chances and financial aid questions, please!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Harvard University
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<p>Hey everyone. I am going to apply. What is my percentage of admittance if anyone can make a knowledgable guess. I also am wondering about applying for financial aid, do you apply before the aid before you apply for the university, or after? And when you apply, can you apply for many unversities at the same time, or do you have to do each seperately? thanks</p>

<p>GPA: 3.9/uw, 4.4/w
SAT II: US 730, Math II: 790, Bio 690, Chem 740
SAT I: 2160
Rank: top 5%, out of 550
Gender: Female
AP Courses taken: US, Bio, Chem, English, German AP Courses this year: Gov/Econ, German, Physics, English, Calculus, English
AP Bio 5, US 4; Chem 5; English 4<br>
EC:
NHS, SNHS, NTHS
German Club (President)
Red Cross Youth Council (VP)(P)
HOSA (Treasurer, President)
Mu Alpha theta (math)
German Club and Honor Society
SGA
Track (9,10th grade)</p>

<p>Award/opportunities:
Science Olympiad medalist, (1st)
HOSA medalist in regions and state, (1st in both)
Governor’s School for Engineering
Lab research project at ORNL(1 semester)
Hospital internship (1 semester)
Volunteering:
Several Red Cross projects
Library volunteer
SGA volunteering</p>

<p>Prospective Majors: Biochemistry, Medicine (Premed program)</p>

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<p>you're not getting in.</p>

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<p>Jeez 1MX don't be so harsh, perhaps there's still a chance for Oromia.</p>

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<p>what if i am a URM</p>

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<p>Hate to get your hopes up, but your ot yale or Ivy league material, my brother got into Harvard despite a slighlty lower SAT score thn urs, had great recs, and an outstannding essay in 2 clubs really dedicated his time. you are in over 8 clubs tht is a major turn down to the university u just try to buid up ur resume oromia, try applying to a state university or a community college ur nt ivy league material</p>

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<p>why are people being so harsh to you? you're obviously very smart looking at your rank, gpa, and AP test scores. no doubt you could do harvard level work. your SAT scores are below average for harvard but obviously not low enough for an auto-reject. i'd bet that you'd make it past the first two cuts and maybe even the third if you wrote some good essays that your representative could take to the table. i would say you have about an average shot for a harvard applicant - maybe slightly higher (10-20%). prepare for the worst but hope for the best. nothing you can do now.</p>

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<p>I agree with taken89. Some of this criticism seems a little unfounded...anyway I'd say ur not an outirght reject, but your chances seem average...if you've got the right recs and essays you could push your chances up considerably.</p>

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<p>on financial aid - the harvard website has detailed info on deadlines etc.</p>

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<p>URM improves your chances significantly... seems like half the kids here are legacies/affirmative action/recruited athletes</p>

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<p>just remember there are only 3 real categories of URM - I've seen some posts where the OP specified their race and then said they were URM, and they really werent. Needs to be black, Hispanic or native american to make any difference to outcomes.</p>

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<p>1MX, are you Nostradamus? </p>

<p>Oromia, don't worry about your chances! Just apply and remember: Chances threads won't tell you anything (useful)!</p>

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<p>You should follow your heart and apply. The worst they could say is no. But the best they could say is yes! However, couch your chances in reality. In these days, there is no guarantee for anyone with any scores. So, apply to a range including schools that seem to be safer. Keep your options open.</p>