Can I get into Harvard?

Created by artist Johnny Monsarrat, Wheel Questions is a project where over 10,000 people have asked questions about life and received answers. The questions are written on colored cards and posted on an outdoor installation and a website for all to see. And there's now video! Question asked 11/23/09 in Cambridge, Massachusetts in Harvard Square. For more, see the playlist, or visit http://WheelQuestions.org

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[xChuckNorrisKickx]

This is interesting considering that over 60% of Harvard students were admitted on the basis of their legacy status. So that seems to contradict the advice here. It seems the best advice to "stand out" is to make sure daddy went to Harvard and contributes huge amounts of cash to the institution every year.

[WheelQuestions]

@xChuckNorrisKickx You have your facts wrong. A legacy student has a 30-60% chance of getting into Harvard, depending on which study you believe, versus 10% for the non-legacy applicant. But only 10% of the freshman class is composed of legacies, not the number you quote.

[1990sabra]

I am Tunisian and I am 2nd year student in chemistry and I would like to do my mastere in Harvard University in United States. So I want to know how come? if you can help me please do not hesitate

[WheelQuestions]

@1990sabra Do something very impressive by working with a local business or professor -- something that proves that you can do great research, turn theory into a practical product, or even raise your own grant funding. Then choose one or two Harvard faculty members and write them directly doing a bit of friendly bragging and asking for their advice. Don't forget that there are dozens of top-tier masters programs in chemistry. Apply to several programs & make all the personal connections you can.

[Cappuccino8537]

Lol those equations on the board, that's high school stuff.

[WheelQuestions]

@Cappuccino8537 I shot this video on campus at MIT in one of the classrooms.

[Fatima0607]

Haha, funny how they want to intimidate by showing Basic calculus on the board. Hahaha. Integrals and derivatives! XD

[WheelQuestions]

@Ninjadelusion Anybody can throw out an insult. It doesn't make you witty or better than other people. It doesn't bring you respect. It just makes people think that you're ugly, on the inside.

[MultiAREE]

@Fatima0607 He still got some elements of multivariable calculus such as del L over del Xi, right in the middle.

[normandyangel]

lets see um no?

[Paquitosito]

0:54 This is what any Graduate school is actually looking for in a potential student.

[MikeDunn]

You should also make a video of yourself standing in front of a chalkboard filled with Calculus equations. That'll impress the folks at Harvard.

[xChuckNorrisKickx]

@WheelQuestions The other classification of admitted students similar to legacies are the "daddy paid Harvard lots of money but he did not go there" type. While not actually a legacy, it is of the same order. That number is quite high although no where is it disclosed and I would never suspect it would be. While 60% might be high, it is still accurate to say that the most successful way to get into Harvard is to be a legacy or to have contributed money.

[xChuckNorrisKickx]

@WheelQuestions That's interesting considering the admitted to rate is 12-13 percent according to the crimson(dot)com/article/2011/5­/11/admissions-fitzsimmons-leg­acy-legacies/ Mind you this is the admitted to rate, which we naturally presume is corrected down. It's interesting also that around 30% of legacies are admitted according to the article, which means that rate is likely higher.