I do not think Harvard would have accepted me in 1869, even if I were able to completely ace that exam. I assume I would have gone to Vassar or Mount Holyoke or some such.
The maths section does not seem too bad - it is basic middle school and high school concepts (e.g. "What is a prime number?", convert to metric units, etc.). I think I may be a bit biased here though, because I majored in math in college.
I will readily admit that I would fail miserably at the Latin, the Greek, and the geography and history.
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I do not think Harvard would have accepted me in 1869, even if I were able to completely ace that exam. I assume I would have gone to Vassar or Mount Holyoke or some such.
The maths section does not seem too bad - it is basic middle school and high school concepts (e.g. "What is a prime number?", convert to metric units, etc.). I think I may be a bit biased here though, because I majored in math in college. I will readily admit that I would fail miserably at the Latin, the Greek, and the geography and history.