Harvard and America's Poor

DukeBound2012
Sat, 21 Jul 2007 16:16:03 +0000

My guidance counselor keeps trying to push Harvard onto me. Every time I go visit him, he’s telling me about all the opportunities for poor people at Harvard. I guess he’s oblivious to the fact that you can’t gain admittance to Harvard with a 2050, but that’s beside the point. As for the actual question, does Harvard place more emphasis than, perhaps, other schools on one’s socioeconomic background? For instance, my household income is WELL below $60K a year (actually, below $30K a year), and I work considerable amounts during the school year as well as full time during the summer. Will this help me in the admissions process or is my 2050 going to give the adcoms a good laugh as the toss put my application on the bottom? Many thanks.