Questions from a future applicant.

<p>Hi all,
I will be applying next year for the class of 2012. I was just wondering if you who have been admitted could share some of your standardized test scores. My class rank and GPA should be fine (3, 4.12) but I know that NOONE is a shoe-in at Harvard. I was just curious about what your SAT/ACT/SAT II/AP test scores were. If you don't want to share that's totally understandable (although seeing as to how you got in, I'd think you'd be proud to share the fruits of your labor!)
Thanks in advanced.</p>

<p>learn proper spelling and grammar, then come back and ask questions</p>

<p>better yet ask them they're ec's and unique qualities. every1 applying has great numbers, its being unique/hooked/legacy gets you in</p>

<p>Is it shoe-in or shoo-in? I always thought it was the latter, but I guess "shoe" works too in the "shoe in the door" sense.</p>

<p>Hi empire_'12,</p>

<p>My SATs were: 800 w, 730 cr, 680 m ; 750 math iic, 730 math ic, 720 world history. My school offered no AP courses and I took no AP tests.</p>

<p>It may be helpful for you to look at the Official Decisions Threads for Class of 2010 and 2011.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

<p>For what it's worth (probably very little) I got in with an 800 verbal, 800 math, 750 writing, 800 chemistry, 720math2, and 710 molecular biology. Good luck.</p>

<p>I got in with a 760 verbal, 760 math, and 800 writing (I did it in one sitting, unlike the person who posted right above me who needed two tries to beat me). For other tests I got 800 chemistry, 770 math iic, 750 math ic, 730 physics, and a 5 on AP Chemistry, which was the only AP exam I took.</p>

<p>That being said, I agree with those who stress that test scores are but one component of an application, and certainly not the most important at a school of the level of Harvard. If your scores are competitive and you have a great interview, ECs, and essays, you will have a shot. Good luck.</p>

<p>my stats profile has it all...</p>

<p>Does it really matter what your test grades/extracurricular's are for a school like Harvard? I mean really..doesn't everyone, for the most part, that applies there have amazing SATs, extracurricular's, and the whole package...but to actually get in you need to have that one distinguishable "X" factor, like you wrote a book, or nationally recognized academic leadership awards?</p>

<p>I've also heard that for Ivy leagues in general if you take a college level course at a local community college that could help you greatly (if you did well)? SAT's are supposed to project how well you'll do in college, but that schools like Harvard will overlook an average SAT score if you have a few A grades worth of college credit classes already?</p>