This is the official thread for those applying REA to Harvard University. List your unweighted GPA, any SAT /ACT scores, and ECs. What majors are you going into? Ask your questions, the CC community is here to help! 16: 4766: December 13, 2024

Harvard I’m a CS major having the Harvard name will help a shit ton with getting internships and positions and I don’t have to deal with the MIT workload. Obviously MIT is better for CS and engineering stuff but no company is gonna snuff a Harvard student just because their not …

Mar 11, 2023 · Didn't attend Harvard for undergrad (but went to a similar school filled with similar people), so YMMV. With the exception of small, liberal arts colleges where random chance of which students join the small incoming class can determine a lot of the vibe, basically every year of students in every T20 college in America is the same.

Dec 20, 2021 · Harvard has hurt its reputation a lot recently, especially with their push of scammy grad programs and things like Harvard Extension School, allowing suboptimal applicants to don the Harvard name. There's a reason why Harvard students don't like how administration is willing to give up their reputation for more money.

Dec 15, 2024 · My son had a very positive Harvard interview with an ultra successful attorney/prosecutor, who spent 4 years undergraduate and 4 years law school. Every thing seemed good but his grades slides to all B+ first semester and 2nd semester, 2 AP classes went down to a B. Otherwise competitive EC like research for 3 years, excellent community service ...

Harvard takes great students and gives them material to learn from. There's a fallacy where some students think if they could somehow get admission to Harvard, then Harvard would make them into geniuses. Quite the opposite. Harvard tries to get geniuses (or very bright students), feed them advanced stuff, and expect them to keep up.

Apr 26, 2021 · Official Harvard Parties - these are the official parties, usually in house d-halls. They are nice because everyone is welcome. But they are less “cool” because....well, everyone is welcome. Also, the university uses wristbands and such to monitor who is allowed to drink. Dorms - like anywhere, 5-10 people can get together to drink in their ...

Nov 10, 2024 · On the one hand, Harvard definitely took it seriously, and a bad interview report could in fact knock someone out of contention. On the other hand, so many otherwise competitive applicants got roughly equivalent good interview reports that a good interview report did not end up playing a large role in determining which otherwise competitive ...

Harvard's average peaked at around 140 in the 80's and 90's according to the old SAT. The studies provided aside, it's reasonable to presume that the average is significantly lower than that now because of the aforementioned reasons.

Nov 15, 2022 · Of course, I can only speak for my personal experience, but Harvard interviews should be relatively standard because alumni undergo training. With that in mind, interviews make up a small amount of your application. Come prepared to discuss your ECs in depth. Your interviewer is specifically looking for impact.