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Introducing Elias - Harvard 2017 Grad

Welcome to the Harvard prospective student community 🎉 This is a place for students hoping to learn more about Harvard and connect with other potential applicants.

@EliasMiller graduated from Harvard in …

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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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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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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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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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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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Please what safety schools do I apply to that give full ride scholarships

List of schools and if you can guide me through the process of applying for financial aid for Nigerians

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I am from a country that has a very different educational system

Hello. Does anybody know what should I do because we don t have GPA in Romania, we grade with numbers from 1-10. My average so far is between 9.8-9.9. Is there a site that tells what this means in GPA …

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What can I add to make my application standout?

Hi, I'm currently moving into high school junior and would just like to know about what can I add into my application to make it standout for Harvard and top tier colleges.

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1. 4.0 unweighted …

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Advice for homeschoolers?

Hello, I am an Asian homeschooler from Nebraska who is interested in applying for Harvard University. I am also going to be entering my senior year of high school. Due to my background, it's been diff …

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What can I add to my application?

Hi! Rising junior here. Mainly I just want to know what I can do to make my application stand out in the next year or so.

Academics:

- 3.8 unweighted GPA at one of the top 20 best private schools in t …

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What's the importance of a Olympiad in application?

I got some medals in NSO and Space Olympiads.

In NSO I got a gold in a class of 65 and in Space Olympiad I got a gold in the whole school in class 5th. What's the value of these medals or I should aim …

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Is it better to take Multi Variable Calculus in college or AP Stat?

When i am in senior year, Multi Variable Calculus is the highest you can go if you are taking the Calculus Path. Its in a few years, but I want advice which is better, the Multivariable Calculus(After …

 
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I’m a 7th grader and I want to know what I can do now to help my chances of getting into Harvard

I’m a 7th grader, and I already know that I want to become a psychologist when I get older. I want to get into Harvard, but I know that’s very difficult. I want to know what I can do now, so that I’l …

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So my GPA dropped from a 4.1 to a 3.2 am I still in for consideration

So basically my 10th grade GPA was 4.1 but in my 11th Grade it dropped down to a 3.2 i had my reasons and i didn't give my 9th grade finals as I broke my finger but my EC are fairly decent so do i sti …

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Good Extra-Curricular Activities?

I'm a sophomore who wants to attend Harvard. I know Harvard isn't only looking for people with high gpas and that I need a good list of extra curricular activities and accomplishments to make it in, a …

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Good ecs?

Hello. I'm a freshman going through a 1/6 life crisis right now. I don't have any specific extracurricular that people can associate me with. I wish I was a dancer, rhythmic gymnast, or reincarnation …

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IF SCHOOL HAS NO AP OPTIONS then are the colleges gonna consider this?

Our school (probably the best in our city) does not do AP's or Honor's classes. Do colleges consider this type of situation?

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My next school doesn't offer ap or honors classes!!!!

FYI I am a freshman now. What do I do ?????? I know people say don't worry about it because they will take into account that you couldn't take any in the first place, but I definitely am. What are the …

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Should I Take 3 APs in 10th grade?

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I'm currently in 9th grade (c/o 2025) and I'm unsure if I'm ready to take AP classes next year. I've never taken an AP class before and I'm not sure if it will be too hard for me. I'm planning on t …

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