<h2>Why did you leave a blank before physics? (just curious)</h2>
<p>Haha, no one on this website can guarantee you will be admitted to Harvard, but I think you definitely have a chance! You have an exceptional GPA, AP scores, and rank. However, you are Asian, so you will have a lot of competition. Have you done anything that could make you stand out from the rest of the other applicants with equally good scores? Overall though, I’d definitely say you are competitive.</p>
<p>uh… nothing jumps out.your SAT score is pretty good, good GPA, stereotypical ECs… like every. other. asian. applicant.
and since they’re Ivies, I’d say chances are slim to none. unless you did something amazing you haven’t mentioned here, like cure cancer…you’re in the same boat as the rest of us :/</p>
<p>@warts: maybe because she hasn’t taken it yet/waiting for scores to come out? Probably not the latter since there hasn’t been any recently administered SAT, I think, but I could be wrong.</p>
<p>A good SAT score for HYP would include all scores being at least at the 75th percentile which is 790 per section (about 770 for the ‘lower’ ivies).</p>
<p>No one can give you any idea based on the info you give. Most unhooked will be val or sal and have higher scores, but you certainly have a chance if your application and recs make you look spectacularly interesting. </p>
<p>Having worked in admissions I always chuckle at how many think their essays are great when they entirely miss the boat, but if yours really are, you have a shot at all.</p>
<p>I think it helps those curious about their chances to have some information to compare their statistics with. Here is some information about Harvard:</p>
<p>Average SAT scores:
Critical reading- 700-800
Math- 700-790
Writing- 690-790</p>
<p>Average ACT score:
31-35</p>
<p>From what I can comprehend, you appear to be within the range as far as your score goes, but then again, just about every applicant will possess these scores as well. Is there anything that makes you stand out amongst those people?</p>
<p>These are useless stats without context. We need to back out the hooked to see what it takes for the unhooked to get in. Then we need to address what it takes if you’re from NYC vs. what it takes from New Mexico…Asian vs. white…left brained vs. right.</p>
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<p>No, my offspring attend MIT, Amherst and Dartmouth.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t say they are useless, I just provided them to give an individual an idea of what an average applicant was accepted with. I understand that it varies as far as what each applicant is admitted with and their specific situation. However, these are the average combined scores that all of the people from California to New York were admitted with. I just wanted to share that, that’s all:)</p>
<p>Hmm…really? They aren’t helpful to compare at all or is it just for Ivies that they aren’t helpful? Sorry, I don’t have as much experience as you, I’m trying to learn as much as I can before I send in my application. Thanks for the information!</p>
<p>you people are honestly depressing. “slim to none?” that just sounds really bleak. honestly i wouldn’t tell someone with a 2290 SAT, near perfect GPA, perfect AP scores, etc. that they had a “slim to none” chance of getting into the top school in the nation when he/she obviously can be considered one of the better students in the country.
yes, i know harvard rejects plenty of perfect SATS, etc. but i think they all had a good chance…certainly better than “slim to none.” it’s a matter of how you present yourself. you don’t have to cure cancer, geez. sure, top ivy’s look for unique individuals but just because you haven’t had opportunity or what have you to do something utterly amazing does not make you any less special as a human being. and if you convey your special non-cancer-curing qualities to those top schools well enough, you have as good of a chance as any accepted applicant.</p>
<p>seriously, i don’t know why CC’ers have to be so discouraging sometimes. does it make you feel like your chances are higher when you tell someone else they have no chance of getting in somewhere?</p>
<p>good grief. anyway, to the OP, i think your stats are amazing even if you may be a “standard Harvard applicant.” however, that doesn’t mean your chances of getting in are “slim to none.” i think they’re quite good actually. you’re basically halfway there. all you need to do is (i repeat) make sure they can see any unique qualities you may have as a well-rounded human being. they already know you’re academically capable. now they just need to see a different side of you that makes them want you. and again, it does not have to be anything along the lines of curing cancer. have stellar essays, recommendations, etc. and you’re set. as long as you try your best, you shouldn’t have anything to regret.</p>
(just curious)</h2>
You have an exceptional GPA, AP scores, and rank. However, you are Asian, so you will have a lot of competition. Have you done anything that could make you stand out from the rest of the other applicants with equally good scores? Overall though, I’d definitely say you are competitive.</p>