What are the requirements for admission to Harvard University?

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What are the requirements for admission to Harvard University?

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First-Year Application Requirements

All first-year applicants—both international and U.S. candidates—must complete the Common Application or the Coalition Application along with the required supplements. You will need to submit:

  • Common Application or Coalition Application
  • Harvard College Questions for the Common Application or Coalition Application Harvard supplement
  • $75 fee (or request a fee waiver)
  • SAT or ACT (with or without writing)* optional for 2021-2022 applicants
  • Optional: AP or other examination results
  • School Report (which includes a counselor letter) and high school transcript
  • Teacher Report (2)
  • Midyear School Report (after your first semester grades)
  • Final School Report (for admitted students only)
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Thank you for your answer, are you a Harvard student?

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No I’m not a student. There is a lot of application/admissions information on the Harvard.edu website.

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Really, really good:

Scores
Grades
Extra curriculars (ECs)
Letters of Recommendation (LORs)
Luck (very low acceptance rate even among those with all the above)

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