Harvard prospective students

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@EliasMiller graduated from Harvard in …

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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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, …

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

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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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 …

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 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 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?