<p>What SAT score do you need if you're hooked.</p>
<p>I think 2500+ would count as a hook.</p>
<p>^^^ Thats what I was about to write. Once you get in the 2500s, you are set.</p>
<p>Wait I thought it only went to 2400?</p>
<p>2500 if you need a hook.</p>
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<p>Usually but not always.</p>
<p>Though URM legacy recruits have been known to get in with scores as low as 2390</p>
<p>To those who had already answered, I think it’s kind of disrespectful of you guys. This is actually a good question, and I’m sure there are other people on this forum that would like to know the answer. Yes, I agree that the answer is obvious, but if you got into Harvard, that does not mean you have to be sarcastic about questions like this. Furthermore, if you look at the questions you asked 2-3 years ago, you’ll find that you had asked way more stupid ones. Just saying. :)</p>
<p>I would’ve been inclined to be kind to upenngirl (It does only go up to 2400: we were joking, because there are enough 2400s that even that is not a hook.) But GreedisGood is a sufficiently senior member that he should have known better.</p>
<p>I think a 1240 (out of 2400) will be just fine. Just be sure to have excellent ECs, essays, and recs and you’re in.</p>
<p>I think Greed meant if you already have a hook, what SAT score do you need?</p>
<p>2401 obviously.</p>
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<p>I think some of the replies reflect a sense that the question doesnt have a sensible answer. </p>
<p>Its easy to Google your way to the numbers for example, bottom quartile at Harvard is around 2100 and below, top quartile is around 2380 and above. You dont have to look much farther to see that most applicants below 2100 will be rejected, as will other applicants with perfect scores. </p>
<p>The sensible way to think about getting into Harvard is in terms of the whole package grades, test scores, ECs, essays, interviews, hooks, etc. – and how all those elements fit together. Put your effort into making sure that the package makes a persuasive case that you’re an applicant who will bring something special to Harvard.</p>
<p>But really, exultationsy, what kind of SAT do I need for Harvard? I only had a 2350 and someone told me it’s going to hurt my chances, so should I retake? How many APs do I need?</p>
<p>What classes should I take to get into Harvard? I don’t like computer science at all but I heard it looks bad to college if you don’t take it? Which one looks better on the application, AP Physics or AP English?</p>
<p>What clubs should I join to get into Harvard? Does MUN look better than literary magazine? And how many volunteering hours should I have? If I have about two hundred already, can I stop now? Also, I heard it’s really good if you win Intel or Siemens. Can you tell me how I can do that too? Most importantly, what did you write about in your essay? Did I miss doing anything else that I was supposed to do? Did I live my life in the wrong way and jeopardized my chance to get into Harvard?</p>
<p>Edit: By the way, I’m looking at HYP, the rest of the Ivies, and Stanford. I’m exploring schools of diverse atmospheres so I know which is the better fit.</p>
<p>XrCalico, I am in the same boat as you. I am wondering what exactly I need to get into Harvard, but what I seem to be finding is that no specific class, test score, or number of AP’s will get you in. Nor will speicific clubs. You have to do a variety of things in order to get in, and based on the competition, the more you do, the better chance you have. From what I have found, if you find something you like, and you do it well, then it will set you apart. </p>
<p>For example, for me, that is running track. I have the academic record, clubs, and AP’s that most other applicants would submit, but I am pationate about track and could potentially place at states during my senior year. I have seen other people have local clubs or activities that I haven’t even heard of that they followed through with that led them to incredible success.</p>
<p>In terms of the classes you take, just go with what feels good to you. Obviously for Harvard, that doesn’t mean take easy classes, but take what you want. For me, that was taking AP Physics and AP Chem over like AP Pych or AP Stat, simply because I would enjoy them more.</p>
<p>Once again, this is all just speculation, but it would appear to me as though a person is either meant to get in or not. No last minute change senior year will change it nor will it change who you are as a person. The main thing you need to think about is “What separates me from everyone else out there?” and focus on that.</p>
<p>Hope I could help.</p>
<p>Haha ok now I get it. Thank you for enlightening me :)</p>
<p>Hobophobic:</p>
<p>Wait, what? You mean there is no set of classes or activities that anyone has to do? That you actually set yourself apart simply by acknowledging and pursuing what you enjoy? That there is in fact something more important to high school and to life than just standardized test scores, resume padding, and molding yourself to get into the highest ranked college possible? Thanks. You know, I would never have known that by reading the posts on CC here and there. </p>
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<p>It helped :). Thanks for taking the time to not answer my stupid questions in the sarcastic way that they fully deserve. (Now I can move on in my quest to explore the diverse array of college options that I’ve allowed myself to consider!)</p>
<p>Ugh. Sometimes this website…</p>
<p>Yeah…I wasn’t being sarcastic (unlike all the previous posters). I was just sharing what I have found. I could care less if you are interested in what I have to say about the subject at hand. I wasn’t trying to start a flame war.</p>
<p>hobo: you’re on the right track and thanks for trying to be constructive. What I’ve come across on CC is tons of people fetishizing certain names rather than imagining what it would be like to actually improve themselves as scholars or community leaders.</p>