I am 15 and I'm graduating this year. I was just wondering if anybody knew what your GPA had to be to get into Harvard or Princeton?
2006-11-08 06:23:36 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Elite schools (and Princeton is about as elite as it gets) have many, many applicants for each place. If you look at the websites for MIT, Princeton and the other Ivies, and schools like Duke, Stanford, etc. they show what SAT scores and what rank in class their incoming classes have. But just having top scores is not enough. In these schools virtually every student has done something extraordinary. When my son arrived at one of these schools as a freshman, the kid in the next room was a McDonald's All-American basketball player, and the kid on the other side was the National champion in one of the most popular computer games, and also had scored 1600 on the old 2-test SAT. The guy across the hall spoke four languages and had published a book about his experience as a High School exchange student in Africa.... every single kid in the dorm was special in some way.
If you have way high scores AND something special to offer, your chances of getting into an elite school are reasonably good.
2006-11-08 07:29:01 · answer #1 · answered by matt 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They don't have a set GPA -- but about 95% of those accepted are in the top10% of their classes and 75% of those accepted have at least a 1400 on their SATs.
2006-11-08 06:31:58 · answer #2 · answered by Ranto 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is no minimum GPA; I know someone with 800 on the SAT combined reading and math scores who got into both of these schools.
2006-11-09 09:52:09 · answer #3 · answered by yofatcat1 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
if u wanna go to princeton, u better not be from new jersey
cos i know alot of ppl who had an almost perfect gpa and sats
and didnt get in
good luck though!
2006-11-08 07:06:44 · answer #4 · answered by jamie 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Pretty sure you will need a 4.0 or close to it. Also need a lot of extra curricular activities, charity work, high level classes, etc.
2006-11-08 06:25:39 · answer #5 · answered by Aaron 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4.0 those schools are extremely competive. And if you have taken AP or honors classes that makes your chances even better.
2006-11-08 06:31:18 · answer #6 · answered by . 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah........$$$$$$$$$$$$$....... and know the right people. You can have no GPA and still get into those schools........lol.
2006-11-08 06:27:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋
At least a 5.0
2006-11-08 07:48:00 · answer #8 · answered by jimmycheesemaster 2 · 0⤊ 7⤋