Chance for Harvard (SCEA) Please :D

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>• SAT I (breakdown): 2380
• ACT: Did not submit
• SAT II: Math II (800), Biology E (780)
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0/4.5+
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/1000+
• AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology, Human Geography, World History, European History, Calculus BC, English Language, Statistics, Chinese (All 5s)
• Senior Year Course Load: 8 AP courses
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National FBLA winner, state winner in national public school art competition, Placed 1s and 2nd in international art competition, regional science fair winner, district recognition awards, National Merit Semifinalist, National AP Scholar, international semifinalist in an art competition, multiple community service awards</p>

<p>• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FBLA (district and chapter officer), swim team since 2nd grade, local tutoring organization (founder/tutor), Art Club (president), NHS, Amnesty International (President), Mu Alpha Theta (Vice President), hospital volunteer (editor-in-chief of volunteer newsletter and columnist for hospital newsletter), Habitat for Humanity, UIL competitions, created school spirit wear website that is pending approval from district, Student Council (class representative)
• Job/Work Experience: Swim instructor, internship at medical school, private tutor
• Volunteer/Community service: 1000+ hours at local hospital (creator of volunteer newsletter for patients), tutor at weekend school, swim meets, local charities, and student-run organization I founded that provides education to disadvantaged students
• Summer Activities: Internship at medical school for past 2 years (publication pending), worked overseas in family hospital and taught English, swim instructor, FBLA national leadership conference, collected several hundred prep books for inner city students
• Essays: Probably just decent
• Teacher Recommendation: Two teachers I absolutely love and have bonded with; couldn’t have been happier with my choice
• Counselor Rec: Have worked extensively with her to provide free tutoring to students school-wide; she’s excited that I will graduate with the most course credits in school history; in short, great relationship.
• Interview: Went very well; won’t go into details, but we kept in contact</p>

<p>Other
• State (if domestic applicant): Texas
• School Type: Ranked in top 100 public high schools in the US
• Ethnicity: Asian
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket: >100,000
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

<p>Just wondering if I stack up with the other countless amazing applicants applying to Harvard (SCEA)</p>

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<p>Incredible stats. I’d say you have a very good shot (>50%)</p>

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<p>Two things are holding your application back: </p>

<ol>
<li>You’re Asian: at any Ivy nowadays, this is a con</li>
<li>You’re too perfect: everything about this application is extraordinary; there aren’t any missing pieces; almost too normal an applicant at a school of this caliber. </li>
</ol>

<p>In my mind, your highlight, is the artistic excellence, as it separates you from the merely brilliant, yet solely academic-minded student. </p>

<p>Overall, I give you a very high chance of acceptance, but really, who knows with these schools?</p>

<p>Chance back?</p>

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<p>Of course! I’d be happy to chance anyone else back too!</p>

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<p>Good scores and good awards…</p>

<p>but you are an Asian Male.</p>

<p>I hope you make it. Good luck to you</p>

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<p>Very impressive. But being an Asian male, anything can happen in the admission process. After seeing too many rejections of excellent candidates, I hardly can chance anyone applying these type of schools.</p>

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<p>You seem to have some really solid stats, and I can see your passion for academics through your EC’s and awards. Good luck!</p>

<p>Chance me too if you want, I’ll PM you.</p>

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<p>Guys I think the asianness gets cancelled out by being from texas</p>

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<p>Your scores are perfect, and you have a lot of extracurriculars. I’d say you have as good a chance as any for Harvard. Of course, it’s Harvard so you never know. Good luck though!</p>

<p>Chance me back please (:</p>

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<p>Notoocool, I’d love to chance you :)</p>

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<p>Wow. I’d feel pretty safe saying you have a 50%+ shot. It’s Harvard though…so you can never really know for sure…</p>

<p>Chance me, if you would?</p>

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<p>@jdlace, i’m not from texas, but i know there are quite a few Asians there. </p>

<p>A majority of Harvard acceptees get in with a hook (legacy, URM, athletics, feeder schools, $$, geographic) and they generally don’t like Asians unless they have a hook, special talent, or major awards (USAMO, Intel, and the likes). </p>

<p>You’ve passed the academic bar (after a certain point with SAT for asians, it doesn’t make a difference), being a val is obviously a plus. You have the leadership and initiative as demonstrated by setting up the newsletter, officer positions. You’ve done research (any awards by any chance), but you also have the national award. And the artistic talent is an unexpected unique feature (did you send an art supplement). Overall, you have several great aspect of your application.</p>

<p>As everyone says, no one can say for sure, but it seems like you’ve done your part and you have a great chance. If not Harvard def. another great school. Good luck, hope you get in.</p>

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<p>thanks everyone!</p>

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<p>@dblazer I meant asians are overrepresented but southerners are underrepresented so it evens out</p>

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<p>Thanks for the chances everyone! Happy to say I got in! :)</p>

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<p>Congratulations! If you didn’t get in with those stats I’d be extremely surprised.</p>