How do Harvard adcoms view g.p.a in correlation with rank?

claudeturpin
Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:24:17 +0000

This obsessive parsing of hairs about negligible statistical differences is truly ridiculous. If you’re in the top 10% of your class, have taken the hardest courses available at your high school, and have a combined SAT above 2100, what Harvard’s going to look at is what you bring to the community. Focus on your essay and recommendations, not your stupid stats. My son was 7th out of 85 in his high school class, had a 3.95 GPA, a 2220 on the SAT, and no hooks. He got in because he is a truly interesting individual, not because of some minor statistical difference between him and another applicant.