Harvard prospective students

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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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How can I get into Havard

Hey I’m in Nigeria I’m a student of university of port harcourt I’m in English department 200l but I really want to study in Harvard I don’t know how possible this is

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Does IB really increase your chances of getting in to Harvard? ( Or any college really.. )

If it does, how much would it help?

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my school does not provide ap courses,should I manage to get them now somehow in order to get into Harvard?

I am a 12th grade Indian Student,I do not belong to a metropolitan city,My school provides an excellent academics bu AP classes is something I have recently learned.

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Requirement

I don't know the requirement to gain admission into Harvard College. Please can you help me out.

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How to write a good letter of continued interest for Harvard?

hey! I just learned I have been waitlisted from Harvard. Do you have any advice on how to write a great letter of continued interest? Thank you!

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What should I focus to highlight my application as a Brazillian Student to get into Harvard?

I want to know what is considered more important or what a Harvard's admission's officer would like to see on my application. We do not have AP courses or Honors in Brazil, but I got a score of 1510 o …

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Where should I go from here if I want to make it into top 10s, major in psychology, and become a lawyer?

Hello!

I have watched videos on stats to make it into the top 10s, and I’m a little overwhelmed and curious about the results. My two dream schools are Columbia and Harvard, and I’d love to make it in …

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I am an senior in india and i want to do pre med in harvard

i am recently in 12th grade and i want to know what are the requirements to get into harvard for a pre-med course

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as an 8th grader what should i do to get into Harvard for pre-med

im 14 and i want to higher my chances of getting in

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what i should to do in the next 4 years to get a chance at harvard

i'm 14 years old and i go to 8th grade in greece

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EC Spikes

Hello! I'm a sophomore and my dream school is Harvard University. I want to study philosophy and possibly languages. Right now my my extra curriculars are as follows:

-Public forum debate

-Starting a …

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Anyone from western Europe?

Hello, my name is Sebastião and I'm from Portugal. I'm super confused with the entry requirements for US Colleges. I would like to know if there is someone here from Europe???

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Does Harvard look at my 9th grade GPA?

I'm an international student from Brazil, and here 9th grade isn't a part of HS, so when we get our HS transcripts they don't have our grades from that year. Should I go after my 9th grade transcript …

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Some low marks in my Freshman year

Hi! Well, I was studying at an American school in the country I reside in, but at my 8th grade my parents decided to transfer me to an Arabic school with mostly an Arabic curriculum so that I can stud …

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Average grades Freshman year...

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So during my freshman year, I had a few B's and C's (like 2 78's and like 2 87's) but after freshman year if I keep my grades up as in maintaining all A's in all my classes as the years go forward, …

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Harvard as pre-med

Would you recommend Harvard for pre-med? Compared to other schools, is there anything that makes it stand out?

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im finishing 8th grade and wanna get into Harvard

Hi so im going into 9th grade rn and I wanna get into Harvard. There are probably people here who have done it before and I was wondering what all you did to get in. Also can someone explain to me wha …

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Not too much of a city fan.

Hi all,

I am not too much of a fan of cities and prefer more closed-off campus. However, Harvard is nice because it is relatively close to where I live and has good academic (given). Does the campus f …

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