Student's chance at Harvard

BuckeyeGC
Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:54:24 +0000

Well, he’s the best student I’ve seen in my 14 years at the school - he took the SAT with little practice, got a 2160, and that GPA would be perfect if not for a B in Spanish during his sophomore year. He’s also a great person all-round, and a dream to work with. He walked into my office at the end of his junior year, showed me the SAT score report, and handed me a list of his extracurriculars - including some I never knew about before.

I’ll write in my recommendation that he’s the best student our school has had in a decade (which he is, by a long shot). Would this help? He wants to apply to Harvard because he’s hoping to attend the medical school when he finishes his 4 years.

Our football coach tells me he won’t be playing for a major football program, but he is a leader on the team (something else I’ll mention in my recommendation).