Canadian.. chance at harvard?

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<p>I'm a junior and interested in Econ and was wondering whether I have a chance at Harvard for next year.</p>

<h1>GPA: 4.0 UW/96~97%ish</h1>

<h1>Rank: my school doesnt have any ranking system..</h1>

<h1>SAT: haven't taken it yet.. but averaging around 2250 in practice tests</h1>

<h1>SAT IIs: 800 Math II, haven't taken others yet.. but hoping to get 780~800 on the other two</h1>

<h1>APs: Calc AB (5), Lit (N/A as of yet) (they only offer 2 AP courses in my school)</h1>

<h1>Extracurriculars: Model United Nations (11-12), MUN Club (11-12, founder), Math contest club (10-12 probably president in senior year), Environmental Club (11-12), British Columbia Youth Parliament (11-12), Multicultural Youth Circle (10), Varsity Tennis (on the team 9-12), Encounters with Canada (11)</h1>

<h1>Summer Programs: Shad Valley</h1>

<h1>Volunteer/Community service: ~1500 ours (church activities, school webpage, etc..)</h1>

<h1>Work Experience: Math tutoring (9-12)</h1>

<h1>Awards of any sort: Lots of awards for top student in courses.. honour roll every year, possibly Canadian Mathematical Olympiad, and two time AIME qualifier.</h1>

<h1>Location: Canada</h1>

<h1>School type: public</h1>

<h1>Ethnicity: Asian</h1>

<h1>Gender: Male</h1>

<p>Thanks for taking the time to read!</p>

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<p>Hello, my fella BCYP-er! :D</p>

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<p>OMGOMGOMGOM shad valley... which campus... i was Laval LOL</p>

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<p>haha yeah this is my first year at BCYP =)
and for shad.. waterloo</p>

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<p>Oohh Shad Valley! A friend of mine did it. Ambitiousteen, you went to U Laval? That's in my city aha :)</p>

<p>I'm not qualified to chance anyone, but I think you're a fairly strong applicant. 1500 hours? That is insane aha</p>

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<p>HAHA I'm not returning this year, but make sure you go up to people and ALWAYS introduce yourself first! Be social, be social, BE SOCIAL! (I cannot repeat that enough)
BCwhyyypeeee is an absolutely amazing experience; you'll absolutely LOVE it. (I did :D)</p>

<p>But back to chances...sorry to tell ya, but I don't find anything special in your extracurriculars. You really gotta stand out from the tough international pool (moreso next year, considering the expected increase in number of US apps in BC in class of 2010).</p>

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<p>What if I were to qualify for the USAMO/CMO? Would that make a difference?</p>

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<p>Well, let's just say that it won't turn your application from rejection to acceptance...</p>

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<p>1500 hours isnt to bad more than the average... i know that a friend of mine, and myself included... have well over 2300 hours...</p>

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<p>Do you people actually list how many hours you've done community service on the common app? Isn't that sort of hypocritical?</p>

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<p>^^well anyone can list this </p>

<p>"i did community service at the church and took on this position"</p>

<p>ta da...</p>

<p>now prove it...</p>

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<p>Writing on the wall lately Ambitousteen?</p>

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<p>AHHH! YOU ARE ALL FROM BC?! ME TOO!
mrclassicfreak : i hope there isnt an increase of US apps from BC in 2010, that would be horrible.. even more competition than ever :S</p>