True admission rate

RHSclassof16
Sat, 07 Jun 2014 17:08:46 +0000

Ok, well I’m not an Ivy League expert or anything, If I applied to Harvard I would definitely be one of the unqualified students. But here is my two sense on this topic.

To be academically qualified to attend a University at the level of Harvard (or any Ivy League School) and you are attending a high school that gives you decent opportunities (as far as AP classes and EC’s and such) you would need these stats minimum to have a chance (You also need to be a standout as far as EC’s obviously to get into Harvard) These would be absolute minimums by the way.

A Weighted GPA of 4.15 or Higher
An UW GPA of 3.85 or Higher
A SAT of 2150 or Higher
An ACT of 32 or Higher
A class rank in the top 3-4% or better.

Again, this is very general, and this would be for somebody attending a decent high school that provides a decent amount of AP classes in a middle class school district. The minimums can go up or down depending on the school. The minimums might even be too low. But for someone to be academically qualified to be a Harvard student, that would be the minimum I would think. Not to mention you also have to have exceptional EC’s on top of that.

Yes I know there are exceptions for people who get accepted with lower stats than these, but they are usually extremely special and rare cases and these are for the average Harvard applicant. Obviously if you are one of the top ranked High School athletes in the nation or something then your grades probably wont have to be near as good.