2013 Chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Haverford College
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<p>Haverford is pretty much my first choice right now. I will be interviewing in the fall and doing an overnight, and I am currently working on my honor code essay. Feedback would be appreciated.</p>

<p>Profile </p>

<p>Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White
State: NJ
School Type: Public</p>

<p>General statistics</p>

<p>Rank: 1/340
GPA (UW / W): 4.2 (out of 4.3) / 5.7 (out of around 5.7)
SAT I: 2370 (R 800, M 770, W 800)
SAT II: 800 Chem, 800 Math Level II, 790 Spanish</p>

<p>IB Courseload</p>

<p>English HL
Spanish HL
Physics HL
Math HL
Latin SL
Economics SL</p>

<p>AP Scores</p>

<p>AP Chemistry (self-taught) – 5
AP Spanish Language (self-taught) – 5
AP Physics C Mechanics (self-taught) - 5
AP Calculus BC – 5
AP US History – 5
AP English Language – 5</p>

<p>Work experience</p>

<p>I teach chess to fourth and fifth graders once a week at a local elementary school</p>

<p>Activities</p>

<p>Boy Scouts – Eagle Scout
Debate – Captain (this is my main EC - between meetings, competitions, and preparations, it takes up about twenty hours per week at its peak)
Latin Club – President
Bowling Club – President
Literary Magazine – Editor
Mixed Choir – Secretary
Science League
Math League</p>

<p>Awards/Honors/Achievements</p>

<p>National Merit Commended Student (likely)
NW Jersey Debate League - Novice Debater of the Year
ACL/NJCL National Latin Exam – Perfect Scores in Latin I and II
Scripps National Spelling Bee Alternate National Finalist (Eighth Grade)
Local literary awards
Currently working on having a paper published in an online journal of philosophy</p>

<p>Hobbies</p>

<p>Coin collecting
Geocaching – outdoor GPS treasure hunting</p>

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<p>are you applying ED?</p>

<p>i think you have a great chance. my sat scores were A LOT lower then yours, and I'm a girl from PA. </p>

<p>that being said, haverford is very competitive. I think they place a lot of weight on the honor code essay and your personality, which makes predicting admissions particularly difficult. </p>

<p>applying ED would probably increase your chances significantly (but only do it if it's financially feasible)</p>

<p>GOOD LUCK.</p>

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<p>oh and i think they look favorably on IB too.
i just finished up the diploma (wheeeeeeeeeee!)
haverford is really big on thinking globally (with the CPGC) and that's something IB supposedly does.</p>