Harvard Chances: Low GPA?!?

dvtran
Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:58:22 +0000

I would think that Harvard is way out of league for you (doesn’t mean you shouldn’t apply).

Colleges like Harvard want students who take the most rigorous courses available and succeed. Only 1 5, 4’s, and a 2 aren’t impressive (even if you took bio ap as a freshman). The average harvard applicant generally gets only 4+ on all APs, 2300+ in SAT, and plenty of ECs.

I don’t want to be mean or anything, but your ECs are weak enough to the point that I highly doubt Harvard would even consider you. I mean they are decent for a state college but nothing that will impress Harvard. Generally ECs of Ivy-bound students include high-end awards, member of the school-board, regional/national leader/winner, etc.) I see potential based on your PSAT though. I’m not saying it’s not possible, I’m just saying it’s highly unlikely to magically build up ECs in one year. EC’s of Ivy students usually take a couple years (like Eagle scout, research projects over the course of multiple years, volunteer projects over course of many years, etc.). It’d take a lot to pull off all the ECs you’d need for harvard just to be considered (especially since I’m guessing you’ll have a set of tough classes).

To be frank, I wouldn’t consider it, but who knows.