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REQUIRED TESTING

All applicants must take either the SAT I or ACT, and two SAT II Subject tests.
Applicants may take any two SAT II subject tests. The Admissions Committee has
no preference. However, please be aware of the following exceptions:

- Applicants whose first language is not English should not take an SAT II
test in their native language as one of their two required subject tests.
- Applicants should NOT take two mathematics tests to fulfill this require
ment.
- The ELPT is not accepted as one of the three required tests.

Even if you are submitting the results of your school leaving exams (e.g., GCE A
levels, International Baccalaureate, etc.), you must submit the results of the
SAT I or ACT, and two SAT II Subject Tests.
Students who do not have access to a testing center in their country are the ONL
Y exceptions to this policy. If you do not have access to a testing center, we w
ill consider other internationally recognized credentials, such as the results o
f the Graduate Record Examination. If you take the GRE, please list the Harvard
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences as a recipient of your score (code number =
R3451).
Please be sure to designate Harvard as a recipient of your test scores. The SAT
code number is 3434; the ACT code number is 1840. You may also, if you wish, sen
d your score report with your application.
As long as you designate Harvard as one of the recipients of your scores when yo
u register for College Board Tests (code is 3434), you do not need to use the ru
sh reporting option. Rush reporting will not get your scores to us any more qui
ckly than the normal reporting procedures.
Harvard does not have clearly defined, required minimum scores; however, the maj
ority of students admitted to the College represent a range of scores from rough
ly 600 to 800 on each section of the SAT I as well as on each SAT II Subject Tes
ts. We regard tests results as helpful indicators of academic ability and achie
vement when considered thoughtfully among other factors.
The Admissions Committee understands that international students may not be as f
amiliar with the SAT and ACT formats as American citizens. Nevertheless, intern
ational students who distinguish themselves for admission often present the Comm
ittee with exceptionally strong standardized testing.
For more information on the SAT exams please visit the following web site: www.
collegeboard.com
For more information on the ACT exam please visit the following web site: www.a
ct.org
Students are encouraged to visit the web sites as early as possible to get infor
mation about the testing centers in their area and the test dates.
If you have further questions please send an e-mail to intladm@fas.harvard.edu w
ith HELP in the subject line.

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