<p>I am in fact '16. And Michigan & Northwestern. You?!?!?!?!? (besides Harvard lol)</p>
<p>Thanks DasSuiGeneris! @liv4physicz, also Michigan(both), Boston College, WUSTL, Rochester, Boston Uni.</p>
<p>Oh, great!!! Ya I might apply to State but I really don’t wanna go there lol</p>
<p>Me too…That’s why I’m going try and show Harvard (in essays, interview, recs) why I’m right for them.</p>
<p>U prolly are u jst gotta show 'em</p>
<p>I don’t understand. What did you say?</p>
<p>Oh I’m sorry. Let me clarify:</p>
<p>You probably are. You just have to show them that you are.</p>
<p>Thanks! I hope they see that.</p>
<p>See, if your entire application will be about showing Harvard why it’s right for you, then you must also show that Harvard is right for you ACADEMICALLY. With your scores, unfortunately that does not come through (notice I am NOT saying you’re not up to H’s standards, I am just saying you need to show it). Improve them, it is that simple.</p>
<p>Just my supplement will be about me writing why Harvard is for me, not the entire app. What I’m trying to do is emphasize the good parts of my application.</p>
<p>That is a smart tactic</p>
<p>Thanks liv4physicz.</p>
<p>No prob!!!</p>
<p>@ivymuch: is it true that you require loads and loads of money to get into harvard…?cuz even i wanna get into harvard…i still have to complete my grade 11 and grade 12 …but still…and what about the scores…really high…?sorry i am asking too many questions at the same time :)</p>
<p>Your school doesn’t send many students to top schools and your test scores are way under par. Your UW GPA is average if not below average. Your ECs are nothing spectacular. I would say unless you do something spectacular like curing cancer or something of the sorts, your chances are slim if not impossible. Bluntly put, consider retaking the SAT or ACT and aim for 2300+/34+ Your stats right now are not up to par with most of the applicants to Harvard. This school rejects the best applicants in the world. Just because you want to go doesn’t mean you can. If you’re still set on Harvard, then best of luck but don’t expect too much.</p>
<p>I think Ivymuch has a 99.9% chance!!!</p>
<p>According to Harvard’s recent financial aid policy, the feasibility of a Harvard education is accessible to everyone regardless of family income. Ideally, harvard would like to see high scores, both standardized and school wise. By the same token, they look for the “whole person” in their holistic approach to the evaluation of one’s candidacy. Hope that helped :)</p>
<p>No offense, but is this a joke?? Your scores are BEYOND low. You need an SAT of 2000+ and ACT of 30+ in order to even be considered. If your school hasn’t sent anyone to top schools in past years, they probably won’t be sending anyone to top schools this year, especially Harvard. You don’t show anything stellar in your application that could compensate for your grades and SATs, and even if you did your grades and SATs are simply too low. I’d say you have a negligible chance of getting in.</p>
<p>I greatly value your responses. I will do what I can. I just also want to say that I did not elaborate on my level of involvement and achievements in those activities I listed (just because it would take too long), but I’m happy to explain a little on here.</p>
<p>Please explain. Just to give you an idea of what you need to get into Harvard, I was the captain of my high school’s Math League and Science Olympiad teams, and I revolutionized them, bringing them from a complete joke to state finalist (Math League) and 9th in the state (Science Olympiad). I was a two-sport varsity athlete, I volunteered at my church 3 hours every week, and I was an avid musician and a member of 7 ensembles (including all-state band and orchestra). I had a 3.98 UW and a 2300 SAT, 800s on all my Subject Tests, 5s on all my APs, and I did NOT get accepted to Harvard.</p>
<p>I’m not trying to say this to be rude, I’m trying to say this to let you know that you need to have an amazing application to be accepted, and your ECs need to be out of this world in order to compensate for a 1600 SAT.</p>