Have you ever dreamed of entering Harvard/Oxford/Cambridge, or are you in? Options

[bonluvdan]

as titled

These are my dreame/ideal universities! haha...
but the probability for me entering either on of them is extremely low = ="

[innovation]

Schools like Harvard is all about money and your intelligence. A lot of people who're the valedictorians may go to an Ivy, and realize that no, they're not really that smart anymore. And they have a hard time in college because they spend all their time trying to stay on top of things.

A. Prestigious institutions are not simply about "the money". Universities such as Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania have taken initiatives to increase aid for low-income families. For example, families that make less than $40,000 per year are not required to pay any tuition at Harvard University. Financial aid distribution within the Ivy League is completely need-based; even so, two-thirds of Harvard undergrad students qualify for some form of aid, the average grant being $24,000 per year.

B. According to Boston Magazine, Harvard is more likely to "select students who typically have shown some all-consuming passion, and will dedicate themselves to it even at the cost of their academics." During the admissions process, Harvard scrutinizes a candidate's character, for its admissions officers weight each of the applicants' teacher/counselor recommendations individually.

C. Of course, schools like Harvard value your intelligence. But a GPA or SAT score in no way predicts a candidate's future success at the institution and beyond. Selective schools want students who demonstrate significant potential for leadership and excellence so that they can contribute to both academic and social life at the university.

D. Students work to find their "niche" at Ivies. Yes, the schools are competitive, but because interests and passions are so diverse, students grow through their interactions with classmates. Students go to Ivies to be challenged, and this is exactly what they get at the Ivies. Of course they're going to struggle at times to maintain balance in their lives. It's a skill that they need to develop for life.

Just because you don't feel that such an institution would appeal to you is no reason to stereotype like this. And I wouldn't say that applying to Tufts for its beautiful campus is any better than applying to it for its prestige.

[jenniez618]

A. Prestigious institutions are not simply about "the money". Universities such as Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania have taken initiatives to increase aid for low-income families. For example, families that make less than $40,000 per year are not required to pay any tuition at Harvard University. Financial aid distribution within the Ivy League is completely need-based; even so, two-thirds of Harvard undergrad students qualify for some form of aid, the average grant being $24,000 per year.

B. According to Boston Magazine, Harvard is more likely to "select students who typically have shown some all-consuming passion, and will dedicate themselves to it even at the cost of their academics." During the admissions process, Harvard scrutinizes a candidate's character, for its admissions officers weight each of the applicants' teacher/counselor recommendations individually.

C. Of course, schools like Harvard value your intelligence. But a GPA or SAT score in no way predicts a candidate's future success at the institution and beyond. Selective schools want students who demonstrate significant potential for leadership and excellence so that they can contribute to both academic and social life at the university.

D. Students work to find their "niche" at Ivies. Yes, the schools are competitive, but because interests and passions are so diverse, students grow through their interactions with classmates. Students go to Ivies to be challenged, and this is exactly what they get at the Ivies. Of course they're going to struggle at times to maintain balance in their lives. It's a skill that they need to develop for life.

Just because you don't feel that such an institution would appeal to you is no reason to stereotype like this. And I wouldn't say that applying to Tufts for its beautiful campus is any better than applying to it for its prestige.

True, the tutition at Harvard is like around 56,000 dollars a year, but since my family's income is low, my parents only have to pay like 3,000-5,000 a year.