What kind of students get into Harvard?

Harvard Admissions – SAT, ACT, GPA, and Class Rank
Ninety-three percent had earned a place in the top 10% of their graduating high school class and the average GPA was 4.18. Just shy of 93% of successful applicants possessed an unweighted GPA of 3.75 or higher.
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Do normal students get into Harvard?

Harvard's admission requirements

Truly, the easiest way for a student to get into Harvard is to get a grade point average that is above the average GPA of accepted students. The unweighted average for high school students accepted into Harvard is a 3.9. The weighted average for students who get into Harvard is a 4.15.
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What is a typical Harvard student?

Harvard students are generally intellectual, diligent, goal-driven individuals who are not afraid to go up to professors to ask questions or to just chat. My classmates tend to be extremely bright, engaged, analytical, and hard-working, and they have an incredibly wide variety of experiences and interests.
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What gets you into Harvard?

To be considered for admission to Harvard, you must earn top grades in high school. The Harvard Crimson reports that the average reported GPA of entering freshmen in the class of 2022 was 3.90 on a 4.0 unweighted scale. According to College Data, the average weighted GPA of freshmen matriculates is 4.18.
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How are Harvard students chosen?

In our admissions process, we give careful, individual attention to each applicant. We seek to identify students who will be the best educators of one another and their professors—individuals who will inspire those around them during their College years and beyond.
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Can you go to Harvard at 16?

Students must be 15 years of age at time of registration. Graduate credit. To register for graduate credit, students must be 18 years of age and ordinarily, possess an undergraduate degree from an accredited US institution or the international equivalent. Students must be 18 years of age at time of registration.
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Can I go to Harvard for free?

If your family's income is less than $75,000, you'll pay nothing. Families who earn more than $150,000 may still qualify for financial aid. For more than ninety percent of American families, Harvard costs less than a public university.
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Are Harvard classes hard?

Academics at Harvard are incredibly rigorous in that you're challenged to a much higher degree than you were in high school. At the same time, there are so many different classes and concentrations ("Majors") so you can form your own path in academics.
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Is Harvard expensive?

According to Harvard's website, tuition costs for the 2019-2020 school year total $47,730, fees are $4,195, and room and board costs $17,682 for a subtotal of billed costs of $69,607.
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Are all Harvard students smart?

Ever wondered what it takes to get into Harvard? Stellar grades, impressive extracurriculars and based on a recently published study, having deep pockets and a parent who either works or went there.
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Are Harvard students attractive?

After mining through their data, CMB discovered both male and female Harvard students are the most liked here in the Hub, with men receiving a 33.1 percent “like” rate and women a 32.4 percent. On a national scale, Harvard men fell to third in attractiveness, losing to the gents at Princeton and Duke.
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Does Harvard accept anyone?

Getting into Harvard may seem like a near-impossible dream, and truthfully, it is very difficult. There are quite a few applicants competing for a limited number of spots, and the applicant pool is remarkably strong. However, it can be done: every year, over 2,000 students receive that coveted acceptance letter.
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Is it rare to go to Harvard?

The acceptance rate at Harvard is 4.7%.

For every 100 applicants, only 5 are admitted. This means the school is extremely selective. Meeting their GPA requirements and SAT/ACT requirements is very important to getting past their first round of filters and proving your academic preparation.
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Can an average Indian student get into Harvard?

Harvard welcomes applications from all over the world. Their admissions and financial aid processes are the same for all applicants – regardless of nationality or citizenship. Harvard does not have quotas or limits based on either citizenship or the location of high school.
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What is Harvard known for?

Harvard is a founding member of the Association of American Universities and a preeminent research university with "very high" research activity (R1) and comprehensive doctoral programs across the arts, sciences, engineering, and medicine according to the Carnegie Classification.
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Are Harvard students arrogant?

Harvard has an unlimited endowment, Rich students, and is the number one university in the world. Students are either very smart or rich, and they are typically very arrogant.
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How many hours do Harvard students study?

Harvard students spend, on average, 12 hours per week in class and enjoy wide latitude in setting priorities for study and free time.
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Is Harvard stressful?

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The report said that undergraduates reported high levels of stress, overwork, concern about measuring up to peers, and inability to maintain healthy coping strategies. It also found that extracurricular activities at Harvard often represented another source of competition and stress.
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Do all Harvard graduates get rich?

Harvard College's Class of 2025 is unsurprisingly, disproportionately wealthy, just like every class before it. According to The Crimson's annual freshman survey, over a quarter of Harvard freshmen come from families that are wealthier than 94 percent of Americans.
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Does Harvard accept 3 years?

Three-Year Degrees

Ordinarily, only four-year bachelor's degrees are considered acceptable for eligibility to our graduate program. Three-year degrees, including those earned from schools participating in the Bologna process, are considered on a case-by-case basis, as are two-year degrees.
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Can you go to Harvard at any age?

Anyone can go to Harvard.
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