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ayounus · June 25, 2012, 7:44pm

Hey, I want to go to Harvard College. I just finished Grade 10 , I would like to know if I am eligible for Harvard. I am part of these clubs in my school:

<ol>
<li><pre><code>30 Hour Famine
</code></pre></li>
<li>Anime/Gaming Club </li>
<li>AP Club</li>
<li>Badminton Club </li>
<li>Biology Club </li>
<li>Canadian Cancer Society </li>
<li>Canadian Law and Philosophy Society </li>
<li>Chemistry Club</li>
<li>Chess Club </li>
<li><pre><code>Cricket Club
</code></pre></li>
<li><pre><code>Earl Haig Writer’s Society
</code></pre></li>
<li><pre><code>Ecoteam
</code></pre></li>
<li><pre><code>Elvish Language Club
</code></pre></li>
<li><pre><code>Engineering and Design Club
</code></pre></li>
<li><pre><code>French Club
</code></pre></li>
<li><pre><code>Future Successors
</code></pre></li>
<li><pre><code>Infinity Math Club
</code></pre></li>
<li><pre><code>Leadership Council
</code></pre></li>
<li><pre><code>Science Club
</code></pre></li>
<li><pre><code>Social Committee
</code></pre></li>
<li><pre><code>Student Health Organization
</code></pre></li>
<li><pre><code>UNICEF Club
</code></pre></li>
<li><pre><code>ACGN
</code></pre></li>
<li><pre><code>AP Club
</code></pre></li>
<li><pre><code>Carpanatomy
</code></pre></li>
<li><pre><code>Classics Club
</code></pre></li>
<li><pre><code>Covenant House
</code></pre></li>
<li><pre><code>Delphian Yearbook Committee
</code></pre></li>
<li><pre><code>DIEM Magazine
</code></pre></li>
<li><pre><code>Earl Haig DECA
</code></pre></li>
<li><pre><code>Jack of All Trades
</code></pre></li>
</ol>

Grade 9: English - 74
Enriched Math - 62
Enriched Science - 74
Computer Engineering - 76
Geography - 92
French - 70
Art - 80
Gym - 78

Grade 10: Enriched English - 97
Enriched French - 96
Enriched Math - 97
Canadian History - 98
American History - 98
Civics & History - 95
European History - 97

Ciggma · June 26, 2012, 7:38pm

Harvard has an unpredictable admission process, and you’re still rather young so it’s hard to say for sure. You’re involved in a lot of clubs which is great, but as you get into your next few years of school maybe focus more on the clubs you really enjoy and try to go for quality more instead of quantity. I’d also say your freshman year grades are weak in comparison to your Grade 10 academic record. So keep up the hard work. The next steps that matter are your standardized test scores and essays, but you have some time yet. Good luck!

ayounus · June 27, 2012, 8:03pm

Thanks, what SAT test do you gave to take get in Harvard? And, what is the best score possiblefor the SATS?

SATACT2013 · June 27, 2012, 8:13pm

You should either take the SAT by Collegeboard or the ACT by the ACT Company. The highest score on the SAT is a 2400 and the highest on the ACT is a 36.

Lagging · June 27, 2012, 8:14pm

Ideally you want a 2250+ for schools like Harvard to have reasonable chances.

hershey00 · June 30, 2012, 10:02am

Holy crap! Why are you involved in so much and how do you have time to do it all? D:

The common app doesn’t even give you space to fill in that many ECs, and having a super long attachment detailing these list of activities isn’t ideal either.

It’s great that you’re involved, but it’s not about breadth; it’s about depth. Can you say that you’ll be the captain/president of all those teams and groups by Grade 12?

Universities are more impressed by how much time you put into one activity (showing passion) rather than the number of activities you have. If you take a look at the common app, there’s emphasis on number of hours per week and number of weeks per year devoted to each activity. You want THOSE numbers to be high… not the number of activities

ayounus · July 13, 2012, 3:27pm

I am already president for the Biology Club, UNICEF Club, Engineering and Design Club, Canadian Law and Philosophy Society.

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