chances at harv

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>hi! i'm from nj, semi-competitive public school. we send about 10 kids to ivies every year.</p>

<p>i'm a double legacy. my mom and granddad both went to harvard.</p>

<p>sat: 2220
sat2: 740 math 1, 700 literature, 740 bio
gpa: 4.0 uw, 4.6 w
class rank: top 10%
aps: 5 4 4 5
senior schedule: 4 AP classes, others are all honors</p>

<p>extracurrics (leadership):</p>

<p>varsity cross country
varsity track
editor-in-chief of newspaper
president of student government body
president of red cross club
treasurer of spanish club
harvard model congress</p>

<p>member of: </p>

<p>spanish honors society
nhs
national art honors society</p>

<p>i'm also in the school plays every year, but not the lead or anything.</p>

<p>essays: spectacular
recs: best in career type of thing
interview: im great with this sort of thing... should go well</p>

<p>awards:
ap scholar with distinction
school achievement awards
prom princess
honor roll
most school spirit
others i can't think of right now</p>

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<p>I was going to say "probably not," then I reread and saw you were a legacy. That helps a lot. You have pretty good chances.</p>

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<p>does legacy really help that much?</p>

<p>there are a lot of other people applying to harvard early at my school but their academic credentials are a lot better than mine. </p>

<p>does that change my chances?</p>

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<p>Considering that next year's pool of applicants will be ALOT more competitive in comparison to past years, I'd say....... it's a crap shoot. (it always is for Harvard).</p>

<p>even with the double legacy... im not sure... but it never hurts to try.</p>

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<p>Double doesn't count more than single. Harvard rejects 60% of legacies, if there are considerably more qualified applicants from your school it will hurt. Of course there are legacies and then there are legacies. If your parent/grandparent is a big donor, you'll get in if you're minimally qualified.</p>

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<p>Why is next years pool more competitive? Is this for all schools?</p>

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<p>population growth. it should peak around next year. it is basically due to the baby boomers' kids going to college.</p>

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<p>also i'm applying early!! if that helps</p>

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<p>EA could very likely hurt your chances. H will most probably take fewer EA applicants this year given that they're dropping it and Bok has openly talked about it giving the wealthy an advantage. EA applicants are the strongest.</p>

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<p>Harvard rejects 60% of legacies, sure. And what, 90% of everyone else? Even more than that? It's a huge margin.</p>