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Requesting Advice

Hi. I'm a 9th grader attending an international school in South Korea. I really want to get accepted into Harvard, and I want to ask for some advice in achieving this goal. I plan on applying as an in …

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Help with coursework

Hi, I'm a first year student and I don't know how to write course work, my teachers gave me some recommendations, but I don't know how and where to start((

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Extracircular

I am 11grader students from India and I don't have a strong extracurriculum profile I don't have any state level or national level certificates but my academics and SAT scores arr quite decent .So wit …

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I live in India and AP classes are not provided here. Can i still get into harvard?

Grade-:9

Graduating highschool in -: 2027

GPA-: 3.6(4.0 weight scale)

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a year ago
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Top 3 most prestigious writing programs?

Hello! I was accepted to apply for the Scholastic Arts & Writing Scholarship to an art or writing program. I am looking for the top 3 prestigious writing programs. Here is the list of eligible progra …

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a year ago
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what all things an individual do to go in harvard

like what else from community service and good scores

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a year ago
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How do I get into Harvard?

Hello everyone, I’m currently a high school junior who’s trying to play the right cards to get in to get into Harvard. I was born in Puerto Rico and moved to the U.S. six years ago. It has not been an …

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a year ago
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Extracurriculars

Even though I have good marks, my EC profile is very low. My parents never supported me to do ECs and always wanted me to excel academically because in my country they only consider A/L z-score for un …

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a year ago
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85 in Honors Algebra in Semester 1

I finally got my transcript and received all As in every class except Honors Algebra 2.

I got an 85. Is this a deal breaker? Am I out of contention completely?

With sadness,

Keeks

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Interviews

Hello I'm an international student applying at Harvard. I submitted my application on 1st january and waiting for interview. And my question is when are interviews assigned? And after what date should …

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Depression grade drop

I have been such a try hard in school since elementary. I stared high school this year and my life has gone to hell. I became really depressed since the beginning of the school year. My grades have su …

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very low grade first semester

Hello! I'm currently a Sophomore in high school and have a 4.0 unweighted GPA until this point. In my algebra 2 honors class, I received a D. I received straight A's in every other class, and I'm taki …

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2 years ago
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I submitted my resume as a supplemental document, and noticed some formatting errors afterwards. Will this affect me?

I submitted my resume as a supplemental document and noticed that the formatting was off. All of the information was clear but I’m worried that the formatting errors will make me look unprofessional. …

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2 years ago
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Does Harvard care more about PSAT/SAT scores or your Transcript?

When applying to prestigious colleges like Harvard do they care more about PSAT/SAT scores or the Transcript?

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2 years ago
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Is the Harvard CS50 course a good extracurricular?

I haven’t yet complete it but if I do end up finishing it, would it be a good extracurricular to put on my application or is it not a strong or useful to mention extracurricular?

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2 years ago
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Additional Essay prompt

I want to write an additional essay in my Harvard application. I'm struggling with which prompt to choose. I want to tell them how I came to love the stream in which I would like to major from harvard …

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2 years ago
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Does Harvard care about your PSAT score, and how do I motivate myself to study for it?

I'm a sophmore in highschool, and I'm quite unsure on whether schools like Harvard look at your PSAT score and if we fail are we able to retake it? Also how should I motivate myself to study for it? E …

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2 years ago
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My SAT math score was TERRIBLE, do I still have a chance at getting into Harvard?

I took the SAT in June and got a 1320. My reading & writing score was 720, which is decent, but I ended up getting 600 on the math section because I had a medical issue that occurred during the math s …

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2 years ago
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Does Harvard accept GED?

Due to the political situations of Myanmar, students aren't secured to go to in-person schools. I'm currently taking GED classes that provided by an American-accredited online school. Moreover, I'm al …

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2 years ago
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at which precollege summer program should I apply as international student for free?

studying in 11 grade and want tom add smt to my extracurriculars, can you advice me something else to improve my extracurricular activities

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