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Harvard University

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Planned Major

Humanities

Admission

Regular Decision

5 Honors & Awards

10 Extracurriculars

Academics

  • SAT Subjects:

    • Literature (780)
    • Math Level 2 (760)
  • ACT:

    • Composite (36)
    • English (36)
    • Math (36)
    • Reading (36)
    • Science (34)
    • Writing (9)
  • AP:

    • Microeconomics (5)
    • Macroeconomics (5)
    • Calculus AB (5)

Honors & Awards

  • Rank #18, World Individual Debating & Public Speaking Championships

    International
  • Rank #2 and #8, National Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championship

    National
  • Semifinalist, Science & Engineering Awards

    National

Extracurriculars

  • World Finalist, World Debating & Public Speaking Championship

    Debate/Speech
    10 hr/wk

    Ranked #18 in the world 2017; World Qualifier 2018; Finalist in Persuasive & Impromptu Speaking sections 2017; represented country

  • Founder, Current Affairs Website

    Journalism/Publication
    6 hr/wk

    Founded news/politics site for national youth engagement; recruited 11 contributors; 1000 distinct site visitors; wrote/edited 10+ weekly explainers

  • Prefect, School

    Student Govt./Politics
    3 hr/wk

    Spearheaded volunteer initiatives; mentored younger students; helped disabled students with high school transition

Essay

Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.

I spread out a giant broadsheet newspaper on the living-room floor. I was seven, and on a mission. That morning, my Year 3 teacher had given us a Show-and-Tell assignment to find one interesting article. Crawling over the vast sheets to reach the first line of a story, I squinted in concentration at the near-translucent pages. Like most young girls, I was at the peak of my fixation with small furry animals — I skimmed through full-page features on the stock market and Parliament, looking for anything remotely cute and cuddly. Eventually I settled on a story about the Tasmanian devil facial tumour epidemic; an unconventional choice that terrified but intrigued my classmates.

Every evening after, the black ink smudged my fingers as I skimmed the end...

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Academics

  • SAT Subjects:

    • Literature (780)
    • Math Level 2 (760)
  • ACT:

    • Composite (36)
    • English (36)
    • Math (36)
    • Reading (36)
    • Science (34)
    • Writing (9)
  • AP:

    • Microeconomics (5)
    • Macroeconomics (5)
    • Calculus AB (5)

Honors & Awards

  • Rank #18, World Individual Debating & Public Speaking Championships

    International
  • Rank #2 and #8, National Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championship

    National
  • Semifinalist, Science & Engineering Awards

    National

Meet Some of Our Expert Crimson Strategists

Our network of over 200 leading admission experts work tirelessly to support students getting into their dream schools.

Leadership
  • Martin C.

    Martin C.

    Harvard University, University of Oxford

  • Bryan M.

    Bryan M.

    Harvard University

Want to go to Harvard?

Talk with one of our academic experts today and see how Crimson can help you!

Crimson strategists

Extracurriculars

  • World Finalist, World Debating & Public Speaking Championship

    Debate/Speech
    10 hr/wk

    Ranked #18 in the world 2017; World Qualifier 2018; Finalist in Persuasive & Impromptu Speaking sections 2017; represented country

  • Founder, Current Affairs Website

    Journalism/Publication
    6 hr/wk

    Founded news/politics site for national youth engagement; recruited 11 contributors; 1000 distinct site visitors; wrote/edited 10+ weekly explainers

  • Prefect, School

    Student Govt./Politics
    3 hr/wk

    Spearheaded volunteer initiatives; mentored younger students; helped disabled students with high school transition

Essay

Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.

I spread out a giant broadsheet newspaper on the living-room floor. I was seven, and on a mission. That morning, my Year 3 teacher had given us a Show-and-Tell assignment to find one interesting article. Crawling over the vast sheets to reach the first line of a story, I squinted in concentration at the near-translucent pages. Like most young girls, I was at the peak of my fixation with small furry animals — I skimmed through full-page features on the stock market and Parliament, looking for anything remotely cute and cuddly. Eventually I settled on a story about the Tasmanian devil facial tumour epidemic; an unconventional choice that terrified but intrigued my classmates.

Every evening after, the black ink smudged my fingers as I skimmed the end...