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College admissions is literally a game, so you just have to establish the formula for success and then have enough of a competitive streak to crack the formula. For Harvard, academics are the first part of the formula. Make sure you have a good GPA (or...

Summer activities are critical to standing out, as long as they're related to your academic or extracurricular interests. I had amazing summer experiences that really shaped my application as well as personal enrichment. I recommend searching for hard-to-get-into summer programs, which are often all-expense paid if they're the really prestigious ones, and apply if they're relevant. For example, AAJA JCamp was probably my favorite summer...

The importance of letters of rec are way too often underestimated! They're so vital to an application. For me, I had my journalism teacher and newspaper adviser who knew me extremely well write one....

It's just another part of the formula for the game you have to win! It's easy once you know the equation. Literally just write about how the college will uniquely...

(This isn't an answer to this question, but to the fact that I sent in additional materials as...

There are so many scholarships out there. Make yourself a huge doc/spreadsheet with...

I write for The Harvard Crimson, I'm a cheerleader, I'm passionately involved with Divest Harvard, I...

Harvard is an absolutely incredible place that provides an unparalleled college experience. I chose Harvard because the academic opportunities were innumerable; even though I didn't know what I was majoring in, Harvard had opportunities in everything. I also chose Harvard...