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<p>Greetings everyone</p>

<p>I'm an international school student, with aspirations of studying at Harvard.
I've done most of my standardized testing, and built what I believe to be a strong EC portfolio.</p>

<p>My question pertains to international school results, and how Harvard (or any other selective university) considers them. Obviously, I don't have a GPA. Considering that most of the students that Harvard will accept are US candidates with GPAs, how exactly does Harvard make a comparison between my results and theirs? Is it useful to convert my results to a GPA (<a href="http://www.foreigncredits.com/Resources/GPA-Calculator/"&gt;http://www.foreigncredits.com/Resources/GPA-Calculator/&lt;/a&gt;)? Although, I am skeptical of how accurate that conversion is. </p>

<p>I have read that apparently Harvard will look for a 'standard' within that country, and then check that the results are above that standard. For example, if country X considers an A to be over 80%, then Harvard will check that all your results, or your average is over 80%? I have also read that Harvard may consider standardized testing more than the school transcript when reviewing international candidates, as it is the only way of making meaningful comparisons. </p>

<p>Is any of this true? If not, does anyone have any insight on how selective universities consider international results?</p>

<p>All responses are appreciated!
Thank you.</p>