<p>hey all,</p>
<p>question:
would I have a better chance of acceptance at Harvard grad school if I went to Harvard undergrad or another top undergrad school (in my case, Brandeis)?</p>
<p>help would be appreciated</p>
<p>my cousin told me it's much easier to get into Harvard Med School if u go to a different undergrad institution, but I dunno if that holds good for the grad school.</p>
<p>Departments often discourage undergrads from staying at the same respective institution for graduate school - if you have your heart set on a place for graduate school, a good rule of thumb is not to go there for undergraduate education, but that is not to say it is impossible, as they do often take a number of their own undergrads for their graduate programs.</p>
<p>This, however, may not apply to professional schools at Harvard, as they are often detached from the college itself.</p>
<p>The number one college the graduate schools get their students: Harvard.</p>
<p>The issue in question is not the number of Harvard students represented in graduate schools, but rather the graduate placement of Harvard undergradautes in Harvard graduate programs.</p>
<p>To the OP, it would be helpful to know the field you're seeking.</p>
<p>How many Harvard undergrads get accepted into their Medical School every year?</p>
<p>my cousin said around 3-5? not sure though, somewhere around that. Byerly may have more accurate statistics.</p>
<p>Well, I meant Harvard's grad schools. So, if Harvard grad schools get most of their students from Harvard College, don't you think there is SOME correlation?</p>
<p>Wrathofgod, I expected a way bigger number. :(</p>
<p>Im hearing mixed messages here...</p>
<p>I want to study political science.
Does anyone here know the proportion of accepted applicants that have gone to Harvard undergrad as opposed to other schools?</p>
<p>Does attending Harvard College affect a student's chances of admission to Harvard University's graduate programs in business, medicine or law?</p>
<p>It is important to note again that these graduate programs are separate from and independent of Harvard College, and they each make their own admissions policies. Yet, Harvard College is almost always the best-represented undergraduate institution at Harvard's graduate schools. In some programs, however, and particularly at Harvard Medical School, non-citizens may have a smaller representation.</p>
<p>-From the admissions site</p>
<p>anyone else?</p>
<p>I'm at Harvard College and the students who have went to HMS from the College complain that there are too many Harvard undergrads at HMS! There is a disproprtionate number of them represented at HMS and HLS; I can't speak for any other school. I'm a pre-med student, and I don't plan on staying or wishing to stay at Harvard for medical school; I'll probably return to NYC, where I'm originally from.</p>
<p>If your number one goal is to go to a Harvard grad school, the relatively easier route is probably to go to a good state school's honor's program, be the top dog, and get top honors + fabulous recommendations. I do think you'd miss out on a lot though (assuming you have Harvard as an option for undergrad). </p>
<p>I really know nothing about the admissions policies of Kennedy School of Government, the school you'd probably go to study political science as a graduate student. I do know there are a lot of ways for undergrads at Harvard to get involved with the KSG... some of my freshman friends are already very involved with the KSG's Institute of Politics.</p>
<p>just<em>forget</em>me is correct. I'm a freshman here as well and I have friends involved in the IOP (Institute of Politics), Harvard Dems, HRC (Harvard Republican Club), and other political organizations on campus (including the most recent, SLAM!, which is trying to get higher wages for the janitorial staff here at Harvard).</p>
<p>anyone else?</p>
<p>help would be appreciated</p>
<p>H undergrads make up the biggest population at all 10 of Harvard's graduate & professional schools. A typical class at Harvard Law is about 15% Harvard undergrads.</p>
<p>If you really want to go to Harvard, and you get the chance to go to Harvard, go. Don't go elsewhere assuming that you'll get another chance four years from now.</p>