall acceptance rate for students from india students would be about .05% (one half of one-percent). Those are terrible odds no matter how qualified you are, so by all means apply but realize and understand the tremendous odds you face.
It would be fine to take the SAT w/writing in October and the Subject Tests in November.
Do you think the same would hold true for Wharton too?
ALL highly desirable, prestigious schools that give generous need-based financial aid to int’l students will have a stampede of Indian students applying to them. Why would you expect otherwise?
If you don’t require financial aid, there are many US colleges where the odds are significantly better for international students: http://www.wsj.com/articles/international-students-stream-into-u-s-colleges-1427248801 and http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/11/globalization-american-higher-ed/416502/
However, as GMTplus noted, your odds will be about the same at any US college that offers generous financial aid to international students, especially these 5 colleges that offer Need-Blind and Full-Need Admission to International Students http://www.internationalstudent.com/schools_awarding_aid/
Hmm. Thank you! What do you think will look as a good score in the new redesigned SAT??
I have no idea, but I’ll take a guess. In a recent Harvard freshman survey, the average SAT score for South Asian students was 2258 (http://features.thecrimson.com/2015/freshman-survey/makeup/). That represents 94% of a perfect score. The top score for the new SAT is 1600; 94% of that figure is 1504. So, my guess for a good score for a South Asian student applying to Harvard would be 1504+.
You can find a school’s 25th-75th percentile SAT scores on its Common Data Set report, section C9. Google: “Common Data Set <>”
You need to convert the redesigned SAT scores to the old version SAT scores by using the scores corcordance table from the College Board’s website.
https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/scores/understanding-scores/sat-score-converter
I inputted 750, 760 and 750 (total 2260, which is the average old SAT score (2258) for South Asian students admitted to Harvard) into the College Board’s concordance table and it equates to a 1540 New SAT. So, IMO an applicant from South Asia applying to Harvard would need a 1540+ new SAT score to be a competitive applicant.
Don’t assume you’ll be admitted if you do have a “high enough” SAT score.
Thank you so much! I will surely utilise your inputs in the best possible way.
I am willing to apply for the class of 2021.I am really interested in trading stocks and thus have my own portfolio and have had profits of more than 500%. Do you think it would look Good?
I am willing to apply for the class of 2021.I am really interested in trading stocks and thus have my own portfolio and have had profits of more than 500%. Do you think it would look Good?
Are you among the top dozen or so students in the entire country of India today?
Then you should be casting your net beyond Ivy League schools.
I am sorry but I don’t think I exactly get what you mean?
Harvard is an academic institution which is most concerned with educating the top scholars of this world. As Harvard doesn’t offer an undergraduate business degree, it doesn’t matter to Admissions how much money you have made off of your investments – unless of course you will be “gifting” those millions back to the college – then they’ll care . . deeply.
Yeah but it does reflect efforts towards something big? Anyways thanks
No wonder so many students are rejected! Please notice “efforts toward something big” isn’t what Harvard is looking for: https://college.harvard.edu/admissions/application-process/what-we-look.