Activist David Hogg will continue his education in 2019.
The school shooting survivor-turned-gun-control-activist announced Saturday he’s been accepted to Harvard University.
Thank you all for the well wishes, I’ll be attending Harvard in the fall with a planned major in Political Science.
— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) December 22, 2018
Hogg, known for his public activism in the wake of the Parkland, Fla., school shooting that killed 17 in February, took a year off after his spring graduation to focus on volunteer work and advocacy during the 2018 midterm elections, helping young voters get registered and educated about how and where to vote.
Before his high school graduation, Hogg had applied to, and was rejected by, multiple University of California schools. Fox News’ Laura Ingraham had criticized Hogg over the rejections from the competitive public universities, which drew severe backlash as multiple advertisers withdrew from Ingraham’s show following her comments.
Hogg’s score on the SAT standardized test has been reported as a 1270, and he graduated with a 4.2 GPA. Harvard has a holistic approach to admissions with a focus on personal character, including activism and volunteer work, and a desire for diversity among the student body. The middle 50 percent of SAT scores of students admitted to Harvard ranged from 1470 to 1570 on a 1600-point scale last year.
