How To Get Into Harvard (by a Harvard student)

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Sun, 04 May 2014 21:05:26 +0000

Living61- There are plenty of H athletes who have great SATs and GPAs: XC,track and field, swimming, tennis, crew, skiing, xc-skiing, squash, fencing, field hockey, soccer, etc.

While there are Academic Index allowances made for the helmet sports (and basketball), those are regulated by the Ivy regulations, and are balanced out by many helmet athletes with fine scores.

Harvard has THE MOST VARSITY SPORTS TEAMS of the entire Ivy League. Athletics are viewed as positive contributions to the community, so if you prefer a campus of admitees who spent all their time prepping for extra points on the SATs, look elsewhere.

Athletes exhibit teamwork, resilience in the face of defeat, stamina, courage, and loyalty. Corporations love to hire athletes because they know they will not fall apart from failure, obstacles, or criticism. The majority of H athletes gained regional or national level sports recognition AND great scores. Take a look at Rhodes Scholars to see the power of athletic-academic stars.