<p>I want to know what kind of classes, grades, etc. people have that got accepted into the SSP. Can anybody post their transcript or other related materials?</p>
<p>I can’t remember where I read this, but Harvard SSP, which is run by the Harvard Extension School, admits about 40% of students who apply, so it’s not as selective as the college. Students who have a “B” average or better are usually accepted, especially if you get a teacher to write you a recommendation that attests to your maturity. </p>
<p>Be forewarned though: While you do get the full Harvard experience: you take classes from real Harvard professors, live in Harvard Yard, eat in Annenberg Hall etc – the experience is very expensive and it WILL NOT increase your overall chances to the college. </p>
<p>That said, if a high school student takes a Harvard summer school class that is taught by a Harvard professor, and that class has a limited enrollment (15 students or less) where the professor can get to know you as a student, and you do extremely well in that class (A+ work), a professor MIGHT agree to write you a recommendation to the college. I know there are a lot of “if’s and might’s” in that sentence – but it does happen, and it has helped some students get a leg up in the process.</p>
<p>The reality though is that Harvard Summer school classes are real college classes compressed into a tight time frame. Because the classes cover the same amount of material in half the amount of time, the work load is significant; some classes expect students to read 400 to 500 pages of material a week, with a paper due every class. Very few high school students can keep up with the work load and get A+'s, let alone get a recommendation from their professor.</p>
<p>BTW: In another post, you wrote that you were currently a high school freshman. SSP is only open to rising high school juniors and seniors, and rising college freshman. See: [Admission</a> and Getting Started | Harvard Summer School](<a href=“http://www.summer.harvard.edu/programs/secondary-school/admission-getting-started]Admission”>http://www.summer.harvard.edu/programs/secondary-school/admission-getting-started)</p>
<p>“The admissions committee looks for mature, academically motivated students who will graduate from high school and enter college in 2013, 2014, or 2015.”</p>
<p>Thanks for all the info, and @gibby: I was just trying to find out so that I can apply next year. This is something I really want to do, and I feel capable enough to do so. I just wanted a heads up of the kind of people that have went there. Thanks anyways!</p>
<p>FWIW: [About</a> 19 Percent of Summer School Students Are Internationals | The Harvard Crimson](<a href=“http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2011/7/5/students-school-summer-international/]About”>About 19 Percent of Summer School Students Are Internationals | News | The Harvard Crimson)</p>
<p>“Approximately 19 percent of students studying at Harvard this summer are internationals”</p>
<p>“This summer, Harvard issued over 1,100 I-20s, the educational visas for international students.”</p>
<p>“Of the 6,500 summer school students, 4,200 students are enrolled in the General Program, which includes non-high school students who are enrolled in a variety of classes. Five hundred are enrolled in the Institute for English Language Programs, 1,200 are in the Secondary School Program, 500 are participating in the Study Abroad Program, and 50 are in the Secondary School Intensive English Language Program. Approximately 250 students are taking classes entirely online.”</p>