<p>I just can't help feeling like I'll be denied by applying SCEA or RD with 3.663 or 3.745... well it would be weighted when I apply so it would be more- but still.. haha</p>
<p>Relax--you are a great candidate for acceptance. Your GPA is low, that is true, but your class rank tells a different story. Obviously you attended a difficult school. TASP, USAMO, perfect ACT, national debater, and last but certainly not least <em>legacy</em>: yeah, I'd say you have a superb chance. Definitely go for it; if Harvard rejects you, they must be looking for the applicant who has cured AIDS and will publish his findings in a forthcoming article under the Harvard banner. (Either that or they feel they already have enough debators.)</p>
<p>foolonthehill161, these are not the National but the International olympiads I think.</p>
<p>This kid has a decent chance, but not a fantastic chance and certainly not a 99% chance.</p>
<p>I know a kid who was USAMO/USAPho qualifier (back when only 100 people in the country qualified for each, not 500 like it is today.) Also was on the national championship ARML team, which is probably the second most respected math competition in the country. He also was like an all-state violinist, so talented that he eventually joined a professional orchestra. Also had great research, was on the varsity soccer team, and had other activities. Not to mention perfect stats and straight A's at the most rigorous school in the state (and probably the country). He got rejected from Harvard and Stanford and ended up going to a state school. He was also a double legacy.</p>
<p>FoolontheHill's logic that the OP will get in because there are less impressive people who get in unfortunately doesn't hold water. Harvard and especially Stanford are so prestigious that they can reject people who are more impressive in the classroom and at academic pursuits (such as debate) without it hurting their schools. You never can tell who is going to get in. The OP may get rejected, and someone else from his high school class may get in with worse grades and less impressive activities.</p>
<p>So it's worth applying, but don't get your hopes up. Apply to a lot of schools--maybe you'll get into an ivy.</p>
<p>I'm a bit confused... I've looked at "chance" threads for students with perfect GPAs and valedictorian status and comm service hours and president status in many EC clubs... why is it that this particular applicant is receiving such a positive response? It's definitely great that he's got a chance, but... what makes him so different / better than those other posters who get shot down completely with better stats than him? Is it the legacy??</p>
<p>prepkiddo - comm service hours and president status in school clubs aren't <em>that</em> impressive when it comes to schools like harvard or stanford or princeton. USAMO and TASP, on the other hand ... impressive.</p>
<p>thanks qrs, that makes sense. so USAMO is for math, what's the equivalent for those who tend towards the humanities?</p>
<p>What year did you qualify for usamo, before or after expansion?</p>
<p>Are you competitive? why the hell would you ask that question. you have a 36, great APs, SAT IIs, and decent GPA, even with freshman year and you are asking if you are competitive. Sure, your ECs could be a bit better, but you are asking if you are competitive. come on, what is it that you really want to know? Your perfect ACT puts you right in there, but Harvard does reject 1/2 of its perfect scorers. I'd say you have a 80% shot at admission considering nothing too impressive on the ECs.</p>
<p>Why are you guys posting here when the original post is 7 months old?</p>
<p>someone brought it to the top</p>
<p>1MX - are you serious? everyone else here is impressed precisely BECAUSE of his ECs, not his academic achievement. TASP? USAMO? debate national finals?</p>
<p>I had a feeling this was too good to be true. Check out one of the other "Chances" threads Mr. Omni made:</p>
<p>Chances at Stanford Northwestern UChicago </p>
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<p>Hey, wondering what my(Half Indian Half Caucasian male from Midwest public HS) chances are:</p>
<p>9-12GPA: 3.795 W, 3.69 UW
10-12GPA: 4.050 W, 3.90 UW</p>
<p>large upward trend throughout HS career... very large, 11 total AP Classes(5 jr 6 senior), GPA shot up from 3.2 in freshmen to 3.8 in sophomore to 4.2 in Junior to 4.3 in senior</p>
<p>Class Rank: 9%</p>
<p>ACT: 34
SAT: 2350 800M/770CR/780W
SATII: 800IIC, 790US
APs: US-5, Bio-5, Statistics-5
PSAT: 230 NMSF</p>
<p>Summers:
SNFI LD Debate Advanced Seminar
TASP Alumni
Intern at Law Firm</p>
<p>Awards:
Honor Roll
AP Scholar
National Merit Semifinalist
AIME Qualified(Senior yr, rushed a letter to notify)</p>
<p>Clubs:
Medical Club 10-12
Speech and Debate 10-12 - Treasurer
Go Help Club 11-12
National Honors Society 10-12</p>
<p>Essays: Great
Recommendations: Can only assume great, I know them very well</p>
<p>Schools:
Stanford(top choice)
Columbia University 2nd
Washington University in St. Louis 3rd
UChicago 4th
Brown 5th
Northwestern 6th
JHU 7th
Boston University 8th
NYU 9th</p>
<p>i feel cheated by the lies.
it looks like a lot of people (including me) invested time in writing and reading entries by the faker. a disclaimer about people like this would be nice- just as a reminder not be so gullible.</p>
<p>but, it brings up a more important point about the whole chances-thread-phenomena. read the viewbook for a school and apply if you feel like it. let the real admissions officers decide. these threads are just ego trips.</p>
<p>a better question would be for an applicant to ask about which quality to focus on in an application. ask pragmatic questions that provide tangible help during the application process. a chances thread only incites inane banter about probabilities and likelihoods and random anecdotal evidence. </p>
<p>just be optimistic and apply</p>