Can i get into Harvard...?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey, I'm pretty stressed out about if i'll get in on April Fools' Day. Here are my stats: </p>

<p>GPA – 3.982 Unweighted 5.682 Weighted
Rank: 2/561
ACT: 32 Composite
SAT: 580-Verbal 680-Math 700-Writing
SAT 2's: Math IC: 650 Biology M: 670 US History: 780</p>

<p>President – Speech and Debate Team 2005 – 2006
President – Buddy Reading 2005 – 2006
Historian – National Honor Society 2005 – 2006
President/V Pres/Senator– Student Government Association 2003 – 2005
President – National Achievers Society 2004 – 2005
National Achievement Scholar 2006</p>

<p>1st Place Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Essay 2006
Silver Knight Nominee – Social Science
1st Place – Domestic Extemp – National Forensic League 2006
2nd Place – Original Essay – NAACP ACT-SO 2006
AP Scholar 2005</p>

<p>Can someone give me some insight please...?</p>

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<p>probably not. standardized testing too low.</p>

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<p>32 ACT is above the 25%, and Affirmitive Action should elp you if your black (Im assuming you are)</p>

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<p>If you are white/asian, you have a very slim chance.</p>

<p>If you are an under repersented minority you have a moderate chance of getting in. Your test scores are on the low side but your class rank is outstanding.</p>

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<p>What kind of high school do you attend? This is a hard one. You've clearly done well and have strong debate credentials, but H gets so many highly qualified black applicants that the SATs will hurt. If you come from an urban high school in a low income area, it will really help. Harvard has no problem getting high scorers at privates and suburban high schools, but they do seem to have a committment to low income minorities this year.</p>

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<p>You claim:</p>

<p>1st Place – Domestic Extemp – National Forensic League 2006</p>

<p>Interestingly enough:
-Nationals does not happen until June. There is no 2006 champion yet.
-The 2003, 2004 and 2005 Domestic Extemp champions already graduated.</p>

<p>These facts make me incredibly confident that you did not win nationals. I certainly hope you will mail a corrected resume to the colleges you applied to.</p>

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<p>Wouldn't Domestic Extemp mean it's a regional qualifier for Nationals?</p>

<p>Anyway, I believe your SAT scores are too low, even for a Black student.</p>

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<p>Domestic extemp is one of the two categories of extemporaneous speaking offered by the NFL. The other is international extemp.</p>

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<p>No. </p>

<p>10characmax</p>

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<p>No way
no es buena</p>

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<p>"You claim:</p>

<p>1st Place – Domestic Extemp – National Forensic League 2006</p>

<p>Interestingly enough:
-Nationals does not happen until June. There is no 2006 champion yet.
-The 2003, 2004 and 2005 Domestic Extemp champions already graduated.</p>

<p>These facts make me incredibly confident that you did not win nationals. I certainly hope you will mail a corrected resume to the colleges you applied to."</p>

<p>I was in Speech and Debate, aka "NFL," and I cannot find anything that would suggest he won nationals in 2006, or any year. Perhaps he is referring to a regular tournament, or a district qualifier.</p>

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<p>1260 on old SAT1? That's very low for Harvard...very... you need to work on your math and read more books (obviously you're very smart kid at debating/history/government)</p>

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<p>Of course...</p>

<p>APRIL FOOLS!</p>

<p>sorry that was cruel.</p>

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<p>is this person a troll? How can you possibly expect to get into harvard with a 580 verbal? Try a state college first.</p>

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<p>sorry. there is no chance for you to get into harvard. i know a person who has 2400 on SATs, perfect GPA, graduated 1st, intel semi-finalists, davidson fellow, and he didnt get into harvard. You have a 1280. Sorry</p>

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<p>Thanks for your "support" everyone. I did get rejected from harvard, so I will attend Georgetown in the fall. I guess I should not have tried a state college..... nay-sayers!</p>

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<p>Reading this thread made me cringe. I am happy for you man. I officially hate CCers.</p>