what gpa do u have to have to get into harvard university?
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Definitely a 4.0, but you have to offer much more then good grades on your transcript (extra curricular activities, sports, leadership... anything that really stands out). They're looking for people with a wide range of talents. Its sad, but its true if your a women you'll have a better chance, and if your ethnographic. Harvard is one of the absolute most prestigious university's to get into... but there are plenty other well respected colleges that aren't as competitive to get admission.
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I graduated from harvard last year so I can answer this question.\nThere's really no one formula for getting into Harvard.\nSo many talented and qualified people apply, and they simply can't choose everyone, so I think in the end a lot of the admissions decisions are luck of the draw.\nOne thing I think sets Harvard (and some other private schools apart) from state schools is that Harvard really does care about more than just your scores and grades, as unbelieveable as that may sound.\nThe truth is that nearly everyone at Harvard had straight As in high school, lots of AP classes, and very high SAT scores (1500-1600). \nSo Harvard looks beyond those numbers and tries to select "Interesting" people. They want a real cross section of society. They want people who come from different backgrounds (not just ethnic, but religious, nationality, and even geographic diversity within the United States). They look for people with different talents and skills.\n\nSo if you are a tuba-playing student with a 1500 SAT and you live in Idaho, you probably have a better chance of getting in than if you are a basketball playing student from New York with a 1600 SAT score, simply because the Idaho student is more unique.\n\nBut as I said before, there's no formula.
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http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/prospective/index.html
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In 2004, 11% of students who applied to Harvard were accepted. All had SAT Scores between 1400 and 1580. 96% were in the top 10% of their graduating class in high school. The good news is that if you get in you are more likely to graduate than if you went anywhere else in the country. In 2004 the graduation rate was 98%. Most good, large state universities have graduation rates between 50 & 60%. Good luck!
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If you want to be admitted in one of undergraduate schools in u.s from high school, you need at least 80% + high TOEFL (and/or SAT/CAT) test score.  If your test score is high, your requirement for G.P.A gets lower. However, schools always set thier basic criteria.\n\nyou will need about 3.5 G.P.A and 550 in the old TOEFL test for being admitted to a good college.
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Harvard in Massachusetts
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if ur not happy with ur score take em as many times as you can or till you get ur desired score. my cuzion took em 9 times before he got his desired score. his GPA was 3.9 outta 4.0 ok and he wanted his SAT scores to be around 1700 and he got that score one week before graduation. he got 1695 outta 1800. he got in to Yale
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It depends how high in the grad school ladder you want to go. If you want to go to a prestigious top 20 University, you probably won't get in unless you have top grades. If you want to go to something like University of California-Davis, you will be able to do so with about 3.3+ GPA plus. Your best bet to get into a really good program is to do your Masters at say a state school like San Jose State University, and you apply afterwards to a Ph.D program. Everyone I know that done this has been able to enter a good school, and if you did really well in your masters (3.6+), probably University of California-San Diego (top 10 in biological programs) will take you.
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Is it possible to be accepted to an ivy league school with a 3.88?  It is possible, but the probability of you being accepted might not be very high.  Students that are #1 in their high school class have been denied from Ivy League schools... keep this in mind.  Students with 4.0 GPAs have been denied.  \n\nWhen college admissions representatives make decisions on admittance to a university, they look at everything.  We not only look at GPA, but look at test scores, activities, personal statements, and recommendations.  Most schools look at the entire individual.  \n\nI do not want to discourage you from applying to an Ivy League School, but keep your options open and apply to non-ivy league schools as well.  Many of the ivy league school's acceptance rates are around 9%, which means that 9% of those that apply get in and the rest are denied.  Apply if it is your dream, but be realistic and apply to other schools as well.
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Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
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A 3.5 GPA is probably way too low for most applicants to get in.  Remember, the average GPA and SAT numbers are generally lower than what is required for most applicants to have a realistic chance of getting in to these type of schools (unless you're in a special situation that offers some advantage).  The average GPA and SAT numbers for these schools is dragged down by athletes, legacies, those with connections, etc.  I would say for someone without any specific admission advantage, a 3.8 GPA and 1500 SAT or higher is more realistic to be competitive.  Class rank may be more applicable than GPA as well.  My brother had a 3.8 GPA, 1570 SAT's, and was a collegiate caliber track athlete and got rejected from MIT.
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unfortunately, not these days.  colleges and universities aren't only looking for a decent GPA, they also want a "well-rounded" student, meaning they want you to participate in clubs, activities, sports, and local community activities/programs (volunteer stuff.) for the ivy league big-boys, you still can't be a total failure, unless they're giving you a sport scholarship, and then you can pretty much teswt lower than wood and still get accepted.  if you're anywhere before your senior year (11th grade or lower) jump into activitites, keep up with your studies, and make sure you have enough tuition money before applying!!!
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Sure. They may or may not accept you depending on your background. I had a friend who was homeschooled (with only a GED to officially show for it), and she was accepted to Harvard.
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You'd have to be on the top honors of your class with excellent grades and a high GPA that's more than 4.0.  Plus, you'd need to have lots of clubs and activities in your high school career to show that you'd be a great representative of their school.\n\nThey do accept first time freshmans into Harvard, but I think what your friends mean is according to the odds of being accepted to Harvard.  Harvard is a very hard school to get into because they have very high standards in their students.
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It depends. Review the admission requirements for the universities to which you want to apply. Some universities have a minimum GPA and SAT score requirement.
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With a 4.03, 750/800/720 SAT, and two AP classes, you certainly have the scores to get in.  But Yale (and every other Ivy League college) is looking for something that sets YOU apart from everyone else that has such lofty scores.\n\nI got into Yale, my SAT scores and GPA were approximately the same as yours, I was 2/267.  That is NOT what got me in.  Everybody (almost) that applies to Yale, Harvard, etc. has these scores.  What makes you unique?  What will you bring to the class that others will not?  I think your extracurricular activities are excellent.  Editor of the school paper is a very nice feather in your cap; emphasize that.  Piano playing shows your breadth of interests.  If Math is your strong point, and you are an editor and a pianist, you are exactly the well-rounded individual they are looking for.  \n\nFurther, you show a human side by your community service.  In your essay, tell Yale what YOU will bring to the Yale community, and I think you will be very happy with the results.  Do not forget to interview not only with the admissions staff, but with any professors (if you can arrange it) in departments you are interested in as a major.  \n\nApplying to Harvard makes NO difference in whether you get into Yale or not.  You could not apply to Harvard and do Single Choice/Early Action anyway, so it is irrelevant.\n\nGo to their website, www.yale.edu, and look into their programs to see what interests you.\n\nIf you do not make the EA cut, and go through regular admissions and make the wait list instead of outright admission, visit the admissions people again (IN PERSON).  Show them that you are interested in attending; put a face to the mound of papers that they have to deal with every day.  That visit alone may get you in.  \n\nAll that said, after I was accepted at the colleges I was given admission to, I went back and visited them AGAIN.  I sat in on classes.  I wanted to make sure that the next four years would be at the university that was actually best for me, not the one I had pined for since I was 12 (which was Harvard, btw).  I picked Princeton over Harvard (and Yale), and the decision was one of the best that I ever made.  I'm not saying you should pick some other college over Yale; if you really have your heart set on Yale, and you get in, then by all means, you should go there.  But make SURE it is the college for you.  If Yale is your dream school, and you are sure of that, GO THERE.  You will never regret it.  \n\nGood luck, you certainly have the qualifications to go anywhere you want!
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Can't answer that without knowing your school's grading policies - it varies from school to school.  But the 2.25 GPA would generally be BETWEEN a C (2.00) and a C+ (2.33) average (most commonly).