It is best to take TOEFL, ACT or SAT before the next semester of senior one to the next semester of senior two, because you are nervous when you enter senior three, and the most important thing is that you have no energy.
When the third year of high school starts, you can download or write to ask for the application form through the internet. Fill in the form and write a self-report for one month. Let's focus on self-presentation, be concise, but include all your achievements. Of course, you can list the detailed achievements separately. Don't be stereotyped in self-presentation, but have a distinct personality. I won't discuss it here.
Harvard wants other proofs, that sort of thing. It is a small problem for a person to spend a week doing these things. You can send it when it is ready.
Next, consider the letters of recommendation from June 65438+ 10 to June 165438+ 10. Find a celebrity if you can. The bigger the fame, the better. Thanks to my parents, uncles and aunts ... the network in China is so complicated. In short, one purpose is to find celebrities, of course, to find celebrities related to education. Don't look for a model worker or something, it's better to be your class teacher. If you can't find a celebrity, just find a letter from the head teacher and the principal. Let's work together. Xiao Liu, a Harvard girl, didn't rely on Rilla's recommendation letter.
Teachers' letters of recommendation can be sent at the end of 1 1. Estimate the time and inform ETS to send TOFEL and ACT or SAT scores a few days before your application letter arrives. Basically done, and then prepare for the college entrance examination. If you can't go to Harvard, you can still take the national college entrance examination. Of course, you can apply to many schools, Harvard can't get in, Yale, Yale doesn't want you and MIT ... ...
If you want an interview, the school will discuss the time with you.
The deadline for Harvard's application is 65438+the end of February, and the latest is 65438+ 10/. Please remember.
If your application is successful, the branch school will receive the admission notice in March and April. You can get a grant in early June at the latest (Harvard has no scholarship).
Then you start applying for a visa in early July. Usually when you say Harvard, people will definitely sign it for you. This is the "privilege" advocated by Harvard.
Then choose a time to buy a plane ticket to go abroad, and you can get used to it two weeks in advance.
Before going abroad, it is important to have time to visit your brothers and sisters and tell your family your good news. . . . .
All the students in Harvard University have excellent grades, or are generally excellent in all subjects, or excellent in a single subject, or excellent in competitions-regardless of Chinese, science, music, art, journalism, creation, martial arts, sports and so on. Students are versatile, not to mention. The admission rate for applying to Harvard is usually the lowest (8%- 12%).
Applying for Harvard, high school graduation scores, SAT, college scores and GRE, or special subject scores, TOEFL scores of foreign students are all very important.
In addition, you have to come up with 18 kinds of martial arts, from Latin to electric guitar, cheerleading and taekwondo, which can show personal leadership, respect, acceptance, coping ability, responsibility, creativity, curiosity, teamwork, serving the society, not afraid of difficulties and having work or special experience.
Therefore, in the pile of application documents, some people attach their own computer software, self-edited magazines, self-portrait videos or photos, and records of interviews, experiments, music and sports. Some people participate in poverty alleviation services and volunteer in hospitals, nursing homes, libraries and courts. Those who participate in beauty contests and do tourism research; Some escaped from poor families, or gained experience by fighting for equal rights and coordinating with schools or other units; Wait a minute. As evidence of ability, wisdom, endowment and sincerity in seeking knowledge, everything can be a boost to entering Harvard.
Students who applied for admission in previous years also came from different regions, countries and different ethnic, religious, social and economic backgrounds. Or students from rural towns may be admitted. . . . . . The above students can work and study part-time. Or accept financial assistance such as scholarships and loans. If other conditions of applicants are the same, time and physical strength are also important factors in competition: those who make good use of time and control their physical strength to participate in multiple activities or services have a greater chance of admission.
For me, the conditions and efforts to enter Harvard:
Smart+hard work+feeling+money+luck = Harvard University
Harvard university application conditions: 1. New TOEFL score 1 15 or above (including writing), general GRE above 2300, professional GRE above 2300 (GMAT750 above 750 in business school, LSAT 180 in law school, MCAT 12.5 in medical school). A self-introduction 500- 1000 (in English), three letters of recommendation from famous professors, university leaders and celebrities (it is best to find someone who knows you well and knows you to write it for you), and a personal resume (in English), including your personal recommendation materials (honors, certificates, published works, awards and rankings of social activities, etc.). ), as well as professional academic papers (English)
2. The above conditions+(full-time master's degree from a prestigious school) master's degree (the first place in Peking University's liberal arts or the first place in Tsinghua's science)+your own comprehensive conditions (including your ideological conduct, sincerity and diligence, smart feelings, unity and friendliness, study and work (grades, achievements, awards, honors, etc.). ), the ability to communicate with people, physical and psychological endurance, personal advantages and personal potential. ); After passing the application, some subjects must pass a rigorous interview. Finally, don't forget to apply for the full bonus.
note:
1. English first (CET-9 (at least CET-6 or above, good oral English), GESE- 12, CET-9, advanced interpretation, etc. )
2. Make up for what you lack and exercise everything you can until you are omnipotent and perfect.
3. New TOEFL score 120, GRE score 2400 (800 in each of the three parts), GMAT score 800, LSAT score 180. GPA is determined according to the test scores (4.0 is usually the standard/percentage of 90 to 100) (but one thing to remember is that students who are admitted to Harvard are sure.
Only by doing your best can you have a chance. You know, Harvard candidates are the top students in the world, and China only recruits 2-3 students every year. Plus Yale, Massachusetts and Princeton, the number will not exceed 10. To establish the ideal of entering Harvard, we must be prepared to compete with the elites all over the world. (China students generally get high grades, but Harvard University in the United States has few places for foreign countries/China, and the requirements are extremely high, especially full prizes. So from now on, no matter when, where and under any circumstances, we must be the best, the first and the perfect; The stronger and more comprehensive your qualifications are, the easier it is to apply. )
PS: The annual admission rate of Harvard in Chinese mainland is generally positive.
In addition, provide a personal experience of a netizen as a reference.
I applied to Harvard, which is very painful!
The Harvard Admissions Office once said to me, "I'm happy to help you in the application process. However, you are responsible for the failure and did not follow my instructions! " ".But I applied for two years and failed.
Application process
Background:
My background is quite special. I have been engaged in computer work for many years, without a bachelor's degree and no examination record.
Application began in 2007.
Apply to Harvard Medical School in the following ways:
When I started consulting the school, I felt so ordinary, maybe it was an email from the module. It's not as enthusiastic as Seattle, Washington.
I mailed the application materials to the admissions office without saying hello before mailing, because I didn't have a credit card at that time, and the application fee of $85 was sent together (it was mailed to two schools at that time. The other is Seattle, Washington, and Harvard is famous for it. )
When he arrived, I guess he just looked at it and said to send it back.
I told him that if you really want to send it back, please help me send it to Stanford (Stanford application fee is $75, which saves me some money and postage is $ 10). He said it was my business, not his.
10 days later, he just sent me $85 and left this information.
I think maybe my English is not good enough for him to understand, so I asked someone to proofread it and sent it as an attachment.
He received it and sent me an email.
& gt& gt I don't understand why you sent this. Maybe my email didn't make it clear, but unless you meet the requirements in my previous email, you are not eligible to apply for HMS. I am very willing to help you in this process. However, it is your responsibility to read and follow our instructions. I'm happy to help you in the application process. However, part of the responsibility for failure lies with you. Please return the file opened from sending or direct me to the website.
The signature of the email is on behalf of the Admissions Committee Office (representative of the Admissions Office of Harvard Medical School).
He talks like this, and they know my conditions very well. They are willing to consider me (not because I only have junior high school education and other conditions), and always feel great hope.
Sometimes I doubt whether what he says is polite, but I don't think so. I wouldn't have applied if he hadn't asked me. My application conditions are obviously insufficient, but I have applied for 2 years and submitted supplementary application materials. It's unnatural
The first time I applied, I didn't know what America was like. I told him I didn't know your way of thinking. The information is not well written and cannot be modified after submission.
On March 8th, 2008, HMS sent a decision, but it didn't send a decision either. It only replied on the basis of the email I sent. The title and text were not decision letters, but asked about the content of the school application, what to apply for, what conditions, courses and so on. That's a template, an email template when I started to apply for consultation. )
I guess I was told to apply again and didn't refuse me. I accept this. The information is not well written and cannot be changed after submission.
07 ended in failure.
I will apply again in 2008. I'm applying for undergraduate and medical schools. I hope to have more opportunities.
In August, 2008, Harvard Medical School said that it had enough time, and would mail the brochure, and then submit a supplementary application after receiving the brochure. It came by sea, and it may take 1 month or more to receive it.
I didn't want to apply for an undergraduate course at first, but I just wanted to use it to guarantee the bottom.
There are interviews at Yale and Princeton. The interview at Yale came early, and it came last June.
I said I couldn't speak English. The interviewer asked me in Chinese when I graduated, where is my hometown and where is it near? What to do now and so on.
The interviewer at Princeton asked me which schools I applied to. And said that the school requires an English interview.
Maybe I can't speak English, and I don't have any other exam records. The information is incomplete and I don't want to go to the undergraduate course.
But none of them applied successfully!
I protest against Harvard! The Admissions Committee of Harvard Medical School was very positive about my protest email, not a template, but a manual reply email. They still value me very much.
Generally speaking, you don't reply. Please reply to a template politely.
Protest email reply process (April 2009)
1. I sent a protest email to the Harvard Admissions Office.
Thank you for your email. I'm sorry, I don't know exactly what you are protecting. Can you borate? What are you protesting about? Can you describe it in detail? Generally speaking, protest emails will not be answered. Please reply to a template politely.
I resend my email.
I'm afraid the Committee's decision is final and cannot be appealed. We will not disclose, and it is impossible to know, the exact reasons for the Committee's decision, because the opinions of all Committee members will enter the initial and final rankings. In addition, many materials in each applicant's folder are confidential. In the final analysis, the Committee chose these applications by secret ballot. On the whole, their qualifications are "the best". I'm afraid the admission result will not change because of the requirements. We don't know the exact reason for this admission decision. All Committee members rank their opinions, and each applicant's materials are confidential. Finally, the most outstanding one was elected by secret ballot.
3. I replied to the email: "We should have faith and pursue. I want to protest. I don't want to do this. I want to think about it. If Harvard accepts me, I won't go. "
Thinking that the word "let the media play" is not good, this is not my purpose, so I deleted this sentence and sent it over. I sent it twice.
But he replied according to my first email. Generally, the next email shall prevail. It used to be like this. I think he is hinting at me, otherwise I wouldn't have entered the medical field.
In March 2009, I didn't get a formal decision. Generally, Harvard has a formal admission decision.
He is a man I trust very much.
What he said, every action, has his meaning. He is clever in handling things, otherwise he can't be the representative of Harvard Admissions Office. In the past, when he refused me, he just said "send me your address" because he had cash and his words were simple. The University of Washington refused to say that there would be no reply in the future. It doesn't remind me of anything.
So his mailbox can't be unrelated!
Expert's Guide: Eight Mistakes in High School Students' Application to Harvard and Other Famous American Universities
Release date: [2007-5-2110/:1]
Harvard, MIT and other famous American schools have trained countless outstanding talents for the world. Even some naive kindergarten children will firmly say, "When I grow up, I want to go to Harvard!" " "However, when they really grow up, many of them will get lost in the misunderstanding of famous schools and hold back. No matter how you warn him, that understanding is wrong. He still believes in it and is even willing to listen and convey these misunderstandings, which not only mistakes himself, but also others.
Taking the application for Harvard University, a famous American university, as an example, Weekly interviewed experts from Shanghai New Oriental Foreign Languages Department and summarized eight misunderstandings in the application process of senior high school students in China:
Harvard students are all geniuses.
This is a very common misunderstanding. Yes, most Harvard students are very talented. But this doesn't mean that they have an innate advantage over any other non-Harvard people, nor does it mean that if you can't surpass every Harvard person or at least be like them, you can't belong to Harvard. The main difference between Harvard students and other university students is not intellectual talent, but enterprise, lofty ambition, strong leadership and the heart of boxing eager to make the world a better place.
Test scores are above everything else.
This is what many parents often say, which is perhaps more frustrating than any other misunderstanding about applying to Harvard. Many China friends who said this even spent a whole year preparing for the TOEFL and SAT exams in exchange for good test results as the capital for application. When they got perfect or nearly perfect exam results, they were surprised to find that they were rejected by Harvard.
What needs to be emphasized here is that the admissions offices of top universities such as Harvard value the overall quality of applicants. They also attach importance to academic performance, extracurricular activities, various test scores, letters of recommendation and application articles.
It is beneficial to take part in many extracurricular activities.
After knowing the importance of extracurricular activities, many students try to participate in various activities to make their resumes look fuller. This strategy is actually unsuccessful. The Admissions Committee is looking for people who are not only talented, but also professional and ambitious, and who have made achievements in the activities they participate in.
So don't take part in too many extracurricular activities. Your time is precious. Focus on one or two activities that you are good at, and get fun and exercise from them, which will help you achieve your goals in life, develop your physical intelligence, and make you achieve excellent results. Music, sports, arts and crafts, literary creation, artistic performance, scientific and technological civilization, and even lectures and the establishment of school journals will be very beneficial.
Ask celebrities to write letters of recommendation.
Many domestic high school students who apply for American universities will have the same question: "Who is better to write me a letter of recommendation? One is a famous senior government official and the other is the president of a famous big enterprise. " Then you should think about which of these two people has had contact with you at work, academically or otherwise, and understand your work ability, learning potential, your talent, and your experience in one period or another. In fact, you should write a letter of recommendation from someone who really knows you. A letter of recommendation from a teacher or boss who knows you well is more convincing than a letter of recommendation from a celebrity you have only met several times or even met.
Whether Harvard is convinced of the recommendation letter does not depend on the reputation and status of the person who wrote it, but on how close he is to you and how much he knows.
How can you be admitted if you are not the first?
You're not the first now. If you enter Harvard, you may go to the first place. It's in your past that you didn't win the first prize. Grasping the present and bravely fighting for the future is the most important thing for you at present. Give up the present, how can there be a satisfactory future?
If you don't even have the courage to fight for it now, how can you bear more storms in the future? In the process of hard work, you will certainly mature and naturally find a development path that suits you. After all, there is only one first place on the podium. However, there are many students in famous universities.
Once rejected, you lose the opportunity.
Harvard is looking for students with different requirements from other universities (not only those in China, but also those in the United States). They must have the personal qualities and qualifications that Harvard needs. Harvard will always follow the principles and directions of its own training and enrollment. If you think you have the talents and qualifications that a Harvard student should have, although you may have been rejected by other universities, you should still try to apply for Harvard, because your opportunity has come.
The chances of foreigners being admitted are slim.
Many people will find it much easier to get into Harvard as an American than as a China. That's not right either. Harvard hopes that students from all over the world with different experiences and different outlook on life will join Harvard-a diversified admission mechanism adopted by Harvard is an important factor to enliven the academic atmosphere. Therefore, if you are one of the three qualified China students who applied from China, your chances of being admitted to Harvard are much greater than your chances of being one of the thousands of American students who applied from California. As an applicant, you should cherish your uniqueness and try your best to show your different experiences from other applicants. Harvard pursues to attract top students from all over the world.
Harvard is the best choice.
Everyone seems to think so, but this is a big misunderstanding. It is an indisputable fact that Harvard is the most prestigious university in the world, and it definitely deserves the title of "the best university". But it is not necessarily the best choice for every specific person, and she will not accept quite a few people to study here, because Harvard is not suitable for these people.
Postscript:
Although Harvard is the most famous institution in the world, with the best brain and the most extensive knowledge database, it is just a paradise institution for some people and a tourist attraction for others. He doesn't adapt to Harvard's teaching mode, and Harvard naturally won't meet his learning needs. Therefore, Harvard is not necessarily the best university for everyone.