What kinds of students get into Harvard?

How can you avoid their fate in the college admissions process and more accurately evaluate your chances of getting in? Start by asking the right questions. Can I get into Harvard? Wrong question! The real first question to ask is: Am I the top student in my class? I don't mean the top based strictly on GPA. read more

Most students that get into Harvard are of a certain caliber. For example, the majority of Harvard students have above a 4.3 weighted GPA and an ACT of 35. These students are usually amongst the top 10% of their graduating high school class. read more

Natural born Leaders. At the admissions end, it’s common knowledge that Harvard selects at most 10 percent (some say 5 percent) of its students on the basis of academic merit. read more

Getting into elite schools like Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, and others is a goal of many high school students. How exactly to accomplish this is often a mystery to students and parents going through the admissions process. read more

Inevitably, some students who are not admitted will see great success, and even with a 97 to 98 percent graduation rate, some admitted students might have been better served at another institution. However, we do everything possible to make the best admissions decisions for each student. read more