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\nSo you have decided that you want to attend a small Ivy League school in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Simply put, Harvard looks for leaders and world-beaters.<\/p>\n
Harvard seeks out highly talented and driven self-starters who will be leaders in their fields, whether it be in the academic or business realm.<\/p>\n
Harvard rates every applicant in two separate areas on a 1 to 6 scale (1 being the highest and 6 being the lowest): (1) Academic Rating and (2) Personal Rating.<\/p>\n
Harvard, like all Ivy League schools, looks for students who love learning for the sake of learning.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t Harvard, like all Ivy League schools, looks for students who are the best at one thing and not for students who are well-rounded.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\t Harvard University Admission Counselors A Guide to the Harvard Admissions Process – Essays, Interviews & Deadlines What is Harvard Looking For? So you have decided that you want to attend a small Ivy League school in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Simply put, Harvard looks for leaders and world-beaters. Harvard seeks out highly talented and driven self-starters who…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":10527,"menu_order":94,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11204","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nAn applicant with the highest Academic Rating of 1 out of 6 at Harvard would have these credentials:<\/h5>
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An applicant with an Academic Rating of 3 out of 6 at Harvard would have these credentials:<\/h5>
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Examples of applicants with the highest Personal Rating of 1 out of 6 at Harvard would be:<\/h5>
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Examples of applicants with a Personal Rating of 3 out of 6 at Harvard would be:<\/h5>
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\n\t\tHarvard Recommendation Letter\n\t<\/h2>\n\tAt Harvard, each recommendation letter is weighed individually and given a separate score. Because the applicant pool is so stellar at Harvard with an overflow of people who have the highest academic qualifications, recommendation letters at Harvard are critical to distinguish perfect students who are good from perfect students who are great.\nHarvard looks closely for evidence of intellectual vitality, leadership, and the potential for contribution in the recommendation letters. In addition, everyone’s file goes to the admissions committee for a vote.\n
\n\t\tHarvard Supplemental Essays\n\t<\/h2>\n\tSolomon Admissions provides extensive guidance on the Harvard supplemental essays to its clients, and here is an example of how our former admissions officers would recommend approaching the Harvard supplementals:\nYou may wish to include an additional essay if you feel that the college application forms do not provide sufficient opportunity to convey important information about yourself or your accomplishments.\nYou may write on a topic of your choice, or you may choose from one of the following topics:\n
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\n\t\t“Ask not what your college can do for you, ask what you can do for your college.”\n\t<\/h3>\nHarvard wants to know what you have to offer them (they know what they can offer you and don’t need 30,000 applicants repeating what Harvard already knows).\nQuestions to keep in mind when writing the Harvard supplemental essay:\n
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