Am I qualified for acceptance and what should i continue to do?

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<p>im only going to be a junior but i would like to know what everyone thinks. </p>

<p>Grade 9 Grades:
History: A
H English: B+
H Algebra 2: B+
Business: A
French 2: B
German 1: A+
H Biology: B+
Gym and Health: A</p>

<p>Grade 10 Grades:
History: B
H English: A
Civil/Mechanical Engineering: B
Spanish 2: B
Gym and Health: A</p>

<p>County College Grades:
Introductory Psychology: B
Statistics 1: B+
Statistics 2: A
Macroeconomics: A</p>

<p>Rutgers University Grades:
Physics: Mechanics: B
Physics: Electricity and Magnetism: A
Astronomy and Cosmology: A </p>

<p>I am taking the highest level courses available at my school. I changed schools between 9th and 10th and my new school is a magnet school for engineering. It also doesnt have such grades as B+ or A-, instead you just recieve a B or A respectively. Also, because it is a small school they work on block scheduling and since i took biology and algebra 2 in my freshman year, i had to take courses at teh county college to take the place of my classes i missed this year. I have taken the courses at Rutgers seperatly because i am trying to get into a summer program at Caltech next year that requires physics before you apply. Next year, i am planning on taking more classes, such as a class called introduction to bioterrorism, public speaking, science fiction literature, and calculus at either Rutgers or the county college. those will be in addition to my full high school curriculum. </p>

<p>SAT 1: ( i took it when i was 13 so im going to post that score) 1330
SAT 2, Math Level 1: 670 but i am going to take level 2 because i need that for certain schools
I have not taken the rest of the SAT's i need or the SAT 1. I am also planning to take the ACTS to supplement my SAT's. </p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Lacrosse JV: 9th grade
Varsity Soccer Manager: 10, 11, and most likely 12
Junior Statesman of America: 9, 10, president in 11, and 12
I can play French Horn, and the piano and have been recognized by various leaders during band competitions for my solo performances.<br>
Math League: 10, 11, 12
Astronomy Club: 10, 11, most likely 12
Rocketry Club: 9, 10, 11, most likely 12
I am a ham radio operator and have been for 2 years now.
I am incharge of the multimedia room in my school which contains over 30 iMacs and several tens of thousands of dollars of other equipment.<br>
LEGO Roborocks competition: 10, 11 and hopefully 12
Community Service: I have about 20 hours for my local church and i have, no lie, about 1500 hours at my community library. </p>

<p>The only thing is that i have basically no connections, and im not the most rich person on the planet. I know that these are major criteria for getting into a college such as Harvard, but i know there is a small chance for us less fortunate. How do you think i stand and what should i do to increase my chances of acceptance?</p>

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<p>"The only thing is that i have basically no connections, and im not the most rich person on the planet."</p>

<p>There probably are a handful of students each year who get in because they have the above in addition to having grades and scores at Harvard's minimum. However, most people get into Harvard because they have: excellent grades and scores PLUS usually two different ECS that they have pursued with leadership, genuine passion, and impact. </p>

<p>Once students have those things, factors that help Harvard create a well rounded class come into play. This includes all sorts of diversity: geographic (being from a place like Idaho or Iowa is a plus as is coming from a rural or inner city area), religious, ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic. It's an advantage to be low income or from a pink collar or blue collar parents who lack college educations because Harvard gets an overabundance of applicants from high income, professional backgrounds. </p>

<p>At least 85% of Harvard applicants qualify for admission, so it's factors like what I listed that make the difference between acceptance and rejection.</p>

<p>I don't estimate chances because that's a waste of time IMO. The chances experts are the adcoms, who aren't posting their estimates here.</p>

<p>If you want to see how you measure up to accepted students, just look at the threads in which accepted students posted their info.</p>

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<p>What NSM said!</p>

<p>Also, random tidbit: I got a 1330 on the SAT when I was 13 too, lol. I guess you took it for CTY? Anyway, you're doing fine -- just keep pursuing your passions and working hard, as generic as that sounds. Seriously, that's really all anyone can do..</p>