Can anyone give details about harvard university?

Answer 1

95% are in the top 10% of their graduating class, everyone is in the top 50% of their graduating class
average SAT: 2110-2370
average ACT: 31-34

Here's a Princeton Review article on what students say about Harvard:

Harvard can handpick top candidates to create the degree of student diversity it wants, so it should come as no surprise that "there is no 'typical' student here. You get someone from West Philly who is the first person in his family to go to college; you have the daughter of a Saudi prince who will be married to a 60-year-old oil baron after graduation; you get 'development cases' and legacies with surnames like Kilroy and Lynch; and you get a range of students from blue- to white-collar backgrounds." One student explains, "The admissions process goes to great lengths to find students that they feel will add to the community at Harvard. As a result, even a simple meal in the dining hall is always an entertaining part of the day, just laughing and goofing off with friends, or even debating about political issues." Undergrads here tend to be "multitalented, overextended, articulate," and "secure in their own fabulousness, so they really don't brag, and they'll totally be happy for you if you do something cool."

"Harvard has distinguished faculty, an extremely accomplished and diverse student body, a million-and-one extracurriculars, and very generous alumni," a student at this ne plus ultra of American academia explains, adding "What more could you ask for from a school?" What more, indeed? With "unparalleled academics" and "a huge endowment that really allows Harvard to give its students every available resource," Harvard has it all for the aspiring intellectual. By throwing in Cambridge and Boston, have we discovered academic nirvana? Close, but not quite. Students complain that "Harvard would benefit from a more active advising system, because a substantial number of courses, including many options for fulfilling requirements under the core program, are offered only once every 2 years, and many students don't realize this." Even so, the pros far outweigh the cons here. Students especially love the "high number of tutorials and seminars, which are always taught by a professor to a small group of students. They are a great chance to find a mentor." They're also pretty psyched about "interacting with and learning from world experts in almost every subject" and their access to "the best university library in America." Four in five students admitted here attend; that figure pretty much says it all.

"In terms of life in general, there is a lot of studying" at Harvard, "but letting it rule your life means you miss out on so many experiences. The happiest Harvard students are probably those who do their schoolwork but make sure that they have a life outside of it. Otherwise, you never meet people and you stress yourself out." Cambridge and Boston offer plenty of opportunities to get out, but "Unfortunately, it's too easy to just get stuck on campus, especially since there's always something going on." Students report that "there is always a cultural show, musical concert, movie showing, information session, graduate-school talk, or colloquium to attend, and the hardest part is balancing all of the work with all the other interesting options on campus." Student clubs and organizations pull double duty, "serving a strong social function; for example, the board of the Gilbert and Sullivan Players has lots of meetings and produces shows, but then we throw about six parties a semester." Undergrads here tell us that "most people do one or two extracurriculars, often pretty intensely. There's not that frantic volunteering for everything that distinguishes the future Harvard student in high school. Once we get in, we skip the resume padders and only do the stuff we're actually into doing." Just about everyone here "lives on campus in the huge suites," and "Since we are allowed to have parties with alcohol in our suites, that is a popular social activity."

Answer 2

can't you do both? I would say start with harvard. this is a 1 in a kabillionzillion infinity-ish. you can become a rapper after finishing university. think about it, FREE HARVARD! you could always study music at harvard which would open many doors for you. I say dont waste such a great opportunity. but at the same time dont give up on ur dream. congrads on the scholarship btw :)

Answer 3

Rated 2nd best in the world behind Cambridge University in England. Rated best in USA and graduates with high grade point average always get 1st chance at the very best jobs in the USA after graduation.

Answer 4

If you are looking for information about the university itself, look at their website at www.harvard.edu. If you want information about your chances for admission, look at the College Board's website at www.collegeboard.edu. Otherwise, you would need to be more specific about what kind of details you want - Is a particular department good? What are the dorms like? What kind of social life could I expect? I expect there are people here who could answer any of those, but you need to be more specific about what you want.

Answer 5

Many can. What details do you want?

You could probably get your own answers to many questions by visiting Harvard's web site or by contacting them directly.

Answer 6

Last Septemember they passed on 1,200 students with perfect SAT scores (2400).

Answer 7

where is it?