<p>So I heard from several people and sources that Harvard, for each graduating class, seeks a certain number of people for each major and whatnot…as in, they are looking for x musicians, x classics majors, x math majors, x physics majors, x economics majors, and so on…or, on a less defined basis, people who demonstrate a particular finesse/interest(s) in x field. They said that Harvard seeks a well-rounded class, not well-rounded individuals who are all 4.0 valedictorians/class presidents and whatnot. That being said and if this is indeed true, I am curious as to how appealing an applicant who demonstrates passion and a strong interest in Neuroscience would be whom will be applying for the Neurobiology major at Harvard.</p>
<p>Stop asking questions on college confidential, go outside, breathe fresh air, and calm down. No you’re not screwed for taking/studying 7 AP exams and taking a college class -_-</p>
<p>And to answer your question, perhaps research?</p>
<p>I did not ask how to demonstrate passion in neuroscience. I am already working in a neurology lab conducting several research projects. I am asking what the degree of appeal an applicant to Harvard, who shows strength and interest in Neuroscience, would be to the school if the scenario I described above, where Harvard seeks x people for a major, is indeed true. Read more carefully.</p>
<p>And also, in response to your ad hominem attack, I would like to point out that I have only started 5 threads whereas you have 2 pages of 28 threads with a multitude of questions 
- including one that asks people to rate the difficulty of your junior year schedule, just like one of my very own threads…hypocrite, much?</p>
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<p>A rephrasing of my question: How great is the demand and supply for Neurobiology majors at Harvard? Is it as low of a demand/high of a supply as it is for Economics majors?</p>
<p>As with every other concentration at Harvard, including Economics, the demand is much greater than the supply. Because we are not omniscient, however, we cannot give you the exact applicants-to-places ratio, or give you a comparative data table of any sort.</p>
<p>If you’re sure you want to do neruoscience and are already doing research projects, I think you’re stuck just applying with it. Apply as a neuroscience major and take your chances. Fretting like this won’t help will it?</p>
<p>i’m not freaking out or anything, just contemplative and curious</p>
<p>You don’t apply to a major at Harvard; you apply to the College.</p>
<p>The College does ask applicants (I think–it used to, 30 years ago) what they think they might concentrate in, but it doesn’t really expect their answers to have much predictive value. I think I told them Classics, and I wound up in the sciences; that sort of thing happens all the time.</p>
<p>This fact renders the rest of your questions moot. But I will say I agree with both Ghostt, who told you Harvard has far more applicants all over the academic spectrum than it needs, and futureStudent 28, who told you basically, you are who you are, so there’s no point in the rest of this speculation.</p>
<p>If you want to do Neuroscience, I’d suggest applying to Brown. I’ve heard that they have a very strong Neuroscience program.</p>
<p>rhode island…crappy weather…no thanks</p>
<p>Cambridge, Mass. - lush tropical paradise - perfect in every way. </p>
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<p>annasdad, the weather is *great *in Cambridge…but only during spring Reading Period and final exams.</p>
<p>LOL, annasdad</p>
<p>Look, CPP: I know that what you want to be told is, “Yes! Harvard is actively recruiting for their Neuroscience program, they don’t have enough applicants who have shown promise, they’ll snap you right up.” It’s very hard not having any control over this process. But in fact, as Sikorsky said, you’re not applying for a major, you’re applying to the college. Even if Harvard paid attention to the general outlines of x chemistry, x English, etc., they know very well that part of the point of going to college is that you try new things, learn new things, find new passions. That you have shown strength and interest in your current passion is a good thing, and I’m sure it will help your application, but I don’t think they’ll slot you into their neuroscience folder and then choose the top ten of those applicants. What you’ve heard regarding a well-rounded class is commonly said about all the top schools, and I suppose it’s generally true, that a given school wants a diverse class, but to extrapolate from that that they have a quota of neuroscientists to fill is not reasonable.</p>
<p>ah okayy i see</p>
<p>brown is about 20minutes from harvard, so you are an idiot if you think harvard is lush, and brown has terrible weather.</p>
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<p>How can you be such a good practitioner of sarcasm in your own post, and not recognize it in annasdad’s?</p>
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<p>I recognized sarcasm in annasdad’s… also I wasn’t being sarcastistic harvard is 20min from brown.</p>
<p>It’s Harvard. Be as appealing as you physically can.</p>
<p>brown i more popular than harvard though… not to mention better parties</p>
<p>A thing I noticed about Harvard is that it attracts a lot of “weird” people that other elite schools don’t. As with any famous place, the bums are attracted it like a magnet.</p>