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想要获得哈佛大学新生或转校生的入学资格，都必须从递交申请开始。你可以选择Common Application、Universal College Application或是Coalition Application这三个申请系统的其中之一来完成你的申请，同时填写好补充材料，以便让我们能够更好地了解你。
如果你不确定应该从哪里开始，请仔细阅读本文，我们提供一些有用的提示信息，帮助你解决如何填写主申请表的每个部分以及如何完成哈佛补充材料(Harvard supplement)的问题。
个人资料
在个人资料部分，你可以分享关于你自己的详细信息，包括联系方式、人口统计数据和费用减免请求等等。我们建议你在递交申请前反复检查个人资料部分的信息，并在必要时进行更新。请注意，本部分中的人口统计问题都不是必需填写的。
个人信息：关于法定名字
请准确填写你的姓名，因为它将显示在所有我们收到的关于你的申请材料上。你的老师、大学辅导员和其他人（在递交推荐信等材料时）也应该使用你的法定名字，包括在你的经济资助表格、官方考试成绩报告等材料上亦是如此。如果你在材料中使用昵称，你的申请就有可能因为你所递交的材料无法与申请相匹配而被认定为不完备的。
人口统计问题：关于宗教偏好
这是一个在Common Application系统上有宗教归属的大学的申请表中的一道常见自选题。我们不会下载这一部分内容——也不会保存你的宗教信仰记录。宗教信仰不会影响入学机会。如果你在宗教活动上花了很多时间，你可以在Harvard questions的活动部分中告诉我们，或是写在申请论文中，又或者简短地写在补充材料中。
种族划分
联邦政府要求大学上报学校收到的学生种族背景的信息。
我们致力于为所有的学生创造一个多元化的校园社区和教育体验，让每个人都有机会分享想法，互相学习。在我们的招生过程中，我们会全面评估你，考虑你的个人素质、考试成绩和平时成绩，还有你独特的背景和生活经历。种族和民族背景在塑造一个学生的生活经历和思考方式方面往往起着重要作用，所以它也是我们评估中的重要部分。
不管你的种族背景怎么样，在学校和社区参加促进不同背景的人之间的理解的活动，也被认定为影响入学的一个因素。
国籍&社会保险号
你的国籍不会以任何方式影响到你获得哈佛大学录取或是助学金的机会。同样的，作为美国公民也没有录取优势或劣势——对于所有高校机构都是如此。
对于需要签证才能在美国学习的学生来说，这个问题至关重要：我们会在你被录取后，立即开始准备符合签证资格的表格。你需要注意的是，在此过程中的任何延迟都可能影响你在秋季学期开始时准时抵达哈佛。
美国社会保险号:你的美国社会保险号是严格保密的，如果你需要申请援助，它仅用于匹配你的录取记录和经济援助数据。
Common Application费用的减免
申请费只占处理申请的行政费用的很小一部分。然而，如果你或你的家人表示对支付申请费感到困难的话，这笔费用将能被免除。每一位申请费用减免的申请人都应该选择一个基于需求的费用减免方案。不要让申请费成为你的申请障碍！
你或你的咨询顾问可以使用其中一种官方表格来申请费用减免，或是写一封简短的电子邮件告诉我们你想免除申请费。
家庭背景
在家庭背景部分，你将分享关于你的家庭、父母和任何兄弟姐妹的信息。大多数大学出于人口统计的目的收集这些信息。无论你是成年人还是未成年人都需要填写这一栏。
父母未知
尽可能诚实且全面地回答，即使你和你的养父母/监护人不知道所有细节，也请不要担心。
家庭信息
在阅读你的申请时，招生官的工作之一就是了解你的背景，了解你的背景是如何影响你的成长的，了解你能获得的机会、学术准备、以及其他与大学录取过程相关的因素。
家庭生活在帮助我们更好地认识你成长的环境和条件，以及你如何充分利用家庭提供的机会上尤为重要——我们不仅仅想了解你的校内生活，也想了解你的家庭生活。
家长教育
父母总是深刻地影响着学生的生活。关于父母的信息可能能够表明你曾经面临过和克服过的挑战。在你的申请论文中，你也可以用各种各样的方式描述你的家庭经历，用这些经历阐明你的性格和个人品质，包括你家庭生活积极的一面。
教育
在教育板块，你将分享你在读的学校或在读课程的经历、学术荣誉和未来的学习计划。以下是一些常见问题的提示。
教育中断
学生在高中时转学或休假的情况并不少见。虽然这些信息很可能出现在你的成绩单上，但直接从你这部分的填写信息中了解你关于学校教育中断的信息将有助于我们填补在了解上的空白。
成绩
关于成绩，我们基本是遵照中学报告行事。如果你的报告不是由辅导员或学校提供的官方报告，我们会考虑你的自我报告，并向你所在学校的行政人员进行确认。
现在及最近一年课程
请列出你目前和/或计划在毕业前进修的课程。如果在提交申请后日程有所变动，请及时通知我们。
荣誉及认知发展水平
这是一个突出你所获得的成就或奖项的地方。如果你在提交申请后获得了其他任何重要荣誉或奖励，你可以通知我们，我们将在你的申请材料中加上这些信息。
未来计划及职业兴趣
你不需要制定一个十年计划，但你所考虑过的职业类型可以让我们深入了解你当前的计划。请不要过于担心如何填写这一部分：你只需要写下一些对职业发展的想法，然后继续你的申请即可。而对于一些在高中时就已经对职业产生了浓厚兴趣的学生来说，这个问题是一个展示他们计划的绝妙机会。
标准化考试
在标准化考试部分，你可以报告你参加过的任何标准化考试的分数。但请记住，如果你被录取并最终选择进入哈佛，你将被要求提交官方的成绩报告。你可以通过以下链接查看更多关于哈佛标化考试要求的信息：Application Requirements
考试成绩
我们关心的是申请者们的标化考试的最高成绩。如果你还没有完成考试，请说明你正在参加哪些考试以及考试时间。你必须提交ACT和/或大学理事会（College Board）的官方考试成绩。
托福考试
哈佛大学对托福成绩没有硬性要求。但如果你为另一所大学的申请而提交了托福成绩，我们也想了解你的托福成绩。托福成绩是体现你英语能力的一项有用信息，所以如果英语不是你的第一语言，请尽管提交相关信息给我们。
AP/IB/SAT考试
这些考试成绩属于额外的学术信息，可以帮助我们思考你的准备和大学学术潜力。虽然我们通常需要两次SAT科目考试成绩，但如果你因经济困难而较难承担考试费用的话，你也可以在无法递交这些考试成绩的情况下进行申请。请注意，有时AP或IB分数的作用高于等效的SAT或ACT分数，因为它们可以展示你更广泛的成就。
如果你有机会参加AP和IB考试，且被哈佛录取并选择了哈佛的话，那么这将会对你的学术安排有所帮助。如果你想了解更多关于考试在我们招生过程中的作用，请阅读《纽约时报》上的这篇文章：https://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/11/harvarddean-part2/
活动
在活动部分，你将有更多的机会告诉我们更多你是谁，以及在课外参与了什么活动。你将有机会列出多达10项活动，但这并不意味着你需要全部填满。
你的课外活动和工作经验有何用处？
我们对学生活动的质量比对数量更感兴趣，所以正如上述所说，你不需要填满整个表格！我们非常关心学生们为中学、社区和家庭的福祉所做出的贡献。所以，请告诉我们，你花了多少时间在这些活动上和做出的贡献的性质，包括课外活动、当地社区、工作经历和对你的家庭提供的帮助。你所从事的活动不必是非常异于常人的，但不管你参加过什么类型的活动，都要表现出你卓越的奉献——这种奉献适用于你生活中的任何活动，并可能反映出潜在的性格和个人品质。
例如，学生可以通过帮助他/她的家人照看孩子或其他家庭责任，或在餐馆工作来帮助家庭或个人获得更多的支出来源。这些经历是重要的“课外”活动，可以在课外部分详述并在申请论文中讨论。
有些学生只列出他们认为对招生办来说有意义的活动，而其他人则努力列出他们曾经做过的每一件事。这两种方法都不适合所有人。相反，你应该考虑一下你最看重的活动（在学校、家里或其他地方的活动），并把它们列出来。
我们意识到，在许多高中，课外和体育活动的机会要么是不可获得的，要么是有限的。我们也知道，许多家庭有限的经济资源会影响学生参加校队、旅行队的机会，甚至由于无法负担设备费用或某些体育和活动的后勤需要，导致不能参加这些活动。但你需要知道，缺乏课外活动的机会不会在大学录取的过程中成为你的阻碍。相反，我们的招生委员会将考察你一生中所拥有的各种机会，并试图评估你在多大程度上利用了这些机会。
想了解更多关于课外活动的内容，请参考《纽约时报》2009年的这篇文章:指导办公室:哈佛大学院长的回答，第3部分：https://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/14/harvarddean-part3/
获得的职位、荣誉、所获信件或活动组织方
在这一部分，请描述你的活动和你的参与程度。请注意，你的描述必须简洁，否则可能会被Common Application截断。
活动成绩水平
你参与的活动所获得的成绩很重要，因为它们帮助我们了解你参与活动的深度，以及随着时间的推移，你的兴趣变化趋势是怎样的。并非所有课外活动都必须是为期四年的活动。
大概的时间分配
我们感兴趣的是你如何管理自己的时间，并了解你如何平衡自己的课外生活。一些学生把时间花在一两个活动上，而另一些学生把时间分散在许多活动上。
什么时候参与的？
我们知道学生通常在学年和暑假都很活跃——工作、照看兄弟姐妹、参加课程、旅游、运动、实习等等。将学年活动与暑期活动区分开来，有助于我们了解你是如何利用你的时间和你所拥有的机会的。
大学生活的计划？
哈佛是一所住宿制的学校，我们的学生积极参与大学生活。你关于大学生活的计划将有助于我们了解你在哈佛读书时可能会做出的潜在贡献。可能会出现这样的情况：一些学生在高中时参加了很多活动，他们选择在大学里集中精力做某事，或者尝试以前没有的新活动。
如果没有足够的空间填写参加的活动？
填写表格是一种优先排序的行为：你要告诉我们哪些活动或工作经历对你来说最有意义。”活动“这一部分也有相当大的空间，几乎每个人都应该能够传达关于申请的课外承诺的广度和深度。相反，请不要觉得有必要填满每一行！
写作
第一部分是个人论文，哈佛要求申请者在申请系统中提交个人论文。此外，我们还提供了添加额外可选论文的机会。
个人陈述
Common Application和Universal College Application的个人陈述主题是十分广泛的。虽然这乍一看可能让人望而生畏，但把它看作是一个写你关心的事情的机会，而不是揣摩招生办的口味。个人陈述的目的是让你有机会与我们分享你想要的任何东西。记住，你的主题不一定要标新立异才能吸引人。
纪律处分史
对大学表示诚实是至关重要的，因为你可能将会与学校建立长期关系。请在填写这部分的时候，仔细阅读该部分内容。学生是如何处理纪律事件的，如何进行反思，以及如何改变未来的行为，以及事件本身的细节都同样重要。
补充信息
不用觉得填写这一部分是你的义务。但有些学生会利用这个机会，告诉我们生活中的具有挑战性的经历，比如疾病或其他可能影响他们成绩的障碍与困难——任何可以告诉我们的更多的关于你考试成绩和成绩背后的人的信息，都会对我们进一步了解你过去的处境有所帮助。
哈佛问题(Harvard Questions)
我们有兴趣了解更多关于你的学术、课外活动和个人兴趣的事。这部分的特有问题也是必需的，它帮助我们了解你就如何充分利用你在哈佛的时间这个问题上的预期想法。
虽然我们意识到这些问题与Common Application中提出的问题非常相似，但是我们独有的格式允许我们将这些信息放入哈佛多年来一直收集的数据字段中。虽然我们知道，学生一旦进入大学后，其想法很可能会改变，但这有助于我们了解他们目前的兴趣，以及他们已经在哪些学术领域花费了时间和精力。
我们不接受学生进入特定的学术项目，我们没有学术领域的配额或目标。
常规事项：申请经济援助
哈佛的招生过程是不考虑资金需求的，申请助学金从来不会影响你的录取决定。我们之所以提出这个问题，是因为我们希望能够在我们4月份的通知日期之前计算出你的财务需求，以便我们能够同时发送你的录取通知书和财务资助提议。需要注意的一点是，并非所有学校机构都有这样的政策。
常规事项：提交补充材料
补充材料(艺术幻灯片、音乐唱片、研究论文等)有助于我们发现你不寻常的才能。你绝对不需要添加任何补充材料来获得哈佛的录取，而且绝大多数被录取的学生在申请时都不提交补充材料。
学术：学习领域
当你检查这些学术领域的其中之一时，这可能会有助于我们了解你可能在哈佛进修时会选择的方向的灵感。
虽然这些问题与Common Application上提出的问题非常相似，但我们自己的格式允许我们将这些信息整合到Harvard多年来收集的数据字段中。虽然我们知道学生一旦进入大学就可能会改变主意，但我们有必要了解他们目前的兴趣以及他们已经花费时间和精力的学术领域。
我们不接受学生进入特定的学术项目，我们没有学术领域的指标或目标。
学习：未来计划
作为一个拥有50个学术专业和超过450个课外组织的文科院校，我们期望并鼓励我们的学生在此探索新的机会。我们理解，当你回答这些问题时，你可能无法完全确定自己的计划，但这些信息有助于我们了解你将会如何使用哈佛的教学资源。
活动
课外活动是学生们在大学期间相互认识和互相学习的主要方式之一。你对这个问题的回答能够让我们更好地了解你能给大学带来什么，以及你的学术、职业、课外或体育兴趣可能有多明确。这些信息可以帮助我们更好地理解你将会如何使用哈佛的活动资源。当然，人文教育最好的一点就是计划可能会改变。这些问题都没有绝对“正确”的答案。
关联
如果你以前申请过哈佛大学，我们希望你把过去的申请和现在的申请一起递交。我们还希望你在哈佛参与过的任何其他活动的记录，包括暑期学校、进修学校和相关的成绩单。请把这些信息将添加到你当前的申请当中。过往记录可以帮助我们注意你申请的变化——比如说你是否在学术和/或课外方面获得了提升或加强。
书面补充
申请者可以通过多种方式利用这个部分：一些学生给我们寄来一篇他们为另一所学校写的文章，他们认为这篇文章写得特别好；当然，也有许多学生留白了这一部分。要注意的是，写这篇可选文章没有“额外功劳”这一说。当你填写申请表的时候，如果没有一个话题自然而然地浮现在脑海中令你想写下来，那么你可能应该跳过这个问题。
额外短文
你可以选择一个题目写作，也可以从下列题目中任选其一：
生活中不寻常的情况在自己或其他社区的旅行、生活或工作经历你想让你未来的大学室友知道什么对你来说最有意义的智力体验(课程、项目、书籍、讨论、论文、诗歌或工程、数学、科学或其他探究模式的研究主题)你希望如何利用你的大学教育一份你在过去十二个月中读过的书的清单哈佛大学荣誉守则宣称，我们“以诚信为本”。“当你考虑进入这个致力于诚实的社区时，请回想一下你或你观察到的某个人必须做出选择，是否要诚实正直地行事。哈佛大学的使命是教育我们的学生成为公民，成为社会的公民领袖。在推动这个使命的过程中，你会做些什么来帮助你的同学的生活?每年有相当数量的哈佛学生推迟一年入学或在大学期间休假。如果将来你决定选择其中一个，你会怎么做?哈佛早就认识到各种学生群体多样性的重要性。我们欢迎你写下你的背景、个人发展或你可能带给哈佛同学的智力兴趣的独特方面。
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Citizenship & Social Security Number
Citizenship does not in any way affect your chances of admission or eligibility for financial aid at Harvard. There is no admissions advantage or disadvantage in being a US citizen. This is not the case at all institutions.
For students who need a visa to study in the United States, this question is of critical importance: we begin to prepare the forms that qualify you for a visa immediately after acceptance. Any delay in this process can jeopardize your chances of arriving in Cambridge in time to begin the fall semester.
US Social Security Number: Your US Social Security number is kept strictly confidential and is used solely to match up your admissions and financial aid data if you are applying for aid.
Common App Fee Waiver
The application fee covers a very small portion of the administrative costs of processing applications. However, if the fee presents a hardship for you or your family, it will be waived. Each applicant applying with a fee waiver should select an option for a need-based fee waiver. Do not let the application fee stand in the way of applying!
You or your guidance counselor may use one of the official forms, or your counselor—or you yourself—may simply write a short email asking us to waive your fee.
Family
In the family section, you'll share information about your household, your parents, and any siblings. Most colleges collect this information for demographic purposes. Even if you're an adult or an emancipated minor, you'll need to fill out this section.
Unknown Parent
Answer the questions as honestly and fully as you can, but don’t worry if you and your parent/guardian do not know all of the details about your family.
Family Information
Part of an admissions officer’s job in reading your application is to understand your background and how these circumstances have affected your upbringing, the opportunities available to you, academic preparation, and other factors relevant to the college admissions process.
Family life is an important factor in helping us to learn more about the circumstances and conditions in which you were raised, and how you have made the most of the opportunities provided by your family. We want to understand where you’re coming from, not only in school, but at home as well.
Parent Education
Parents almost always have a significant effect on students’ lives. Information about parents may indicate challenges you have faced – and overcome. In your essay you might elaborate on your family experiences in a wide variety of ways that can illuminate your character and personal qualities, including the positive aspects of your family life.
Education
In the Education section is where you will share information about your current school or coursework, academic honors, and future education plans. Here are some tips on commonly asked questions.
Interruption in Education
It is not uncommon for students to change schools or take time off during high school. While this information will most likely appear on your transcript, hearing directly from you about any interruption in schooling will help us to fill in any gaps.
Grades
We always defer to the secondary school report for information about grades. If yours is not provided by the counselor or school, we will take into consideration what is self-reported, making sure to confirm with your school officials.
Current or Most Recent Year Courses
Please list the courses you are currently taking and/or are planning on taking before you graduate. If your schedule changes after you have submitted your application, please keep us updated.
Honors and Level(s) of Recognition
This is a place to highlight any achievements or awards you have received. If you receive any significant honors or awards after submitting the application, you may notify us and we will include this information with your application materials.
Future Plans & Career Interest
You do not need to have a ten year plan, but getting a sense of what kinds of professions you have considered gives us insight into your current plans. Don’t fret about it: put a few ideas down and move on with your application.
Since there are some students who do have a developed career interest already established while they are in high school, this question provides an opportunity to indicate such a plan.
Testing
The Testing section is where you'll enter your self-reported scores for any standardized tests that you've taken and wish to report to colleges. However, remember, if you are admitted and choose to enroll at Harvard, you'll be required to submit your official score reports. View more information on our standardized testing requirements on our Application Requirements page.
Test Scores
We have always looked at the best scores of our applicants. If you haven’t yet taken the tests, please indicate which tests you are taking and when. You must submit official test scores from the ACT and/or College Board.
TOEFL
The TOEFL is not required for Harvard. But if you are taking it for another college, we certainly know how to interpret the score you receive and it can be one more piece of helpful information about your English abilities, so feel free to submit it to us if English is not your first language.
AP/IB/SAT Subjects
These exam scores are additional pieces of academic information which can help us as we think about your preparation and potential for college level work. While we normally require two SAT Subject Tests, you may apply without them if the cost of the tests represents a financial hardship. Sometimes AP or IB scores are higher than equivalent SAT or ACT scores and can demonstrate a wider range of your accomplishments.
If you have the opportunity to take AP and IB exams, the results may be helpful for academic placement, should you be accepted and choose to enroll at Harvard. If you wish to read more about the role of testing in our admissions process, please read this article in the NY Times.
Activities
The activities section gives you the opportunity to tell schools more about who you are and activities you're involved with outside the classroom. You'll have the opportunity to list up to ten activities, but that doesn't mean you need to enter all ten.
How we use extracurricular activities and work experience in the admissions process
We are much more interested in the quality of students’ activities than their quantity so do not feel you need to fill in the entire grid! Contributions students make to the well-being of their secondary schools, communities and families are of great interest to us. So indicate for us the time you spend and the nature of the contribution to extracurricular activities, the local community, work experiences and help provided to your family. Activities you undertake need not be exotic but rather might show a commitment to excellence regardless of the activity. Such a commitment can apply to any activity in your life and may reflect underlying character and personal qualities.
For example, a student can gain a great deal from helping his or her family with babysitting or other household responsibilities or working in a restaurant to help with family or personal expenses. Such experiences are important “extracurricular” activities and can be detailed in the extracurricular section and discussed in essays.
Some students list only activities they feel will appear significant to the admissions office, while others endeavor to list every single thing they have ever done. Neither approach is right for everyone. Rather, you should think about the activities (in-school, at home, or elsewhere) that you care most about and devote most of your time doing, and list those.
We realize that extracurricular and athletic opportunities are either unavailable or limited at many high schools. We also know that limited economic resources in many families can affect a student’s chances for participation on the school teams, travel teams, or even prevent participation at all due to the costs of the equipment or the logistical requirements of some sports and activities. You should not feel that your chances for admission to college are hindered by the lack of extracurricular opportunities. Rather, our admissions committee will look at the various kinds of opportunities you have had in your lifetime and try to assess how well you have taken advantage of those opportunities.
For additional thoughts on extracurricular activities, please refer to this 2009 article in the New York Times: Guidance Office: Answers From Harvard’s Dean, Part 3.
Positions held, honors won, letters earned, or employer
In this section, please describe the activity and your level of participation. Please note that your description should be concise, or it may be cut off by the Common Application.
Participation Grade Level
The grades during which you have participated are important because they help us to understand the depth of your involvement in that activity and your changing interests over time. Not all extracurricular activities must be a four-year commitment for our applicants.
Approximate Time Spent
We are interested to know how you manage your time and to understand how you balance your life outside of the classroom. Some students dedicate their time to one or two activities, while others spread their time among many.
When did you participate
We know that students are often active both during the school year and the summer – working, babysitting siblings, enrolling in courses, traveling, playing sports, holding internships, etc. Distinguishing school-year activities from summer activities helps us understand how you have spent your time and taken advantage of opportunities available to you.
Plans to participate in college?
Harvard is a residential institution, and our students are actively engaged in college life. This section helps us to understand how you might contribute at Harvard. Some students who were involved in several activities during high school choose to narrow their focus in college and/or to try new activities not previously available.
What if there's not enough space?
Filling out the grid is an act of prioritization: your responses tell us what activities or work experiences are most meaningful to you. And there’s quite a bit of space there, too; almost everyone should be able to convey the breadth and depth of out-of-class commitments on the application. Conversely, please do not feel a need to fill every line!
Writing
The first section is the personal essay. Harvard requires the submission of the personal essay with your common application. We also offer an opportunity to add an additional, optional essay.
Personal Essay
The Common and Universal College Application essay topics are broad. While this might seem daunting at first, look at it as an opportunity to write about something you care about, rather than what you think the Admissions Committee wants to hear. The point of the personal statement is for you to have the chance to share whatever you would like with us. Remember, your topic does not have to be exotic to be compelling.
Disciplinary History
It is critically important for you to be honest with colleges as you start what could be a long- term association. Please read this section carefully. How a student deals with a disciplinary incident, reflects on it, and changes future behavior is as important as details of the event itself.
Additional Information
Do not feel obligated to fill this space, but some students have used this opportunity to tell us about challenging circumstances in their lives such as illness or other difficulties that may have affected their grades. Any information that can tell us more about the person behind the test scores and grades can be helpful.
Havard Questions
We're interested in learning more about your academic, extracurricular, and personal interests. The Harvard-specific questions of this section are also required and help us understand how you expect to make the most of your time here.
While we realize that these questions are quite similar to those asked on the Common Application, our own format allows us to fit this information into data fields that Harvard has been collecting for many years. While we know students might well change their minds once they are in college, it is helpful for us to get a sense of their current interests and those academic areas in which they have already spent time and effort.
We do not admit students into specific academic programs and we have no quotas or targets for academic fields.
General: Applying for Financial Aid
Harvard has a need-blind admissions process and applying for aid is never detrimental to your admissions decision. We ask the question because we want to be able to calculate your financial need in advance of our April notification date so that we can send your admission letter and financial aid offer at the same time. One thing to note – not all institutions have such policies.
General: Submitting Supplementary Materials
Supplementary materials (art slides, music recordings, research papers, etc.) help when they reveal unusual talent. You absolutely do not have to include anything supplementary to gain acceptance to Harvard, and the vast majority of admitted students do not submit supplementary materials with their applications.
Academics: Fields of Study
When you check one of these fields, you give us a sense of the direction you may choose when it comes time for you to choose a concentration at Harvard.
While we realize that this question is quite similar to the one asked on the Common Application, our own format allows us to fit this information into data fields that Harvard has been collecting for many years. While we know students might well change their minds once they are in college, it is helpful for us to get a sense of their current interests and those academic areas in which they have already spent time and effort.
We do not admit students into specific academic programs and we have no quotas or targets for academic fields.
Academics: Future Plans
As a liberal arts institution with fifty academic concentrations and more than 450 extracurricular organizations, we expect and encourage our students to explore new opportunities. We understand that as you answer these questions, you may not be entirely sure of your plans, but this information helps us to understand how you might use Harvard.
Activities
One of the principal ways students meet and educate each other during college is through extracurricular activities. Your answer to this question gives us a better sense of the interests you might bring to college and how definite your academic, vocational, extracurricular or athletic interests might be. This information helps us understand better how you might use Harvard. Of course, one of the best things about a liberal arts education is that plans may change. There is no “right” answer to these questions.
Contracts
If you have applied to Harvard before, we want to include your previous application with your current one. We also want to have a record of any other involvement at Harvard you may have had, including the Summer School and the Extension School and associated transcripts. This information adds to the context of your present application. It can be helpful for us to note changes in your application—perhaps areas where you have strengthened the academic and/or extracurricular aspects of your candidacy.
Writing Supplement
Applicants use this space in a variety of ways: some students send us an essay that they wrote for another school that they thought turned out particularly well; many students leave the space blank. There is no “extra credit” for writing this optional piece. As you are filling out the application, if there is not a topic that naturally comes to mind then you should probably skip this question.
Additional Essay
You may write on a topic of your choice, or you may choose from one of the following topics:
- Unusual circumstances in your life
- Travel, living, or working experiences in your own or other communities
- What you would want your future college roommate to know about you
- An intellectual experience (course, project, book, discussion, paper, poetry, or research topic in engineering, mathematics, science or other modes of inquiry) that has meant the most to you
- How you hope to use your college education
- A list of books you have read during the past twelve months
- The Harvard College Honor code declares that we “hold honesty as the foundation of our community.” As you consider entering this community that is committed to honesty, please reflect on a time when you or someone you observed had to make a choice about whether to act with integrity and honesty.
- The mission of Harvard College is to educate our students to be citizens and citizen-leaders for society. What would you do to contribute to the lives of your classmates in advancing this mission?
- Each year a substantial number of students admitted to Harvard defer their admission for one year or take time off during college. If you decided in the future to choose either option, what would you like to do?
- Harvard has long recognized the importance of student body diversity of all kinds. We welcome you to write about distinctive aspects of your background, personal development or the intellectual interests you might bring to your Harvard classmates.
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