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by John Dorian Chang

First, there’s absolutely no need to freak out if you’re not the valedictorian or salutatorian of your high school.

Did you know that the vast majority of admits to Harvard and Stanford aren’t?

Here’s what you need to know about your high school GPA and class rank to get into any Ivy League school:

1) It’s ok to have a bad freshman year GPA. What’s important is that you GET BETTER – show improvement over time

2) Probably more important than your GPA are your transcript and the classes you take. Be sure to take the MOST DIFFICULT COURSES your high school offers – Advanced Placement, IB, etc

3) Make your junior year count. It’s the one year that Admissions Officers focus the most on – you want your best performance that year

4) Don’t forget about your SAT performance. It counts as much (and sometimes a lot more) than your grades and class rank

5) As long as you’re in the top 5% of your high school class, you’ll be fine – this varies by school so if you’re at an easy school, the bar will be higher

By no means am I recommending you do just the BARE MINIMUM. You should always aim to be valedictorian.

I went through this process awhile back and was accepted to 6 Ivy League schools and Stanford, so I speak from experience about this process. I wrote a book on college admissions tips called Hopeless to Harvard.

Follow my 5 steps above, and you’ll be fine. Focus on your passions – whether that’s sports, science, or social studies.

About the Author:
I was a former Admissions Officer for a top 20 school. Before that, I got into Harvard, Stanford, and Princeton. I wrote Hopeless To Harvard to share my secrets on how you can do it too. Click here to read my insider’s account to Ivy League admissions. Discover secrets to Harvard and Stanford admissions now!
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