<p>I am a senior and will apply to Harvard in regular decision. </p>
<p>African American Female
GPA: 3.82 uw, 4.14 w
SAT: 740 m, 700 w, 650 cr (2090)
retook last weekend . 740+ writing, 720-680 m (depends on the curve),
and 600+ cr (praying for lenient curve)
SAT II: 610 chemistry (took honors chemistry at that time), 680 Math IIC, 630 US History, will retake them this Nov.
AP: US History (4), Psych (4), Bio (5)
RANK: 3rd decile, very very competitive school
Senior courses: AP chemisty, AP Euro History, AP literature, AP Calc AB, Art II </p>
<p>Work Experience
Volunteered at the clinic (10, 11)
Research at university (12)</p>
<p>Volunteering
Habitat for Humanity for two years
Feeding and helping people without homes in the city for two years
Tutored for two years
Actively involved in an outreach community program for two years </p>
<p>School-sponsored activities
National Honor Society (12)
Science Club (9, 10, 11, 12)
Math Counts (9, 10, 11)
Basketball (9, 10)
Honor Rolls for three straight years</p>
<p>Good recommendations and good essays (shows how passionate I am about science, research, and community service)</p>
<p>your scores are definitely low for Princeton, but I think affirmative action should cancel that out, so that leaves us with your rank... if your hig hschool is really really competitive, I guess they might forgive it, but third decile is quite low. Also your ECs are fairly average as well... do you have any leadership positions?</p>
<p>A agree with you about your essays... emphasize your research and volunteering, because those are your strongest areas. I'm sorry that I'm not explicitly stating what I think your chances are because I have no idea. I can only tell you what I believe to your strong and weak points. With that said, best of luck! I'm sure you'll be happy wherever you go...</p>
<p>I agree with jmarsh. If your SAT scores come out better and you can emphasize some leadership as well as research and volunteering in a really good essay than you should have a chance. Your class rank is pretty low but if you attend an extremely competitive school (and Princeton knows how competitive it is) you should have a shot. Unfortunately, it is never a sure thing and the most anyone can provide is speculation.</p>
<p>Good luck with your applications (to Harvard AND Princeton :p)</p>