Chance at Harvard?

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<p>Thanks in advance guys =)</p>

<p>Stats:
Male, Midwest, Caucasian, No hooks</p>

<p>Academia:
GPA: 3.994UW
SAT: 2300 (800 M, 720 CR, 780W)
SAT II: 800 US History, 800 Chem, 800 Math 2
AP Tests: APUSH (5), Euro (5), Calc BC (5), Lang/Comp (5), Stats (5)
Senior Year Courseload: Multivariable Calc., AP Econ, AP Comp Sci, AP Lit., CIS Comp, CIS Spanish 5, AP Physics, AP Chem.
Major Awards: National Forensic League Degree of Honorx2, Degree of Excellencex2, ExCEL Nominee, 2 time Tri-Athlete Award, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, National Merit Commended</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Cross Country (4 years): Captain, All Conference, State Qualifier, Academic State Award Winner, Academic State Gold, Academic State Silver, 2 time Scholar Athlete of the Year, 3 time section qualifier, three varsity letters</p>

<p>Swimming (4 years): Captain, 2 time Academic State Silver, 3 varsity letters, most improved, 4 time section qualifier, True team section runners up, 4 time true team section qualifier, True team State Qualifier, Section Finalist (100 Breastroke)</p>

<p>Girls Swim Team Manager for 1 year.</p>

<p>Track and Field (4 Years): 3 Time True Team Sectional Qualifier, 2 Time Sectional Qualifier, Most Improved, Scholar Athlete of the Year, 2 Time Varsity Letter Award Winner, Honor Roll Time in 2 events (Mile-4:30, 2 Mile-9:56), 2 Time Sectional Medalist</p>

<p>Debate (3 Years): 3 Time State Qualifier, Novice Classic Debate State Quarter Finalist,
JV Classic Debate State Quarter Finalist, National Forensic League Member, NFL Degree of Honor, Degree of Excellence, 2 time Letter Award Winner </p>

<p>Student Council (3 Years): Officer, Organized various things, including running a school wide Community Cup that includes a $1000 prize and a choice of charity, and also ran initiative for healthier district school lunches, 2 letter awards</p>

<p>National Spanish Honor Society (2 Years): Nada, I'm just in it</p>

<p>National Honor Society (2 Years): Dialogues Director: (I have organized city wide presentations on various topics with very well known people, for example, globalization, modern media, etc- Its kind of a big deal, and may be topic of an essay.), Volunteer Gold Award, Attended State Leaders Conference, Dodgeball Committee (ran a local dodgeball tourney where all proceeds go to JDRF, lots of money raised), lots of leadership things</p>

<p>LINC: LINC 101 - Leadership Class, get school credit on my transcript
LINC Leadership, Leadership, do large scale leadership with Freshmen and newbies at school
LINC 301: Captains training</p>

<p>Summer Activities:</p>

<p>Work Experience: Lifeguard/WSI Instructor</p>

<p>Volunteer Work: Tons with NHS (300+ Hours Total? + Every summer since 7th Grade I help teach “Space Camp” for little kids, Captain+organizer for a local “Relay for Life” Team), big ones include Red cross, hospital, others. Most importantly, I started volunteering in any way I could for JDRF after my brother was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, the disease has impacted our family a lot.</p>

<p>Running Camp: .....I ran a lot (400 Mile Club)</p>

<p>Swimming Camp: ….I swam a lot</p>

<p>Star Wars Collectable Card Game Club: I played competitive star wars collectable card game. I went to states, regionals, and nationals! Got 8th in Regionals, 2nd in a local tourney, and competed in nationals (I beat my former “master”, heh heh)</p>

<p>Triathlons: I independently train and compete in triathlons after seeing Ironman on TV - I love them! Triathlons may be a topic of an essay for me.</p>

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<p>very qualified, both grades and EC’s wise…</p>

<p>have u considered running or swimming at harvard (not sure they have a swim team though)</p>

<p>other than that, above above average shot :)</p>

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<p>These are very good stats.</p>

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<p>What many applicants 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: <a href=“http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/10/harvarddean-part1/[/url]”>http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/10/harvarddean-part1/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<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>

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<p>“GPA: 3.994UW”</p>

<p>What is ur weighted GPA? That’s what they are looking at. How many AP courses did you take? What major you are applying? Did you take co-related courses to your major? Are you from a small town and school? Did anyone from your school get accepted to Harvard before? What is your school’s record for Ivy Colleges?</p>

<p>Ivy colleges are looking at everything.</p>