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<p>We are residents of North Carolina.</p>

<p>9th Grade he had 3.9 GPA.</p>

<p>10th Grade he took following AP (four) : Calculus AB, BC, Stat, Chemistry and scored all 5s. also took four Hons classes with total 5.0 GPA</p>

<p>My son's 10th Grade SAT score was 2250 (800 in CR, 730 in Math and 720 in Writing). He will take 2nd time to improve my Math and Writing and he believes he will score 750+ in both.</p>

<p>PST score: 232.</p>

<p>11th Grade he is taking following AP (six): Eng Lit and Comp, US History, Physics I, Physics C (Mechanics), Enviornment Science, Psychology, and two Hons Classes (Law and Justice and Latin 4). Expects to finish over 5 GPA.</p>

<p>12th Grade he will take following AP (six): BIO, Micro and Macro Economics, Physics B, Physics C (E&M), Latin.</p>

<p>He is Captain/President of scool's Brain Game (last three years team member), Math team (last three years team member), Phylosophy (founded) club and Young Democrats Club. Last three years team member Science Olympiad and was Second in State Level meet. He is also member Town's young leaders club.</p>

<p>He also volunteers in social activities through local clubs.</p>

<p>I am asking for your suggestion about his possibilities in getting into Harvard or top Univs. Or do you suggest his to go to UNC or NC State (considering in-state tution).</p>

<p>Please advise.</p>

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<p>@dream2reality - It sounds like will likely be a qualified candidate for all top colleges as long as he can keep his grades up and does well on the APs. His SAT score is already in the middle range for top-tier schools, If he improves, it can only help his chances.</p>

<p>He should plan on taking SAT subject tests, the best time might be in June, in subjects he is studying this year. Some schools (such as MIT) ask for specific subject tests. Harvard does not require them any more but it’s pretty clear that high scores on subject tests will make an applicant more competitive.</p>

<p>I don’t see any mention of 11th or 12 grade math. Is this an oversight or is he really not taking any math after 10th grade?</p>

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<p>Thanks for your reply and suggestions!</p>

<p>He will take Calculus 3 from NC State or UNC (School doesn’t offer any more Math) in Senior year</p>

<p>With corrections …</p>

<p>9th Grade he had 4.5 GPA.</p>

<p>10th Grade he took following AP (four) : Calculus AB, BC, Stat, Chemistry and scored all 5s. also took four Hons classes with total 5.0 GPA</p>

<p>My son’s 10th Grade SAT score was 2250 (800 in CR, 730 in Math and 720 in Writing). He will take 2nd time to improve his Math and Writing and he believes he will score 750+ in both.</p>

<p>PST score: 232.</p>

<p>11th Grade he is taking following AP (six): Eng Lit and Comp, US History, Physics I, Physics C (Mechanics), Environmental Science, Psychology, and two Hons Classes (Law and Justice and Latin 4). Expects to finish over 5 GPA.</p>

<p>12th Grade he will take following AP (six): BIO, Micro and Macro Economics, Physics B, Physics C (E&M), Latin.</p>

<p>He is Captain/President of school’s Brain Game (last 2 years team member), Math team (last 2 years team member), Philosophy (founded) club and Young Democrats Club. Last three years team member if Science Olympiad and was Second in State Level meet. He is also member of Town’s young leaders club.</p>

<p>He also volunteers in philanthropic social activities through local clubs (Key club).</p>

<p>I am asking for your suggestion about his possibilities in getting into Harvard or top Universities. Or do you suggest him to go to UNC or NC State (considering in-state tuition).</p>

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<p>He certainly has good/ great academics - especially if he does achieve the anticipated 5 gpa for junior year. It’s unclear, however, what his main passion is. For schools like Harvard (where my daughter is a sophomore), it is important to somehow stand out from the huge pack of high achieving, studious kids. Hopefully, he has been using his summers productively. This coming summer is an important one for him. Best of luck with everything!</p>

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<p>@dream2reality - you may never get a reply from a Harvard student here (I think they are all too busy!), but you’ve already received advice from two Harvard parents - my daughter is a freshman there.</p>

<p>Regarding college costs, whether it is cheaper or not to attend UNC or NC State depends on the school. Harvard claims that their EFC is cheaper than in-state publics in most cases. If you are affluent, this would not be the case, but for most middle-income families, Harvard and peers are likely to offer enough need-based aid to be competitive with in-state publics.</p>

<p>Keep in mind schools such as UNC offer generous merit scholarships that can end up making them cheaper than the top schools, which do not generally offer merit aid.</p>

<p>@Falcon1 - a good point about productive summers. My daughter did biomedical engineering research the summer prior to her senior year and submitted her research abstract as part of her Harvard application. It might have helped her application, who knows? </p>

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<p>Thanks a lot @BldrDad & @Falcon1 for your advise!</p>

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<p>He’s a qualified candidate for any school in the country.
In the case of Harvard >90% of qualified applicants are rejected.</p>

<p>But, let’s turn it around: If he picks 10 reasonable schools in the top 50 to apply to, he likely will get into 80% of them.</p>

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<p>My son scored 234 in PSAT (11th grade) from North Carolina. Currently his GPA is 5.5. Will he make into Nationa Merit final? </p>

<p>Thanks a lot in advance!</p>