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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've been a Harvard interviewer for a while. In my expertience, it would generally be expected that a math/science kid at a school that offered Calc BC would take it, and would also have some kind of independent research project going on. In this area, it is not uncommon to see kids who have taken Linear Algebra/Multivariate Calculus, but no one would be held to that standard if his/her high school didn't offer it.

I have seen kids get in with Calc AB. It was usually a GPA preserving move, and was recognized as such. [b]Those kids usually were admitted on the basis of considerable strengths in other areas[/b].[/quote]Could you elaborate on this?  When you speak of an independent research, are you talking about a capstone?[/quote]

When I say an independent research project, I generally mean a project such as one might submit to the Intel or Siemens competitions. We also see kids do projects via internships at NIH etc. I suppose the latter are less independent.

When I say " strengths in other areas", I mean that the kid is a great writer or a fabulous Latin scholar etc.[/quote]Have you eve seen other projects that weren't STEM related that warranted serious consideration from the college?[/quote]

I'd post about my kid who got into a USNWR top 5 with AP Calc and a national-level achievement in the arts.  But this idiot doesn't want to hear it because I'm not a Hahvahrd Inteviewer.[/quote]

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