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 …

Hello, I am interested in knowing what someone who actually got into Harvard´´ s transcript is like from freshman-senior year.

I have posted before about my concern for my transcript. However, would it help my case if I ask my math teacher to change my grade to a pass/fail grade? Or is it a bad idea?

I'm currently in 10th grade, studying in an average school at the top of my class. I have been looking at my CollegeVine stats and it is telling me to work on Honors and AP classes. However, I am an e …

Hi, I'm a ninth grader and planning on attending Harvard. I've been doing research on Harvard and what students need to have to get accepted into Harvard. I'm looking for advice on how to make these y …

My test or exam scores I chose to submit is not showing on my common app preview. Will the university I am applying to still receive it since I chose to self report it?

I am a 10th grader and my first semester just finished. However, I ended it with a C in Honors Algebra 2 and 3 B's in AP Euro, Spanish 3, and AP Computer Science. To make matters worse I ended freshma …

I achieved a 1480 in the recent December SAT (710 RW and 770 Maths). Should I submit my SAT or go test optional as my RW score is quite low especially for an Asian international student? (from New Zea …

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I was deferred from Harvard. I am very excited about this, cause not being rejected is a big event for me, so I'm extremely grateful.

And I want to submit an update (major), but I don't understand …

Since our results are gonna be out soon(tomorrow for me) let's celebrate! Let's discuss our results and reflect on what could have been better and what was good! And the acceptance rate, hopefully, mo …

Hi! Im currently an international high school sophomore and I’m pretty nervous about my ECs as they aren’t spectacular or particularly ‘spikey’.

Im currently in the executive committee of a project th …

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I am a HS freshman in the IB programme and I've been having some trouble with my classes (I got a C and 2 B's in first quarter). I usually am not like this and I'm really trying to get into Harvard …

I'm a grade 12 student in IB diploma. My school offers only math AI with the option to choose between higher level and lower level. My math is not strong enough higher level so I have chosen standard …

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I'm an international student from France and I'm into the application process for a few months now and I'd like to know if people from harvard who review our applications know about our school sy …

I applied EA and I'm worried that not having recieved an interview yet means that I'm either getting deferred or rejected. Does anyone know when the interviews begin?

Hello, everyone!

I am a Harvard prospective student, and I applied by restrictive early action in this year(2021), but I did not receive the asking for an interview by Harvard, until now. And I am very …

I am a sophomore, and I made a scratch game at around 7th grade, it still needs to be finished. However I was wondering if it is considered to make a scratch game.

https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/2874

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Hi, I am a Junior and my grade has taken a toll due to some family and personal problems, normally when I get back from school, I first do my homework, then study for 2hrs. Then I go to bed by 10 pm, …

Are they conducted with every applicant or only with possible/viable candidates?

I know that for a lot of supplemental essays, it’s recommended that we weave in specific bits of the college to show that we’ve done our research/ flatter the college. Is this also recommended for the …