Chance me, please.

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<p><em>Sigh</em> I applied SCEA. Here goes:
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 36
[</em>] SAT II:
[<em>] World History:800
[</em>] Chemistry:800
[<em>] Math II: 800
[</em>] Weighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.3
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Does not rank; top-10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] Human Geography: 5
[</em>] Chemistry: 5
[<em>] World History: 5
[</em>] Biology: 5
[<em>] BC Calculus: 5
[</em>] English Language: 5
[<em>] Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism: 5
[</em>] Physics C: Mechanics: 5
[<em>] US History: 5
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 4APs, Orchestra, Courses at local university
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USNCO Finalist, USABO Semis, Quiz Bowl top-10 in nation (ranked really high), Did well at a few national debate tournaments (no berth at TOC), National Spanish Exam gold X3, 3 medals from National Science Olympiad, Quiz Bowl State All-star, JETS TEAMS top-10, lots of state and regional stuff.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Quiz Bowl (Captain 4 years), Student Government (chairman), Science Olympiad (President), National Honor Society (President), JETS (Founder/President), Debate, Spanish Honor Society (President), a few more that don't matter/didn't put on my application
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: - None -
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 300+ hours
[<em>] Summer Activities: Run a camp for disadvantaged children out of a middle school for the last few years, did some teaching at a school in India, local Governor's School
[</em>] Essays: Common App: good, not great.; extracurricular: meh. It wasn't bad, but I'm not completely satisfied; Harvard supplement: I liked it, others liked it, it's definitely unique...
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Generically great, will reiterate extracurriculars, etc..
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Good, I hope, I'm a student aide to the counselors - they like me.
[<em>] Additional Rec: - none -
[</em>] Interview: - will happen eventually -[/ul]</p>

<p>I've got this weird sense of confidence in myself and it that I'll fail... It's strange and confusing.</p>

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<p>I think you pretty good. It always helps to be a minority or something, but with those amazing scores, I wouldnt worry too much.
I say that as long as you are underestimating your essays, you got a pretty good shot. :)</p>

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<p>Thanks, I’m an Asian male… so… you know… that always helps. Also, does anyone know which essay they pay the most attention to, or is all pretty equal?</p>

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<p>You are a very competitive applicant and your chances are excellent. Best of luck.</p>

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<p>Thanks! It’s a bit reassuring, but will my lack of anything that is not an Asain-male staple doom me?</p>

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<p>Academically, you would be in the top 25% of the admitted students and certainly have a better chance for admission than the average applicants. However, the admimssion rates for applicants with perfect SAT/ACT scores were still less than 50%. At this point, just keep your fingers crossed and try to relax as much as you can. Dec. 15 is only a few weeks away.</p>

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<p>Thanks, anyone else?</p>

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<p>Your scores are stellar, but I try and tell everyone that it all legitimately falls on the essays, EC’s, and interview report. I can bet they put a 2400 SAT and a 1900 SAT with similar GPA’s and courseloads side by side, and will read essays word for word not very well taking into account grades. The admissions committee looks so much for character, and passion for Harvard and changing the world. That, unique EC’s/experiences, and a killer interview are keys to an outstanding application, even if grades aren’t as good.</p>

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<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>BTW I won a Siemens Award for AP. They only give out two a state… Does this count as a hook? And if so how much of a hook is it?</p>

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<p>Read your we made it post. Congrats on the acceptance !!:icecream:</p>