<p>Hey guys , im a freshman ... wll soon to be sophomore in high school and im really interested in , space , astrophysics , aeronautics , aerospace etc. and was going to make tht my passion. Will harvard reject me if I did ? i heard the are interested in like music , arts ,law , bio etc.. btw i know there are better schools like MIT , which is also another school i would like to go to</p>
<p>I had to make sure you get this message, because I think it is very beneficial for you. Please read and reply back, preferably with your scores/GPA in high school. I will be happy to help you, because I know you are still early in the stages of high school.</p>
<p>Okay now…</p>
<p>Look, I know you are young, but this question comes off as extremely ignorant and immature. Wow I’m going to get a lot of angry people here just because I said it, but it’s the first impression you will give to many people.</p>
<p>Okay, firstly, before you ask these WAY TOO GENERAL questions, please RESEARCH about the universities, they deserve it.</p>
<p>Secondly, you said you were interested in those topics. Do you have any ideas what they are? There is a VAST amount of difference among those subjects. Granted, I do have an idea that you are interested in aspects of Space and Space Travel, right?</p>
<p>Are you looking at Aerospace engineering or astrophysics? There is a Huge difference.</p>
<p>another thing: Harvard will not just reject because they don’t like your passion. If you assume people are that ignorant… it’s undeserved.</p>
<p>Whoever said that Harvard only wants liberal arts people, is wrong. Explain why Harvard is considered to have the best science, law, medical, etc. programs in the world? Because they have good faculty and student!!! How will they ever have students in engineering if they just said “We don’t like engineering, reject anyone who is an engineering major.” Come on, universities do NOT decide whether you get in or not by major (Granted, some majors are easier to get into, so for Harvard, engineering is easier than medical to get into).</p>
<p>MIT is a very great engineering school. Contrary to belief, Harvard is ranked 1 in physics, MIT is ranked 2 in physics, while Harvard is ranked 33 in engineering (only department where it is not ranked 1), and MIT is ranked 1 in engineering.</p>
<p>Now, what count are your grades, test scores, ec, etc.</p>
<p>If you look on this CC site, there are people who have been rejected by Harvard who have 4.0’s and 2300+ SAT scores, and national level Extracurriculars. Contrary to people who say “Not everyone has a 4.0, some people get in with lower scores” You need a 4.0.
Sure there are exceptions, but, really, Harvard has 3000 or so valedictorians applying, with only 2000 spots and around 30,000 applicants. Will you really just jeopardize your future college goal by hiding behind the fact that 1 in 1000 applicants get in with significantly lower GPA than a 4.0 Unweighted (without AP GPA benefit)?</p>
<p>Oh, and I must add that Harvard does not have an aerospace engineering major, but I believe they have astrophysics in gsas.</p>
<p>You geniuses are posting on a forum for Harvard 2013 : these people are now college sophomores.</p>
<p>hey , i am actually interest in the origins of the universe … where it all began the specifics … so yea that deals with astrophysics , space travel and such are part of that astrophysics too … i am not interested in aerospace mostly astronomy and astrophysics… however most aerospace courses come with astronomy and astrophysics courses … in my school they do a system of majors and if I pick aerospace I will get astronomy and aerospace courses… i honestly have no idea where you’re going with the rant of "4.0 , valedictorian rejection blah blah blah " … i already knew that.</p>
<p>I just assumed that because, no offense, you had no idea what you were talking about in your first post. I won’t have to repeat why your post sounded dumb, because you already knew.</p>
<p>Hey I know you’re gonna get mad at me, but I really don’t mean any harm. Just get good grades and SAT scores, wait… no… Get Straight A’s and 2400 SAT and you’ll be in a good place. It sounds like an exaggeration but you already know a couple of people who got rejected with fine SAT scores and GPA, right? In fact, I know way too many to count.</p>
<p>I agree with Claw. You need to do many substantial things to be accepted by Harvard. It starts with having a least a 3.9, better to have like 4.4. Get a 32+ on the ACT, lots of volunteering, and EC’s. Harvard probably isn’t the best for astrophysics, but you could e-mail someone there. Try MIT or caltech.</p>
<p>Harvard won’t reject you if you have a passion in aerospace engineering, astrophysics, etc, but they might reject you if you don’t learn how to spell “enoguh.” However, Harvard isn’t the best school if that’s your intended major. You really need to go out and look at colleges and see what school is best for your intended major.</p>
<p>If you have done your research, looked at Harvard, LOOKED AT OTHER SCHOOLS AS WELL, and decided that Harvard is right for you, you now need to seriously evaluate whether you have a shot at Harvard. Their acceptance rate was below 7% last year and has been decreasing for several years now. To be competitive, you need:
- At LEAST straight As (No As and A minuses, STRAIGHT As (or a mix of A pluses, As, and A minuses))
- At LEAST a 2100 on your SAT, and the higher the better
- Good extracurriculars (Not too varied (i.e. not being member of 35 clubs), demonstrated excellence in these ECs (varsity sports, honors band/orchestra distinction, etc), and leadership roles like captain)
- A killer essay
- Good hooks to give you a boost (minority status, playing a rare sport/instrument, etc)
^And I’m not exaggerating, you need these stats in order to be competitive at Harvard; otherwise, don’t waste the $75 application fee.</p>