<p>Besides grades, test scores, and other typical college criteria, what kind of students does Harvard admit? Some universities have released statements that say, "We look for students who will make contributions to the university". Is Harvard one of those universities that consider other things besides the typical college admission criteria? What kind of person do they look for? What do they want to see someone succeed in? What kind of personality do they look for in their students? </p>
<p>switch the word “university” with “world,” and you have a broad (but full proof) way to get into any ivy. The hard part is actually changing the world.</p>
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If you read through this thread, which is posted to the top of the Harvard forum, you will find out some of the things Harvard is looking for: <a href=“Chance Threads - PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING ONE - Harvard University - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/1420290-chance-threads-please-read-before-posting-one-p1.html</a></p>
<p>Thank you both for the replies!</p>
<p>Hi guys! I’m an Int. student from a very underrepresented country. I have incredible extracurricular s, great SATs (>2250) but very low GPA(3.0). </p>
<p>First off, as a newbie poster, stop highjacking other people’s threads with your questions. If you have a question, start your own thread. </p>
<p>Secondly, you already posted your stats on another thread and asked the same question, so the response isn’t going to be any different on this thread: <a href=“Chance Threads - PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING ONE - Harvard University - College Confidential Forums”>Chance Threads - PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING ONE - Harvard University - College Confidential Forums. Did you read my response? How many people from your country are attending Harvard? How many of them have such a low GPA? Probably zero!</p>
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First off, you need to understand how things work in Admissions for International students. Although Harvard doesn’t have quotas, they only accept about 160 to 200 International students per year (about 10% to 12% of the overall number of accepted students). So, your chances as an International student are much less than those for US students, as you are competing with thousands of brilliant students from Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and South America for those 160 to 200 beds…</p>
<p>Secondly, Harvard (and all selective colleges really) are academic institutions and look to accept students that are exceptional scholars in the classroom. Your high school transcript and the rigor of your course load comes first, and then everything else. Unless you are a recruited athlete with a national or international ranking in your sport, a 3 0 GPA is just going to be too low for Harvard, no mater how unique your extracurriculars or how high your SAT (sorry).</p>
<p>You’re welcome to send in an application and see what happens – many International and domestic students do with your GPA and test scores – but go through the SCEA and RD Accepted Student threads and try to find one kid that has similar stats to you. I doubt you will find anyone.</p>
<p>FWIW, See: <a href=“http://www.hio.harvard.edu/abouthio/statistics/pdf/StudentsSchoolCountryRank13-14.pdf”>http://www.hio.harvard.edu/abouthio/statistics/pdf/StudentsSchoolCountryRank13-14.pdf</a> and pay attention to COLUMN 2 (College - which is the undergraduate school). How many students from your country are at Harvard? Those are totals, so divide by 4 to get an idea of how many freshman from each country have been admitted in the past.</p>