Perks of Subject Tests

gibby
Fri, 17 Jul 2015 21:21:32 +0000

@IvyWin: In my book an A- is an A. My daughter had some A-'s and was accepted to Harvard. Several years ago, I posted her transcript with courses and grades. Please compare your transcript to hers – I imagine both of you are very similar, so no worries for you: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/1619966-ivy-standards-for-rigor-of-highschool-curriculum-p1.html.

That’s not to say you will be accepted to Harvard, just that when you apply, you will be a competitive applicant. As Harvard receives more competitive applications than they have room for in their freshman class, Admissions uses an applicant’s teacher recommendations, essays, guidance counselor report and interview report to determine which competitive applicant they will accept. So, much still is undecided. Best of luck to you!