![]() That’s because other more subjective factors such as your teacher recommendations, EC’s and essays reveal more about your “character” than a number on an SAT score.Īt colleges like Harvard which receive 35,000+ applications, Admissions Directors have about 12 minutes to read a file, which includes looking at your test scores, transcript, course rigor, looking over your EC’s, reading your high school profile, guidance counselor’s Secondary School Report, teacher recommendations and essays – and then making notes. Once your test scores reach a certain threshold (about 2200 for Harvard), having a higher test score DOES NOT necessarily increase your chances. The higher your score, the less an Admissions Directors will question if you can handle the work load on their campus. ^^ I think Harvard may place more weight on AP classes in the Admissions process than their direct peers, Stanford, Yale and Princeton.įWIW: Colleges use test scores to gauge how you well you would do if admitted to their school. The writing tests of the SAT and ACT have predictive power similar to the subject tests. High school grades are next in predictive power, followed by the SAT and ACT. We have found that the best predictors at Harvard are Advanced Placement tests and International Baccalaureate Exams, closely followed by the College Board subject tests. ![]() For example, in this NY Times article Harvard ranks AP scores as being a better predictor of success at Harvard than SAT/ACT scores: That said, Harvard Admissions is not driven by SAT/ACT numbers – superscored or not. Why is their language so opaque? Harvard is usually very open about such things, but the language on their website is a bit more “cagey” giving them some wiggle room. I would call Harvard Admissions and ask why they don’t just say they “superstore” on their website. the 3 highest sub-section scores, and nothing else), I may not send them the October sitting, and simply wait until the November scores come out then send off the superscore. If on the other hand, they only see the super score (i.e. I wanted to know if it makes sense to withhold my October score and just wait till the November exam for the superscore and then send the superscore off, or if I should send the 1st set and then indicate that I will be sending the November set as well? I ask because if it is that despite the superscore, they will still be able to see the scores for all sittings anyway, then I would just send off the October score, and send the November score when it arrives. I know Harvard uses version 1 of the superscore (tbh I don't know the difference between version 1 and version 2), but anyway, I received a good score overall for the SAT I but my score was a little bit off for one of the sub-sections. The school should be considered a reach even if you have a 4.0 GPA.Hello! I have a question. Given the school's very highly selective admissions, acceptance at Harvard extremely difficult and unlikely even with a 4.0 GPA. The school ranks #1 in Massachusetts for highest average GPA. The average high school GPA of the admitted freshman class at Harvard University was 4.0 on the 4.0 scale indicating that primarily A/A+ students are accepted and ultimately attend. What GPA do you need to get into Harvard University?Īpplicants require exceptionally good grades to get into Harvard.
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