Chances at Harvard and other Ivy's?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Here is a rough resume:
New Jersey
Male
White
Going in to senior year this year
GPA: 3.97 unweighted, 4.98 weighted GPA (Unfortunately I got one B+ my Junior year, will that hurt?)
Class Rank: 3 of 250 (I go to a really competitive private school)
SAT: 2340
AP Human Geography 5, AP World History 5, AP Calculus AB 5, Environmental Science 5, Spanish Language 5, English Language 5, Biology 5, US History 5
National AP Scholar
Math SAT II: 760; United States History: 780
National Merit Semifinalist (Most likely Finalist)
NJ Governors School in the Sciences at Drew
Internship at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory for Research
Founded domestic service organization
President of Service Education in School and presiding over all student service organizations
over 100 hours of service
Raised over $50,000 dollars through fundraisers for school
Had student body complete over 10,000 hours of service collectively
Volunteer at Hospital and Day Care Center
Baritone Saxophone, Alto Sax, Piano, Voice
Jazz Band, A Cappella Chorus, Music Ministry, Brass and Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, Diocesan Band
Involved heavily in Theater: 8 productions in highschool, plays and musicals with leads
Chosen to sing in Region I Concert last January
Featured Member of North Jersey Young Men's Ensemble
Peer Leader for Freshmen and run Freshman homeroom
Knight of Setonia
Antioch Team Leader
National, Math, and Spanish Honor Society
Tutor in Algebra II, Physics, and Spanish
SAT Tutor
Honorable mention in Toshiba ExploraVision Competition for design of a solar-powered device using steam and a turbogenerator efficiently to heat homes
2 Sessions at Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth: Studied cognitive psychology and quantum cryptography
I plan on submitting a paper in the supplements that I wrote during my own research called "Computational Modeling of Varying Nucleophile Activity on the RNA Cleavage Transition State"- Should I just submit the whole thing or just the abstract?</p>

<p>Of course, I can't write all this down in an application. Any ideas for which of these I should really try to highlight in my application so that the reviewers get a better insight into my passions and interests as a whole?</p>

<p>My primary interests are Harvard, Penn, and Columbia, and I'm applying to Harvard under their Restrictive Early Action Program. I'm also interested in Duke, Georgetown, and Boston College most likely. Could anyone also recommend any good middle ground schools for me? I'm looking to study premed but I want to go to a liberal arts college. I understand my odds since a lot of brilliant kids apply, I just want to know if I'd even make the cut for consideration beyond the first few waves of applications. And don't get me wrong, I'm not one of those people whose life would be over if I were rejected, and realistically I understand that's a definite possibility with the quality of applicants they get in addition to issues with minority recruiting etc. Whatever your response, please just be kind with your answers!!! Thanks a bunch</p>

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<p>WOW! Your stats are amazing. It makes sense to apply SECA to Harvard. But also remember to apply to Duke by 12/1 for scholarships.</p>

<p>Hard to recommend safety schools because not sure if you are looking for a financial safety with or without merit. There are several schools that you might be interested in based on merit such as Vanderbilt, U of Miami, Tulane and Wash U. If you qualify for financial aid, then would recommend need blind colleges. However if your parents are prepared to pay full freight, then that opens up a new list of schools.</p>

<p>Good luck and remember to have fun during your senior year.</p>

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<p>Thanks so much! And as for financial aid, I don’t think we’ll be applying for it, and I’m very fortunate for that. We may give it a try with some of the need blind schools, but we’re not risking it for any need sensitive ones. Would you be able to tell me other schools that may offer me good merit scholarships? I appreciate any help you can give me.</p>

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<p>Just out of curiosity, which school do you go to?</p>