Chances, anyone?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Harvard University
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<p>I'm probably starting to annoy people by now, but oh well...</p>

<p>White Male from Upstate NY (average, middle-class public school)</p>

<p>GPA: 4.186 w
Top 3% of class of 414</p>

<p>SAT:
680 critical reading
690 math
650 writing</p>

<p>SAT II:
760 - World History
750 - US History
660 - Chemistry</p>

<p>ACT: 32 Composite (33 English, 28 Math, 34 Reading, 32 Science)</p>

<p>APs: US History 5, World History 5, English Language 4</p>

<p>Current Schedule: AP Lit, AP Gov and Eco, AP Stats, AP Music Theory, Physics H, Spanish 3</p>

<p>Extras:
- 4 years Varsity XC
- 4 years Varsity Indoor Track
- 4 years Varsity Outdoor Track
- 4 years Model UN (Pres 11, Secretary General for 4 local conferences)
- 4 years Student Council (2 years Rep, 2 years executive)
- 2 years Student Representative to School Board
- 2 years Masterminds (academic quizbowl team, top scorer last year)
- 2 years National Honor Society President
- 2 years school newspaper contributor</p>

<p>Awards:
- Yale Book Award
- Wendy's High School Heisman NYS Finalist
- 2x Summa cum Laude Scorer National Latin Exam
- Monroe County Champion 400 hurdles
- Syracuse University Award for Public Policy Studies
- 4x NYSPHSAA Scholar Athlete
- Tons of MUN awards
- Daniel Bray-Donald Stewart Award for American History
- Lots of School awards</p>

<p>Volunteer:
- Volunteer at inner-city soup kitchen
- Volunteer cleaning up local parks
- Volunteer at Sisters of Mercy Motherhouse</p>

<p>Attended 2006 Junior Statesman Summer School at Georgetown University for three weeks in summer of 06.</p>

<p>Schools:
Harvard (EA)
William and Mary
Amherst
Dartmouth
SUNY Geneseo
Georgetown
George Washington
Boston College</p>

<p>Recruited for Track by Harv.</p>

<p>Chance me.</p>

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<p>If you're recruited you're probably gonna get in.</p>

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<p>idk about that.. how much does recruiting help esp with a sport like track rather than football? also, would recruiting only help the people at the very top of the coaches list, or will it also considerably help people in the middle of the list?</p>

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<p>bumped, baby!</p>

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<p>Athletes have a huge advantage in the Ivy league. My roomates brother was set to go to Notre Dame for soccer/Princeton coach asked him to fill out an app in MAY OF SENIOR YEAR. Had stats worse than yours and he got in. </p>

<p>Remember, the Ivy League is an athletic conference.</p>