Harvard University

Harvard University

Step 4

Extracirricular Activities

Step 3

Sports Teams

Clubs

Why I want to attend Harvard

At Harvard you will find...

Tai chi/kung fu

Ultimate Frisbee

Volleyball

Wushu

Softball

Squash

Swimming and Diving

Tennis

Track and Field

Volleyball

Water Polo

Wrestling

I would like to attend Harvard because Harvard is one of the top universities and the most difficult anyone could get into. I like that challenge and i feel as though i could do it and get there because i want it. It would help me be even more successful in my future. People hear that you went to Harvard and they want to give you the job automatically. Also harvard has one of the best science and medical programs. And i do either want to be a neuro-surgeon or pediatrist that works with meantally or physically disabled children.

Archery

Badminton

Ballroom dance

Basketball

Body Building

Bowling

Boxing

Cheerleading

Crimson Dance

Figure Skating

Jujitsu

Rugby

Polo

Table tennis

Tae kwon do

Varsity teams: Baseball

Basketball

Crew

Cross Country

Field Hockey

Fencing

Football

Golf

Ice Hockey

Lacrosse

Sailing

Skiing

Soccer

Academics

Special Programs

Common Majors

Step 2

Harvard is made of 13 other schools and institutes including the top ranked buisness school and medical school and the highly ranked Graduate Education School, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Law School and John F. Kennedy School of Government

• Economics
• Government
• Social Studies
• Psychology
• English
• History
• History and Literature
• Neurobiology
• Molecular and Cellular Biology
• Sociology

Admission Requirements

Step 1

Admissions and Grades

ACT and SAT Scores

Tuition and Financial Aid

SAT Scores

• Reading: 25%=700 75%= 800
• Math: 25%= 710 75%= 790
• Writing: 25%= 710 75%= 800

Tuition $38,891

Health Services Fee $958

Student Services Fee $2,443

Room $8,667

Board $5,448

Subtotal $56,407

Estimated Personal Expenses $3,543

Estimated Travel Costs $0-$5,200

Total billed and unbilled costs $59,950 - $65,150

General College Info

Harvard's acceptance rate is 6.1 percent. It is the most selective university in the United States. They send out numerous rejection letters every year. Most ivy league colleges don't look at the highest GPA they look at how many AP classes you've taken and passed, you could get up to a 5.0 GPA, but most students at Harvard graduate with a 4.0 GPA.

ACT Scores

• Composite: 25%= 32 &75%= 35
• English: 25%= 33 75%= 35
• Math: 25%= 31 75%= 35

School Information

Famous Alumni

Student Life

Barack Obama

44th president and first african american president of the united states.

• Harvard university is a private institution founded in 1636.
• It's setting is urban, the campus size is about 5,076 acres.
• Harvard has two campuses, located in Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts..
• Mascot- John Harvard, it's first benefactor
• School color is just crimson, a bright type of burgundy.
• Student to faculty ratio is 7:1

Michelle Obama

First lady of the white house, first african american lady of the white house.

• Harvard has 20,000 students across the college.
• Average class size is usually fewer than 20 students.
• Demographics: 17% New England, 22% Mid-Atlantic, 19% Southern, 10% Midwest, 21% Western and Mtn. States, and 11% are international and U.S territories.

Yo-Yo Ma

Famous musical composer