Chance for Harvard EA + others!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey everyone. Chance me please! (Can't offer to chance back, unfortunately - I'm completely unexperienced.)</p>

<p>California, Male, Asian (Korea + Uzbekistan)</p>

<p>GPA 4.0 unweighted, top 1% of large school (senior class of 600)</p>

<p>SAT 2400 single sitting
SAT Subject Math II, Chemistry, World Hist all 800
(is it helpful that all 3 were taken on the same date?)</p>

<p>AP: 5 on Psych, Chem, WHAP, Cal BC, Cal AB, APUSH, Phys. B, Eng Lang, Span Lang. This year I will take Bio, Eng Lit, Phys. C, Gov, Econ.</p>

<p>ECs: </p>

<p>Music: won international competitions, solo recitals at universities, concerto performances with major American orchestras. Perform for charities, nursing homes, fundraising events. Performed on From The Top last year.</p>

<p>Math: qualified for USAMO, went to some international competitions</p>

<p>Leadership: president and other stuff at school honor societies. Founded an educational program at a large museum nearby - working with the president and professors at the museum.</p>

<p>Academic Decathlon at a top school in the state (will not have competed at all in time for college apps, but our school has been historically very successful).</p>

<p>Other stuff too, but not sharing for sake of privacy.</p>

<p>Getting rec letter from principal of my school (this is not something that he usually does).</p>

<p>Columbia legacy from mother.</p>

<p>Chance me for:
Harvard EA
Columbia Regular
MIT Regular
Caltech Regular
Stanford Regular</p>

<p>Thank you all for the help!</p>

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<p>■■■■■? 10char</p>

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<p>Not trolling, I promise. Sorry if it came off that way.</p>

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<p>GG WP. <a href=“mailto:Surrender@20”>Surrender@20</a>. (I hope you get this LOL)</p>

<p>Sadly, Ivy league schools are all reaches for everyone. You have great academic stats and ECs! You are a very strong candiate! Good luck!</p>

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<p>Haha I don’t play league myself but friends do and I’ve picked up the jargon.</p>

<p>Thanks for the feedback!</p>

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<p>I always find “chance me for Harvard” threads quite amusing.
Here’s the answer (same as almost everybody):

  1. You’re qualified
  2. >90% of qualified applicants are rejected.
    Any more questions?</p>
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<p>What are you considering majoring in? Demonstrated focus could be an issue (obviously you’re a stellar applicant, I’m just being super-critical). If all your ECs are and general academia scattered around and have no discernible focus on what your declared interests are, you’ll have trouble standing out. </p>

<p>Harvard EA: Standard reach
Columbia Regular: High Match/Math with legacy
MIT Regular: Standard Reach
Caltech Regular: Mid Reach
Stanford Regular: Standard Reach</p>

<p>Other than that, read soze’s reply over again. And again. You have as good a chance as anybody, but nobody has chances worth anything.</p>

<p>@soze Would you grace this thread with your 1000th post!?!?</p>