<p>@steinway You really are applying quite broadly! Your college list looks fabulous. Best of luck! Yes, California does have some beautiful landscapes. I imagine that the flying would be gorgeous here. </p>
<p>Hello 
i am rebecca and will be applying as an international applicant(from the uk). my summer is essentially for my main extracurricular(science based work experience). I am still deciding what other colleges I will apply to, but i don’t have long to decide! still have uk applications as well :/</p>
<p>what are the acceptance rate for international applicants like?</p>
<p>@rebecca9678 I don’t believe Harvard publishes their international acceptance rates, but there were 59 undergraduate students from the UK attending Harvard in 2013-2014.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.hio.harvard.edu/abouthio/statistics/pdf/StudentsSchoolCountryAlpha13-14.pdf”>http://www.hio.harvard.edu/abouthio/statistics/pdf/StudentsSchoolCountryAlpha13-14.pdf</a></p>
<p>FYI, there’s a website specific to Harvard admissions from the UK that might prove useful to you, as well as other international applicants.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.harvard-ukadmissions.co.uk/”>http://www.harvard-ukadmissions.co.uk/</a></p>
<p>@rebecca96 Are you also doing the A-levels? And thanks @calliemoon- likewise!</p>
<p>I can’t believe this already exists. I’m so nervous right now! Best of luck to all of you, may the odds be ever in your favor. I like to look at it as not a 5.9% acceptance rate but a 21% acceptance rate for EA!</p>
<p>On another note, please chance me for here and a few other universities (I’m thinking about retaking the SATs to pick up a few points in Critical Reading :)) thanks!</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1662544-chances-at-harvard-yale-princeton-mit-brown-columbia-dartmouth-tufts-duke-amherst.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1662544-chances-at-harvard-yale-princeton-mit-brown-columbia-dartmouth-tufts-duke-amherst.html#latest</a></p>
<p>@235423 fingers crossed they’ll accept as many as they did last year, but there’s no way we can be sure… last year was an unsually high admit rate for EA. They don’t take as many in earlier years. 
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<p>So many international students! @steinway I’m applying PPE at Oxford as well! Have you started prep for the TSA? I’ve let it take a backseat to my SAT prep this summer, but I feel like I should look into it soon since I know next to nothing about it and don’t know if it’ll be more or less difficult than the SAT. </p>
<p>I too am praying for the same admit rate this year <em>sells soul to make it so</em>
I’m taking the ACT in September and hopefully I get my desired score so I can apply EA knowing that my application was the best it could be</p>
<p>Make it so!
@235423, we’re in a similar boat. (We have almost the exact same SAT score!) For the SAT, I have 800s in Reading and Writing, but a 680 in Math. I’m planning to retake it in November and cross my fingers that I can get it to Harvard soon enough for it to count towards my application, but I don’t think it’ll make a huge difference either way, so I’m not going to sweat too much about it. I think both of our scores are already in a safe range! Whatever you decide to do, good luck.
@Jellybae, good luck with your ACT!</p>
<p>@rebecca9678 Hi, nice to meet you! What field of science are you interested in?
@235423: Hey there! Yeah, it’s nerve-wracking, but exhilarating! Are you planning to go into politics?
It’s so exciting getting to know you all! Such diverse talents and interests!) </p>
<p>@calliemoon11 : I talked to the admissions office about the November testing date. The verdict: it’s totally fine! We can take it then and the score will make it in good time for them to read and decide on our applications, so no worries! </p>
<p>I registered for classes in Economics and Philosophy this afternoon at my local community college. I know this it the Harvard thread, but since I’m also applying to Oxford PPE (Politics, Philosophy, Economics) and they require you to demonstrate understanding of the course you’re applying for BEFORE you even start your degree, it might be smart to take a few classes in summer. Since I’m interested in Harvard’s government major, maybe it wouldn’t be a bad idea to send them these transcripts as well once I’m done. </p>
<p>Anyone else taking summer uni/college classes right now? Which ones? </p>
<p>Hi, everyone. I am so happy to take part in this group. I’m an international student, and I intend to apply to Harvard and MIT, but I also plan to apply to other universities, but I am still working on it. I’ve considered FIT, but I’m a bit worried about the size of the city, Melbourne, which is a relatively small city, and I think it wouldn’t fit me, as I live in a big city and I’m used to a more hectic lifestyle. Anyway, the fact is that I have considered other institutions too, I’ve collected every piece of information I could about admission requirements, financial aid, life in campus, but I came to the conclusion that most of them require the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) from international students. However, I don’t have the intention to take the TOEFL, because it is too expensive, and the whole application process itself has already been quite costly, so I can’t afford to take this test for now. I am thereby limited to applying to a reduced number of colleges, not to mention the fact that others do not grant financial aid to international students, only merit-based scholarships, which is a good opportunity either way, but the latter ones tend to be highly selective, and even though I have an appreciable GPA and hold a nice school rank, maybe that will not be enough. Happily, Harvard and MIT do not require TOEFL scores, but another aspect puts me in a tough position concerning them: I graduated from high school in November 2012, that is, one and a half years ago. Although I am currently at college level, which means that I haven’t been inactive for all this time, I am concerned that colleges might see a problem in it. What do you think? Besides, I am not sure if I should apply as a freshman or a transfer student. That’s because I study Law in my country, but the point is that Law isn’t taught at the undergraduate level in the US, so I don’t know if I should quit my Law studies and start a new major all over again in the US or I should transfer my credit hours and move on to another related major. Either way, I would really like to take my undergraduate course entirely in the US, so I’d perfectly drop out of college here in my country in order to seek a degree in Engineering in the US, but I really need to find out how to proceed in this case. Do you have any idea? TIA</p>
<p>@EdwardMasen Hello! Hmmm, that’s tricky. And I totally feel you about application costs. It sounds to me like you would have to transfer, but I don’t know how you’d go about the situation with your major, sorry. I think you’d have to contact the Harvard admission office and explain your situation, and see what they say. Anyway, it’s great to have you in the thread! Good luck with everything!</p>
<p>@WooTheDay Really? Yay, thanks for letting me know!
I had also considered applying to Oxford, so I read about that aspect of the application process! I think that’s a great idea. I’m taking a university screenwriting course online, just for fun. (Writing is my second most important EC, and it’s also linked to my main EC, as I write articles for my local opera company.)</p>
<p>hey, just curious, what made you guys decide to apply to harvard SCEA?</p>
<p>Hi! i think transfer is more safety.</p>
<p>I’m applying scea because the wait until April would kill me</p>
<p>@EdwardMasen You should contact Harvard and MIT to determine your eligibility to apply as a freshman or transfer applicant, It’s not up to you to decide. If you are already enrolled in a degree program, it is likely you are not eligible to apply as a freshman. Transfer eligibility is also restricted to those who have completed one to two years of college (and not more) prior to transferring, and the competition is much tougher than it would be if you were to apply as a freshman.</p>
<p>@Jellybae, I feel you! That’s a huge reason for me, too.
My top two choices are Harvard and Yale. While Yale is strong in the arts, where my main ECs lie, Harvard has a particular emphasis on uniqueness, creativity, envelop-pushing, and innovation, which I love and which fits my personality. Also, a more minor detail is that I have a less-than-ideal SAT II score in a subject I can’t retake until December, and since Yale requires disclosure of all scores, I’d like the chance to retake that test before applying there. How about you guys?</p>
<p>This is a super random question, but I’m a bit of a psychology geek: if you’ve taken the test, what MBTI types are all of you?</p>