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Hi all,
I'm seriously thinking of applying to Harvard, Stanford, Chicago and Dartmouth.
My GCSE grades are very average (665555443) and I am doing a level 3 BTEC diploma (equivalent to 2 A-levels) and an A-level in Psychology and I am also doing the EPQ). My predicted grades are: Distinction, Distinction, A + A in EPQ.
However, although I have very mediocre grades, especially for the ivies; I am a primary legacy at Harvard and have other family members who attended there. My uncle is a professor at Stanford and I have had two research papers published. I am a US citizen but I understand this doesn't help in regards to admission but will do for financial aid.
So I guess what I'm asking is, despite my grades, do I still have a chance with these 'hooks' to gain admission to these top universities?
Thanks
I'm seriously thinking of applying to Harvard, Stanford, Chicago and Dartmouth.
My GCSE grades are very average (665555443) and I am doing a level 3 BTEC diploma (equivalent to 2 A-levels) and an A-level in Psychology and I am also doing the EPQ). My predicted grades are: Distinction, Distinction, A + A in EPQ.
However, although I have very mediocre grades, especially for the ivies; I am a primary legacy at Harvard and have other family members who attended there. My uncle is a professor at Stanford and I have had two research papers published. I am a US citizen but I understand this doesn't help in regards to admission but will do for financial aid.
So I guess what I'm asking is, despite my grades, do I still have a chance with these 'hooks' to gain admission to these top universities?
Thanks
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If you’ve so many connections at these schools can’t you just ask them straight up?
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Your academics are likely below par for Ivy League universities and it’s unlikely you’ll get in anyway considering Ivy League universities want excellence in all areas of your life including sporting, voluntary and many others. I don’t think they accept BTEC in lieu of A-level but I could be wrong
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I emailed both Harvard and Stanford and haven’t received a reply yet. I did email my Uncle and he said it’s incredibly hard to get in-which I was already aware of- but on the common app it asks if you have a family member in faculty as well as asking if you’re a legacy.
Legacies supposedly have a much higher chance of admission which was why I was thinking of applying.
As far as I can tell, I’m in a very strange grey area.
Legacies supposedly have a much higher chance of admission which was why I was thinking of applying.
As far as I can tell, I’m in a very strange grey area.
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(Original post by Jared223)
Hi all,
I'm seriously thinking of applying to Harvard, Stanford, Chicago and Dartmouth.
My GCSE grades are very average (665555443) and I am doing a level 3 BTEC diploma (equivalent to 2 A-levels) and an A-level in Psychology and I am also doing the EPQ). My predicted grades are: Distinction, Distinction, A + A in EPQ.
However, although I have very mediocre grades, especially for the ivies; I am a primary legacy at Harvard and have other family members who attended there. My uncle is a professor at Stanford and I have had two research papers published. I am a US citizen but I understand this doesn't help in regards to admission but will do for financial aid.
So I guess what I'm asking is, despite my grades, do I still have a chance with these 'hooks' to gain admission to these top universities?
Thanks
Hi all,
I'm seriously thinking of applying to Harvard, Stanford, Chicago and Dartmouth.
My GCSE grades are very average (665555443) and I am doing a level 3 BTEC diploma (equivalent to 2 A-levels) and an A-level in Psychology and I am also doing the EPQ). My predicted grades are: Distinction, Distinction, A + A in EPQ.
However, although I have very mediocre grades, especially for the ivies; I am a primary legacy at Harvard and have other family members who attended there. My uncle is a professor at Stanford and I have had two research papers published. I am a US citizen but I understand this doesn't help in regards to admission but will do for financial aid.
So I guess what I'm asking is, despite my grades, do I still have a chance with these 'hooks' to gain admission to these top universities?
Thanks
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(Original post by A Rolling Stone)
you might get into a Community College in Kentucky.
you might get into a Community College in Kentucky.
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(Original post by A Rolling Stone)
you might get into a Community College in Kentucky.
you might get into a Community College in Kentucky.
(Original post by Anonymous)
I second this opinion. Getting into an Ivy League is stupidly difficult considering the competition. Also, in terms of legacy, I’m pretty sure American universities are trying to remove it as a means of acceptance. Have you done any ACT/SAT tests and if so, do they fall into the accepted range by those universities?
I second this opinion. Getting into an Ivy League is stupidly difficult considering the competition. Also, in terms of legacy, I’m pretty sure American universities are trying to remove it as a means of acceptance. Have you done any ACT/SAT tests and if so, do they fall into the accepted range by those universities?
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(Original post by Anonymous)
I second this opinion. Getting into an Ivy League is stupidly difficult considering the competition. Also, in terms of legacy, I’m pretty sure American universities are trying to remove it as a means of acceptance. Have you done any ACT/SAT tests and if so, do they fall into the accepted range by those universities?
I second this opinion. Getting into an Ivy League is stupidly difficult considering the competition. Also, in terms of legacy, I’m pretty sure American universities are trying to remove it as a means of acceptance. Have you done any ACT/SAT tests and if so, do they fall into the accepted range by those universities?
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(Original post by Jared223)
Why Kentucky? And how do community colleges work?
Why Kentucky? And how do community colleges work?
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No chance, especially with average GCSEs and a BTEc. I’m sorry but you are wasting your time if you think you can get into Ivy League with that
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(Original post by Jared223)
Why Kentucky? And how do community colleges work?
Why Kentucky? And how do community colleges work?
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(Original post by Professional G)
No chance, especially with average GCSEs and a BTEc. I’m sorry but you are wasting your time if you think you can get into Ivy League with that
No chance, especially with average GCSEs and a BTEc. I’m sorry but you are wasting your time if you think you can get into Ivy League with that
(Original post by A Rolling Stone)
you start off at a community college and can then 'step up' to a proper 4-year university
you start off at a community college and can then 'step up' to a proper 4-year university
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(Original post by Jared223)
How easy is it to transfer to a 4-year institution?
How easy is it to transfer to a 4-year institution?
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To be honest, your chances are very unlikely. You would need a good academic profile and will need to meet their benchmark (which is very high). BTECs are more vocational than academic, so they most likely wouldn't consider you due to that.
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(Original post by Professional G)
Nope. I’m sorry but I don’t think there’s a good chance they will even consider that.
Nope. I’m sorry but I don’t think there’s a good chance they will even consider that.
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(Original post by cordso)
To be honest, your chances are very unlikely. You would need a good academic profile and will need to meet their benchmark (which is very high). BTECs are more vocational than academic, so they most likely wouldn't consider you due to that.
To be honest, your chances are very unlikely. You would need a good academic profile and will need to meet their benchmark (which is very high). BTECs are more vocational than academic, so they most likely wouldn't consider you due to that.
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Legacies are big in the US, but having talked to many admissions officers they won't admit a sub-par candidate because their parents went there. It's more of a little boost nowadays. I've been told of 34 ACT A*A*A*A* predicted students who get rejected from all the ivies just because they, well, can.
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To be 100% honest, even with your connections your chances of admission are quite low, considering how selective these universities are. However, if you REALLY want to attend these universities I would definitely apply, even if your admission chances are unlikely, just so you don’t spend the rest of your time at uni thinking “what if?”
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Yeah I’ve decided to just go for it. Thanks man. I’ll probably just get rejected but as you said, the only way I definitely won’t get in, is if I don’t apply.
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