高中时期，林书豪绩点高达4.2，场均15+7+6+5抢断，入选全州第一阵容，并带队赢得加利福尼亚州冠军。但没有任何一个大学给他开出运动员奖学金。
In H.S, Jeremy Lin had a 4.2 GPA, averaged 15/7/6 and 5 steals, made first-team all state and won a California State Championship. He was offered zero athletic scholarships.
林书豪所率领的球队击败了体育特长生项目全国第二、篮球项目上有全国排名的高中Mater Dei，
His team defeated nationally ranked Mater Dei, the #2 nationally ranked High School athletic program, to win the CIF title after 23 consecutive wins for Mater Dei.
并带队获得23连胜，最后捧杯。林书豪是北加州二级分区的年度最佳球员，而且，入选加州第一阵容真的很牛掰。
Lin was the North Cali division 2 player of the year, and first team all California is a huge deal.
他将自己的简历和比赛录像发给了包括UCLA、斯坦福、伯克利、亚利桑那州立大学在内的几所学府。
He sent his Resume and DVD to several schools including UCLA, Stanford, UC Berkeley, and Arizona State.
最后，他凭借自己的学习成绩进入了哈佛。哈佛的篮球教练在真正亲眼看到他打球前甚至都在犹豫该不该让他进入球队。在大四，他被提名约翰-伍登奖、鲍勃-库西奖。竟然没有被任何一支NBA球队选中。
His academic achievements eventually got him into Harvard, where the basketball coach was hesitant to give him a role until he saw him play. His senior year, he was a nominee for both the John Wooden award and the Bob Cousy award. He went undrafted.