<p>So I am a graduated senior, and I spent my fair share of time reading every chance thread I could, posting a couple of my own, and then ignoring any answers I didn't like.</p>
<p>It was a waste of time. Nobody here really has a clue; their guess isn't any better than yours. If you think you're a competitive applicant, you should apply.</p>
<p>And just FYI, here are my stats and actual results:</p>
<p>GPA: 3.9 unweighted
ACT: 35 composite, 36 English, 35 math, 36 science, 34 reading, 8 on the essay
SAT: 2200, reading 730, math 720, writing 750, 9 on the essay
SAT subject tests: Math Level 1, 760, literature, 770, German, 610
Extracurriculars/honors: Speech team captain, mock trial team captain, worked roughly 20 hours a week, NHS member, attended American Legion Boys State, attended summer classes at various colleges every summer from just after 8th grade to just after junior year, spent entire senior year taking dual-enrollment classes on-campus at a local college, competed at state speech competition every year of high school (highest finish was 6th place)
Essay was excellent, recommendations were great. </p>
<p>Applied early to Harvard, didn't send in any other applications after being accepted.</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone.</p>