Harvard prospective students

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 …

I plan on majoring in Political Science because I want to become an attorney.

Hi, I did my first two years of high school outside of America. Moving from America to Ghana had a toll on me because changing school systems were very difficult so my grades were mostly B's and some …

I applied Test Optional and RD to the Class of 2025 and I didn’t get an interview. Does this mean that I’ve been rejected? I’m a student from an underrepresented South Asian country (not India).

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I am currently residing in Singapore and am doing my A-levels. I wish to apply to undergraduate computer science course but am not able to locate the subject and grade requirements for my particul …

Does harvard have a forensic psychology program?!

Hi, I'm a freshman and my dream school is Harvard. I want to go into the economics/business field and I just wanted some advice on how to get into Harvard.

My high school doesn't offer AP classes and doesn't do grades, class ranking, or gpa. I am on the debate team (and do fairly well), I take Latin outside of school, I am planning on getting a book publ …

Can my GPA be lower than 4.0.

I'm currently a junior on track to get my Associate's degree along with my high school diploma (extra: I'm going to be 16 then, so I'd be among the youngest). I know Harvard does not accept dual credi …

I want to ask about some advice for Harvard university as I'm in 10th standard ( will go to 11th in 4-5 months ) and I have no idea about studying abroad, so can you please suggest what all tests I sh …

Due to COVID-19, Harvard has waived the standart testing requirement to the class of 2026. I'm from Brazil, and have not been able to take the tests, also, it would be both financially and logisticall …

My country (Malaysia) is highly under-represented at Harvard. In fact, fewer than 10 Malaysians have ever gotten in. Will this improve or reduce my chances at admission? (I understand that admission …

I saw another question related to this, the responder said that they would probably get an advantage closer to what an early decision application would receive. When I searched it up, Prepscholar said …

I know all top tier schools want people with integrity, super strong academics, and amazing extracurriculars, but are there any specific things that Harvard looks for to make sure that the applicant f …

I have 2 sisters, one who’s 6 years older than me and the other who is 4. They will both graduate Harvard before I would apply would I still get any kind of boost in my application because of legacy? …

Hey! In my Harvard supplement, I mention childhood journal entries and I was thinking of including pictures of them. Does anyone know if that is allowed?

Is there any Pre-med program at Harvard and what are the majors provided by Harvard University?

So for the background, I am a ...

-Hook: underrepresented a minority + no test score

So would it be beneficial to apply during the early round to Harvard or would it be better to do this during the reg …

Can a senior high schooler like me apply for a scholarship to study in Harvard University?

The prompt: Your intellectual life may extend beyond the academic requirements of your particular school. Please use the space below to list additional intellectual activities that you have not mentio …