<p>I know. I really am trying to come up with a more realistic list. It’s just very hard because I will be going to medical school, so I want to pick a good school with a good medical school, and make that school my home for the next eight years. If worse comes to worse, I have a full tuition waver at the University of Arizona for the next four years, but I’d really love to go to Harvard. Wishmeluck thanks for being honest.</p>
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<p>Bad, bad reason to choose a university. First of all, you may not go to medical school; career goals sometimes change over 4 years as an undergrad. And even if you do, it’s by no means guaranteed that even if you get into Harvard that you’ll end up at Harvard Medical School. Try to be more realistic.</p>
<p>still you’ll only know for sure if you apply, if you never apply you’ll never have any chane of getting in… so you might as well do early if you had no other plans, it can only help</p>
<p>Agnodice:</p>
<p>You could always go to seperate undergrad and grad schools. That being said, you should check out Macalester and Haverford. Haverford because medical school is a popular option for their undergraduate community (but you probably already knew that). And, Macalester because, to me, it has that cool community feeling that you mentioned you liked about Harvard. Plus, the Mac representative that I talked to told me that most of the Mac students who went on to grad school joined very prestigious programs. So, even if you don’t get into to Harvard for your undergraduate career, all is not lost. However, for the purpose of lifting your spirits or what not, I know of a person who was accepted to Yale with a 560 math score, and of another woman who was accepted to Columbia with a 27 ACT. The point is that I think they give applicants a lot more consideration than just test scores, and it isn’t worth any mental anxiety. Best of luck in your college. . .stuff.</p>
<p>That’s pushing it. If you go to a crappy school, 1800 is probably the BARE MINIMUM you should have… it shows you did well in comparison to classmates and that you’ll be able to complete the coursework at Harvard. </p>
<p>I have a lower-than-Harvard-average score (1880), but my essays are superb, recs pretty good, I have a sob story with what I took from the experience, high grades and rank(4.1 GPA and #8, respectively), unique ECs with leadership, learned Spanish on my own and act as a translator for ESOL students and parents,(not trying to sound conceited or anything, but I think the subjective data is well done). Basically, the only “smudge” is my SAT score. But, I go to a ****ty school with a 879 SAT score and I have the highest score there. Also, I’m WAAAAAY below the poverty line. So, I think I still have SOME shot. </p>
<p>If this sounds similar to you, it wouldn’t hurt to apply as you MAY have some chance if you portray yourself well. Also, if you’re a URM (a POOR one) and you portray yourself well, you may have a slightly higher chance. But, nothing is certain.</p>
<p>The admissions committee will see your test scores as compared to your rank and see that your school is not very difficult. You are ranked 2nd in your school, yet you got less than a 600 on each section of the SAT and only a 3 on your AP test. Bring up that score about 500 points, then apply</p>
<p>HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAa</p>
<p>Abear: read the person’s post date. 2005 He/she is way out of college already.</p>
<p>^ On another thread you said you got a 2330.</p>
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<p>Maybe that was after you were already admitted? Someone else was using your account?</p>
<p>Anyway, good luck All!</p>