<p>Please read the whole thing and answer truthfully, i take criticism.<br>
I am a Bulgarian and study in an american college in Bulgaria.
GPA - 5,50 / 6 (i slacked 9th and 10th grade)
SAT I - 2260 (around 750 on each section)
SAT II - Math II - 770, English lit - 750, World History - 760
AP's - Micro/Macro economics 5/5, Calculus BC - 4, Statistics - 4
I have not taken IELTS or TOEFL, but i have taken the Proficiency exam with an A.
Extracurriculars - UNICEF Bulgaria, Model United Nations, I'm the best chess player in my school with numerous victories in tournaments, i am in the table tennis, soccer and volleyball clubs in my school (my soccer team won the school tournament this year), I have also played tennis outside school ever since i was 7 + some time proffesionally.
I have participated in several competitions on economics - JA TITAN, and some bulgarian ones.
I have written an essay on the Holocaust, which was one of the nominated for the award for the B'Nai'Brith organization
I have been on summer camps in Spain - i can speak Spanish ok, and in Cambridge on an economics/management summer school.
I have two 1-month internships. 1 in the bulgarian ministry of finance, and 1 in Price Waterhouse.
Again, any advice/criticism is welcome.</p>
<p>What many “chance threads” don’t understand is that Harvard Admissions is looking for “character” – and that cannot be gleaned from a laundry list of accomplishments and stats, such as yours.</p>
<p>“Character” is an old fashioned word that means the way you develop your inner qualities: intellectual passion, maturity, social conscience, concern for community, tolerance and inclusiveness. </p>
<p>Harvard accesses character through what your teachers say about you in their recommendation letters, as well as your guidance counselor’s SSR report and your essays. See: [Guidance</a> Office: Answers From Harvard’s Dean, Part 1 - NYTimes.com](<a href=“http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/10/harvarddean-part1/]Guidance”>Guidance Office: Answers From Harvard's Dean, Part 1 - The New York Times)</p>
<p>"While we value objective criteria, we apply a more expansive view of excellence. Test scores and grades offer some indication of students’ academic promise and achievement. But we also scrutinize applications for extracurricular distinction and personal qualities.</p>
<p>Students’ intellectual imagination, strength of character, and their ability to exercise good judgment — these are critical factors in the admissions process, and they are revealed not by test scores but by students’ activities outside the classroom, the testimony of teachers and guidance counselors, and by alumni/ae and staff interview reports.</p>
<p>With these aspects — academic excellence, extracurricular distinction, and personal qualities — in mind, we read with care all the components of each application."</p>
<p>So, what are your chances? As good as anyone’s, but MUCH depends on what your teachers and guidance counselor writes, as well as how your essay comes across.</p>
<p>:D i know that a lot depends on the individual’s maturity and experience, but all in all, there are cases where you are too bad to even be considered. So… whatever. thanks for the input.</p>