Chance me - Harvard SCEA

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hello all! I’m applying SCEA for fall 2017, so I guess I’ll throw in my stats here for some opinions. Although I’ve learned that it’s very rare to get any supportive chance opinions on CC :wink:

SAT I: n/a
ACT: 34 (33 English, 34 Math, 33 Reading, 34 Science, 36 Writing)
SAT II: US History: 690
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Weighted GPA: 4.3
Rank: Top 5%
AP: Psychology (4) World History (3) English Lang (4) US History (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish 4, AP Calculus AB, AP Lit, Leadership, AP Government Politics, AP Environmental Studies
Awards: AP Scholar with honor, Political Opinion essay published in Washington Times, Department awards in every subject, recognized by national NHS chapter for accrediting a local chapter.

Extracurriculars:

  • Eagle Scout
  • Class President
  • Student Body (ASB) President
  • Student Body (ASB) Vice President
  • School School Site Council (SSC) President
  • President of 3 clubs and Founder of 2 (National Honor Society & Youth Democrats)
  • American Legion “Boy’s State” Congressional Delegate
  • YMCA Youth in Government
  • All-county & all-state debate team champions; speech & debate team captain
  • Rotary Leadership Council Alumni with honors in Community Outreach
  • HOBY World Leadership Alumni & Counselor
  • Varsity golf, varsity basketball

Job/Work Experience:

  • Intern at Congresswoman’s office
  • Managae Intern Department at my City Hall
  • Work at San Francisco HQ of the FBI in community development department

Volunteer/Community Service:

  • 700+ Hours of community service through working with Sheriff’s department on community development

Summer Activities:

  • Summer 2015 - Classes at local community college (PoliSci 210), work at Capital Building with Congress, & work
  • Summer 2016 - Classes at local community college (PoliSci 310), Boys State, 2 week Harvard Pre-College Program (Intro to American Law) & work

Essays:

  • About impact made at Congresswoman’s office through a reflective story of working with her at The Capital in DC.

Teacher Recommendations:

  • Used my History & Math teachers. Have had both for 2 years, and both let me participate in the writing process for the letter.

Counselor Rec:

  • God mother, counselor since 6th grade, peer, it was a hands down 10/10 and nearly brought me to tears

Additional Rec:

  • An evaluation by the Harvard Professor who taught me over the summer (very well-written evaluation letter) and my Congresswoman that I work closely with.

Other:

Financial Aid: Yes
Projected Concentration: Political Science
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White (Middle Eastern)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100k+

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bump

3

you can literally go anywhere

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Don’t you need TWO SAT Subject tests, with at least 700 on each?

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Don’t all your AP’s have to be a 5?
But the Harvard Professor guarantees you admission.

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Looks good to me! I hope you get in, but no worries if you don’t. You could literally be successful anywhere :slight_smile:

Side note: I’m so jealous you got to work with a congresswoman in DC. I’ve always wanted to do something like that! I actually was promised a position as a Senate Page for the fall of junior year, but I missed the opportunity by a couple of weeks…so many regrets!

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last bump!