ok... so it is REALLY important for me to be able to go to Harvard so that I can get the education that I need. The only drawback is, I'm not the best person at math. So if I take Advanced Placement classes in High School (except in math), and to the marching band do you think that I can get into Harvard?
2006-07-05 08:12:27 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Harvard...is that the school you really want to go to? Listen I'm all for aspiring for high goals, but why Harvard? There are great school around the nation...and sure it's going to look good on a resume' just remember - so will other schools.
But you probably will need to score a perfect 1400 on the SAT (or is it 1600) in order to be qualified to attend Harvard or Yale.
You will probably need to take all advance classes...and devote your time to in keeping a 4.0 gpa. I suspect the advance classes will put you in a different gpa - probably 5.0.
Good luck.
2006-07-05 08:22:09 · answer #1 · answered by Wanna-be-Dear-Abby 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Getting into Harvard -- or any top-notch school -- is a crap shoot. You can have all the credentials you can possibly accumulate only to find out that there are enough people with the same resume to fill two Harvard freshman classes.
Math won't keep you out of Harvard or anyplace else, unless you're absolutely abysmal at it in which case you might want to lower your college standards a bit. I can't see Harvard being too concerned about your marching band credentials, either. And frankly, I hope the grammar you used in your question isn't at the same level as what you'll use in your applicant essay.
Just keep the grades up as high as you can get them, take whatever advanced or honors classes you have an interest in, participate (i.e., get involved, don't just join) some extracurricular activities that are of interest to you, do well on the SATs AND show some initiative.
And if it turns out that there are twice as many people who've done what you've done then can fit into Harvard's freshman class, don't take it personally. And don't sit on your hands: there are tons of truly great colleges out there (from private ones like Yale or Chicago or Princeton -- might want to bump up the math for Princeton -- to public ones like UC-Berkeley or Michigan).
(If you don't think this is good advice, then my Plan B would be to have your family donate a new laboratory building to Harvard, get your name slapped on it and wait for the invitation to join the next freshman class to arrive in the mail.)
2006-07-05 15:25:51 · answer #2 · answered by DR 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do you need to go to Harvard to get the education you need? There are several less competitive schools that can get you as good of education. You should find a college that fits you. Not good at math? Many Liberal Arts classes only require 2 or 3 semesters of classes in math.
Although, yes, AP courses will work.
But if you have your heart set on Harvard, I don't think it's possible if you have poor grades in math. (They have rejected people that are top rung in everything.)
I am biased against Harvard because my uncle had a bad time there, and he's hyper-intelligent lawyer person now.
2006-07-05 16:38:54 · answer #3 · answered by lolasan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Harvard is a hard school to get into, and you can get a great education at alot of different colleges.. i'm sure you would be very happy on many campuses all around. also, college is very hard for some people their first year.. make sure you are prepared because you don't want to waste alot of money going to a school that you may not do well in. remember, harvard has the top of the top of the top of the students in the whole country... are you prepared to be up against that or compete against it? college is very competitive
2006-07-05 15:23:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not the math as much as it is "selling" yourself. You want to make your self stand out from all of the other applicants. Grades and Test scores are important...but everyone else is going to have those as well. Find something that makes you an asset that Harvard can't refuse. Whatever your niche is (perhaps marching band) do it well. Write an awesome essay. As long as you're doing your best, and you are yourself, you'll be fine. Not everyone who goes to Harvard took AP Calculus.
2006-07-05 15:22:44 · answer #5 · answered by KansasSpice 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, at the prestigious schools, you're paying for the name on the diploma and that's about it. Diversify your applications and find some safety schools, or consider some other good private universities. The Jesuit schools are all for the most part educationally sound and will get you places in life. Since you're dead set on harvard, check out the other schools in Boston, like BU and BC. Both are schools with an excellent reputation.
2006-07-05 16:00:02 · answer #6 · answered by ronnieneilan1983 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do you "need" to get in Harvard?
"Want" to, I can understand. But nobody needs a Harvard education.
Trust me, unless you're in the MBA program, Harvard is overrated.
What's wrong with Your State U.?
2006-07-05 18:10:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you don't need to go to Harvard to get the education you need. Harvard grads are among the most unemployed college grads in the country
2006-07-05 15:17:59 · answer #8 · answered by GitErDone 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's always a chance, but I'd prolly try the harder math class and get a tutor. I'd also do other extras than just marching band, they love the newspaper and student council. Good Luck
2006-07-05 15:17:24 · answer #9 · answered by Elle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possibly, but they look at the whole study course not just math. Brush up on it during summer and then take all advanced placement classes.
2006-07-05 15:16:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋