how to get into harvard - have good ec's, havent taken tests yet, pretty good grades. am a 10th grader?
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I got into MIT this year, and I'll tell you the following. To get into ANY Ivy League or Elite College you will need the following.\n\n- Excellent Recommendations\n- Ranking: Top 5-10% of your class\n- SAT's- Awesome scores\n- One of the strongest High School Curriculums. \n- Write great essays\n- Do a great interview.\n\nRemember, most of the decision relies on how you look in the application. You might use the "College Matters Guide to Getting Into the Elite College of your Dreams". Is an awesome book and explains you step by step what to do. The writers of the book are actual students from Ivy League and Elite Colleges including Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT, Stanford and Brown. Use it!
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I thought you just had to know how to party to get into Chico.\n\nIf you are serious, you should go to the school and talk to the admissions people.  That is the best way to know what to do to get in.
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Generally, it's a good idea to have anywhere between a 3.7 to 4.0 GPA in the hardest possible courses in your major. In addition, make sure that your GREs,MCATs,GMATs,LSATs, etc are in the 90th percentile and above. \n Of course, there are other things that they take into consideration, such as your Statement of Purpose, and your letters of recommendations. \n If your grades are top notch and standardized test scores are phenomenal, then you have made several steps into getting for Harvard for grad school.Make sure you professors write phenomenal letters. However, if your grades and test scores are high,you're practically in to NYU, unless you apply to Stern Business School, where it's just as competitive as Harvard, except Harvard is more competitive.\n  It all depends on what you want to do in graduate school.
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You should not be focusing on one school. If you are interested in Harvard, you should apply to Princeton, Yale and others that interest you as well. Keep in mind that these colleges are extremely competitive and selective, so be prepared to present an excellent application package with top SAT I and SAT II scores, excellent grades and recommendations, essays, and tons of community and extra-curricular work. For more information about ivy league universities, visit:\nhttp://www.macquil.com/articles/ivyleagues.php\nFor a list of rankings: http://www.macquil.com/rankingstests.php
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Yeah, you can get into Harvard.  It's called tresspassing. :) \n\n\nBut what you could actually do is go to another college, get amazing grades, then apply for graduate school at Harvard.\nGood luck!!
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the first thing you can do is relax.\nask yourself how many of those 22 activites you would be doing if you weren't trying to get into college.  if there are only 2 or 3, great.  focus on those.  it looks a lot better if you've done a lot of work in 1 or 2 areas than if you are too spread out.  \ntry to actually expand your mind instead of just working constantly.  i know plenty of people with 4.0 GPAs, but the ones who get into harvard are the ones who have original ideas, and also know how to have a good time.  you can memorize every book in the library, but if you don't have real thoughts of your own, there's no point.\nyou're probably genuinely smart.  this is a major advantage, and will help you at whatever school you attend.  but don't forget that you go to both high school and college in order to learn.  so when you're getting your straight As and your perfect test scores, don't forget to learn something interesting, and do things that you like.  that's the best advice i can give for getting into any top school.\nbest of luck.
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Yes, colleges re-weight GPAs to try to set them on a level playing field, based on the schools they're from, the rigor of the level (Honors, AP, etc.), etc.  \n\nSATs and SAT Subject Tests are more standardized. Harvard definitely wants the latter.\n\nYou'll want a high GPA, to have taken some of/the highest level courses in subjects, shown passion for and leadership in a few extracurricular areas.  Additionally, it could be there's something else that really sets you apart that is something they're looking for...e.g. lacrosse, oboe player, interest in theater.  You never really know.  \n\nCertainly, if you're interested in Harvard, you should take a tour and try for an admissions interview (if they grant these.)  Perhaps you can review your qualifications and ask if there's anything you can/should do to boost your chances of acceptance.\n\nSuggest you not get obssessed with just one school. There are many fine colleges and if you don't get into one, you'll get into another of equal/close "value and prestige."  That is, assuming you're in the right ballpark re: your credentials to date.\n\nBest of luck to you.
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It is quite a gamble applying to Harvard becuse they only admit a small percentage of their applicants. If you do want to try, you'll need very good grades, very good test scores, good references, extra curricular activities and write a very good essay. Don't get your heart broken if you are not admitted. There are MANY very good schools out there and truthfully, Harvard is just a name. There are several really good books written about HArvard that may make you change your mind about even wanting to go there.\n\nRead Privilege: Harvard and the Education of the Ruling Class \nby Ross Gregory Douthat \n\nand then read Looking Beyond the Ivy League: Finding the College That's Right for You -- by Loren Pope and Colleges That Change Lives : 40 Schools You Should Know About Even If You're Not a Straight-A Student -- by Loren Pope
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It's probably not a set score (they're usually somewhat flexible if you excel in other areas) but since it is Ivy League, I would say it has to be pretty high for you to have a good shot. My old friends that went to Ivy League schools got a 1380 and a 1400, for instance.
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BY studing and doing homework. Try hanging out with people that make great grades. If You always do what you always have done you will always get what you always got.
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In addition to Cornell's website, check out http://www.princetonreview.com/. Also check out the new US News and World Report magazine. \n\nIt's possible to get in, but it is competitive. Depends on your major, too. \n\nThink high 600's on each SAT section, a GPA in the top 10% of your class. \n\nIf you need financial aid, get your stuff together early, fyi. Also visit first. This place is cold. You can contact Cornell and get hooked up with a alumnus good for a chat.
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First, fly to Logan Airport. Then you can take the blue line to the red (Alewife), and get off at Harvard Square...\n\nIf you want to get into Harvard, you'll need extremely good grades, very good SAT scores, extracurriculars with depth and breadth, good writing skills for the essays, and a little something extra. \n\nRemember, all students applying to Harvard have all of the above, so you need to be able to explain what is special about you - have you done something spectacular, or different? Are you extremely skilled at something? What sets you apart - and use the essays to talk to those things.
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University admissions consider many factors when going through the acceptance process. Your GPA (which by the sounds of it is 3.0-3.5) is certainly one of them, but they also consider the difficulty of your classes and the difficulty of your high school in general. Other factors include ACT/SAT scores, extracurricular activities, part-time jobs or volunteer work, and your written essay.\n\nI'm not sure what your definition of a "good" school is, but if you perform consistently for the rest of high school, Ivy League may not be in your prospects (unless your parents have money but that's another, very sensitive subject), but you can certainly get into a state or private institution with a pre-med program. In order to get into what I think you would call a "good" university, you may want to raise your GPA (a 3.5, I think, would be a good goal to set). Remember, this would be your GPA by the end of your junior year, because applications are submitted in the first semester of your senior year.\n\nIf you feel you cannot get better grades in the future, and would like to get into a "good" school, try to add in some volunteer work, become a leader of a school organization, participate in activities that interest you and that you can become very involved with, and when it comes time for ACT/SAT (which is much closer than you think), study study study! There are many guides in your local library or bookstore than can help you improve your grade in these tests simply by helping you become familiar with the format.
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You can get into the state level universities for your higher studies, if you do not have a work experience.\nOr either you should show an extra ordinary capabilities and achievements and an extravagant essay, if you want to get into ivy leagues(Harvard , cornell...etc)\n\nShow maturity , only then you would be able to get into. good GMAT scores give you a chance to waive ur bad undergraduate  university scores
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What you have chosen sounds good.  In the overall scheme of things it doesn't matter a great deal what else you choose since you are only in 11th grade.  Just make sure you continue with sciences and continue to do very well in them.  Universities look at how well you do in your courses, not so much at which courses you do, as long as you have the required ones.  And you have the required ones if you have the math, the sciences, and English.  The only ones I would recommend are a psychology course and/or a statistics course if they are available to you in high school.\n\nGoodm luck with your future plans.
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As a sophomore, you can raise your GPA substantially over the next two years.  I suggest you focus on learning math since it's your weak point by getting books and taking additional courses prior to taking junior and senior math classes.  If you raise your GPA, you can [ostensibly] prove that the one low grade was a aberration and not your normal standard of performing.  \n\nAlso, I suggest some very heavy prep work for your entrance exams.  If you score high on those and have a high school GPA that is impressive enough, most colleges will not put too much importance on the one low grade.  You do have to be exemplary from this point on, however.  Some colleges (Ivy League may be out of your reach) may not consider a student with a low grade in such an important subject, but state colleges will probably remain within your reach.
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While it would be ideal to have high grades throughout high school, the next best thing would be to start "lower" and then show continued, (dramatic, if necessary) improvement from then on. Everyone knows that sometimes it's hard for people to make the adjustment from middle school to high school, and that it shows up in the grades.  Overall, though, you need to take the hardest courses you can manage, study/work hard, show a real interest in your work vis-a-vis your professors...and join some clubs and do some volunteer work!  It doesn't have to be 5 clubs...but a couple that you commit to for the duration and eventually show some leadership in.\n\nBe sure to ask your teachers for help if you need it!\n\nGOOD LUCK!!!!