Chance me for Harvard?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>SAT I: 2400, single sitting</p>

<pre><code> SAT II: 800 (Math II), 800 (Physics)

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0

Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn't rank, but not valedictorian.

AP (place score in parentheses): AP Calc BC (5, freshman year), AP Stats (5), AP Physics B (5), AP English Lang & Composition (5) [note: school doesn't offer a lot of APs before senior year; school just started offering Physics C this year]

Senior Year Course Load: AP French, AP English Lit, AP Psych, AP Physics C, AP Biology, AP Art History, Multivariate Calc Independent Study, Creative Writing

Awards: USAMO (1x), USAJMO (1x), AIME (5x), Math Prize for Girls, French distinctions and book award, National Merit, school awards, other national math awards as part of team [I'd rather not be too specific]

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Medical research at Harvard Medical School as well as local university, Math Team (regional), Math Team (school, captain), Quiz Team (our local version of quiz bowl, captain), school orchestra (3 years), teaching math to middle school students
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<p>[Please trust me when I say my regional math team and my summer program are both prestigious, to the point where I'd rather not name them because I could then easily be identified]</p>

<pre><code> Job/Work Experience: Research intern (see above)

Volunteer/Community Service: Volunteered at park, taught math to students in China, organizational tasks at Chinese school, taught math to middle school students

Summer Activities: Summer programs, research internships, teaching math in China

Essays: Common app is unique and strong, extracurricular description demonstrates enthusiasm, Harvard supplement is weaker

Teacher Recommendations: One was from a teacher with whom I'm really close, but the other is probably more r
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<p>Nice everything haha
I think you have a great chance at Harvard, but it’s still at least a Low Reach</p>

<p>Good Luck</p>

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<p>Thanks! Good to know that I have a chance–never doubted that it was at least a low reach. :)</p>

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<p>I’d say that Harvard is a reach for you. Your stats and academic awards are fantastic - top notch to be honest! But I think your ECs are a little on the weaker end for Harvard applicants. Nevertheless Harvard is always looking for the great academic, stat-oriented minds as well so I’d say you have a better shot than most applicants!</p>

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<p>It’s disappointing you didn’t actually do any real math, only USAMO and USAJMO competition type math. Did you just stop after BC?</p>

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<p>It’s disappointing that you want from BC -> MV Calc in 3 years.</p>

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<p>@whartondreamer Thank you for your input; I appreciate it. I was concerned about my ECs, as well, but I’m glad to hear that I can still stay hopeful.</p>

<p>@PurePhysics Disappointing to you personally or from a general admissions perspective? I took the two remaining math courses at my school, Linear Algebra and AP Stats, in sophomore and junior years, respectively. Thank you for letting me know–I know I do not plan on doing competition math in college and acknowledged in an essay that the most important thing I got out of math contests was the community. I can attest that doing math competitions has helped my speed and acuity.</p>

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<p>It would have been time better spent to go out and learn some real math. Truly wasted time to take 4 years to take calc, linear, stats, and MV. It’s a shame really, you would have been a much stronger candidate if you would have spent the time invested into USAMO doing real math.</p>

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<p>You have a shot- just make sure your essays are great, they are the deciding factor oftentimes.</p>

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<p>Are you really 15 years old?</p>

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<p>@solipsisme I’m 15, yes, but it doesn’t make any difference in admissions…</p>

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<p>Better shot than most, but that still means your chances would be fairly low.</p>

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<p>You seem like the type of student that Harvard accepts but I would say it is unlikely is your Harvard essay is weak. That is where you need to be strongest- it is where they see how you would fit at their school and what of person you are. If it is weak then I wouldn’t expect an acceptance letter. </p>

<p>The rest of your application is great! Your ECs are quality. The only issue I see with your ECs is that they are one dimensional (meaning they are all academic related). If you can make your Harvard essay great then you have as good of a shot as anyone! But even then you have to keep in mind the aspect of randomness in college admissions.</p>

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<p>estimated regular decision acceptance rate for harvard this yr is 2.9%.</p>