Chance me for Harvard please?!

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SAT 2340 superscore
Taking SATs tomorrow: (assuming US 770, Math2 730, have a 710 on World History from 10th grade that I’ll submit if necessary)
4.0
Moved states junior year

(Have taken basically hardest course load since freshman year)
Am taking hardest course load senior year
Four years of Spanish, two years of Hebrew (I moved to a school that offered Hebrew my Junior year).

Recs will be fantastic from one teacher, very solid from the other. One supplemental rec from my music teacher, should be great as we have a very close/solid relationship and a mutual respect

Extracurriculars:
Music Director of my Acapella group
Music Director of Choir
Prestigious choir in NY (then I moved)
Out of school choir
Have played piano for years
Berklee Five Week Program-- selected for singer’s showcase (selected 10/350), songwriter’s showcase (11/175)
Offered $80,000 scholarship from Berklee College of Music in total for 4 years ($20,000 a year)
Jazz music supplement, professionally recorded for colleges
Lead in School Musical
Drama Club
Editor in Chief of one of my school’s papers
Editor/writer for Literary Magazine
“Writing Fellow” (Writing tutor)
President of JSA
Founder and President of Speech and Debate Team
Model UN since 7th grade
Teacher’s assistant
Math tutor at school
Worked for three years as volunteer at Hebrew School (8-10th grades)
Member of a selective teen leadership board dedicated to philanthropy (12th grade)
Bunch of various community service hours

State: MA
Gender: Female
Race: White
School: Small, private
Moved states my junior year.

Thanks so much!!! Have a lovely day :slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile: Really appreciate feedback!!!

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You sound like a wonderful applicant, as are most student’s who are ultimately rejected. Because Harvard has many more qualified applicants than they have seats in their freshman class, Admissions uses a student’s teacher recommendations, guidance counselor’s Secondary School Report (SSR), essays and interview report to select one high-performing candidate over another. As you haven’t posted those items (nor should you), it’s anyone guess as to how you will fair in the applications process. The most anyone can say is that your GPA and test scores indicate you are a qualified applicant.

FWIW: Harvard rejects student’s every year with 2400 SAT’s, so it’s completely unnecessary to retake the test. If you haven’t already, you should read up more about what Harvard looks for. Here’s a thread to get you started. Best of luck to you! http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/1420290-chance-threads-please-read-before-posting-one-p1.html

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You gave a ticket to the lottery.

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As good a chance as most (94+% rejection rate) and better than many. You have a fairly impressive set of extrecurriculars, but as @empower notes, top grades, test scores and extracurriculars only buys you a ticket to the lottery. As @gabby points out, recommendation le/erst and essays will be crucial.

Remember that the easy is the one place that you get to speak directly to the people on the adcom. They get to see you, as an individual person, hopefully relatively unfiltered. Make the most of it.