What Do You Need (At Least) To Get Into Harvard College?

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Hello everyone, I am getting very confused about the standard to get into Harvard.
GPA (What do they look at? Weighted or unweighted?)
SAT (Using the Superscore, what should your score be, at least?)
TOEFL (Is 100 ok, for the undergraduated program?)
Extra awards (Can I include my 5th grade English Olympics, 12th place in Vietnam?)
Extracurricular (I don’t even understand what it is. What would you recommend to do? Charity, volunteer works, or…?)
What else should I include in my application?

If you had some free time to answer, I would appreciate your help.

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There’s no magic formula, sorry. There are lots of places to look up the stats for the typical ranges of students they accept (try collegedata.com or any of the many published guidebooks), but being in – or even above – that range doesn’t mean you’ll get in, because they consider many factors, and reject an overwhelming number of qualified applicants.

They speak a bit to the matter here: https://college.harvard.edu/admissions/application-process/what-we-look

Bottom line, if a little research suggest you might be qualified, go for it when application time rolls around, but do not by any means make it your focus. There are lots of great schools out there. Get the best education you can in HS, both in and out of the classroom, explore lots of options, and see what happens.

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Thanks. That is what makes me confused.

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Unlike many countries admission to Is colleges, especially the elites, is not based solely on objective factors: GPA and test scores.

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At the top of the Harvard forum there is a thread you should read, as it answers many of your questions: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/1420290-chance-threads-please-read-before-posting-one-p1.html

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I’ll read it. Thanks. It is your post, right?

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^^ Correct. In addition to that post, here’s another article you should read: http://www.bostonmagazine.com/2006/05/keys-to-the-kingdom/

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5th grade English Olympics as in seven years ago? I’m not sure if that would help a lot

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Yeah I think so too… It would be a great achievement to include but it is so out of date.