<p>Hi everyone! I hate to annoy you guys with another thread about chances, but here it goes, I’m really stressed out. (This is for RD by the way) </p>
<p>I was born in Bulgaria and moved to the US when I was four. I’m fluent in Bulgarian, Spanish, and English, and the highest level of education in my family is community college (mom only). My family income level is a little below 40k a year. I have 1440 SAT’s, 760/740/740 SAT 2’s, rank 1/400 at a public school, 4.0 UW GPA, most rigorous courseload offered, teachers told me they checked off best in my career boxes on apps, good essays, and president of debate and spanish club, with heavy involvement in each and a few other activities such as model un and orchestra. Can u tell me what my chances are for harvard? Thanks in advance for your responses!</p>
<p>You, just like almost everyone else I've seen on these boards, have a fine chance at Harvard, I'd hope. Your SATs could be higher, but you seem to be accomplished and interesting</p>
<p>As always, it's up in the air, but I'd say you more than qualify.</p>
<p>Ditto Balthasar. As with everyone, the chance of admission is a lottery ticket, but you have pretty good qualifications. Give it a shot.</p>
<p>A week or so ago a friend and I were having a conversation with one of our teachers. They said to us that their daughter who had attended my high school went on to attend a prestigious ivy league university. Being the uninformed freshmens that we were, we automatically thought this girl must have been a genius. However, our teacher corrected us and said that was a misconception that was held by many. Yes, her daughter had taken a rigorous course load while in high school, volunteered a lot, was involved in extra-curricular activities, and had a competive gpa and SAt score, but she had a very appealing trait that looked very good in the eyes of the admissions people. One of her parents was not a citizen of the U.S. and English was not their first language. The girl, however, was very skilled in writing and speaking. That seperated her from the rest of the hundred or more applicants who had her same exact stats.</p>
<p>Now, back to your question viogirl09. I think your at an advantage being that your not at the same socioeconomic level as many of Harvard's applicants, your not a U.S. citizen( that might be a disadvantage since you might be considered an international applicant and filing out all the papers will be a pain), and even though your parents are not as formally educated as other parents you are still achieving and taking advantage of the opportunities at your school. These factors might not guarantee you admissions but it'll make you stand out.</p>
<p>I think your chances are better than 50%.</p>
<p>the person could be a permanent resident, and they are considered the same as us citizens.</p>