Chances at Harvard (i was deferred)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys, </p>

<p>I was deferred at first, but I'd like to know what my chances are (if any) in getting in to the big H.</p>

<p>Hispanic/Male
1370 SAT - 710m, 660v
700 SAT2 - mathiic
700 SAT2 - writing
750 SAT2 - spanish
670 SAT2 - chemistry
AP's
art hist - 5, calc ab - 4, phys b - 3, eng lang - 3, enviro sci - 5, chem - 4
ap scholar w/distinction
national hispanic scholar
national merit semifinalist</p>

<p>almost straight A's
rank: 4/649 - highest ranked hispanic person in school</p>

<p>water polo - 2 years, co-captain, a few awards
swimming - 3 years - co-captain, a few awards
about 1050 hours of community service
mu alpha theta - 4 years - vice president, lots of awards
interact - vice president
a bunch of Service clubs
took AMC12 recently - got a 115</p>

<p>class schedule
AP Calculus BC - A
AP Government/AP Macroeconomics - B
AP Physics C : E/M and Mechanics - B
AP Psychology - A
AP European History - A
AP English Literature - A</p>

<p>interview went well, my teacher rec's were good and my english teacher said my essay was on of the best she's ever seen. - not sure if this all helps</p>

<p>i also applied to Yale, Columbia, Swarthmore, Pomona and NYU (all regular decision)</p>

<p>since im already asking, what are my chances for those colleges I just listed??</p>

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<p>Harvard and Yale might happen, Columbia, Swat and Pomona you have a good shot (my guess is 1-2 out of the three). NYU is a lock. My only advice would have been to hedge your bets a little more (by applying to Brown, Dartmouth, Penn, etc) but its too late now...</p>

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<p>I can't believe you're a Hispanic and were deferred from Harvard with such great scores.</p>

<p>Do you go to a prep school? Or are you truly disadvantaged? Did your parents go to college?</p>

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<p>I go to a Public high school in Miami, FL and am truly disadvantaged (financially that is).</p>

<p>none of my parents went to college, ill be the first and yeah they are divorced and dont speak english, go figure (im such a sterotype). funny enough i dont look hispanic - i look white.</p>

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<p>Well, I'm speechless. </p>

<p>Harvard is very notorius for it's affirmative action policies and there is no reason why you shouldn't have been offered admission. </p>

<p>I'm Hispanic too and with very similar stats. I guess this is the end for me since I'm an RDer. Good luck though, deferrees have a way better chance than the 5.7% admit rate for regular applicants.</p>

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<p>Harvard gets many URM candidates with very high scores. Mzlover3, you insult URMs by assuming their scores are well below average. Phoenix, your chances are probably about what any other RD candidate's is.</p>

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<p>I think its impossible to think that Harvard is a safe bet. Pomona should come through though, maybe Columbia as well.</p>

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<p>also keep in mind that (i think; read it somewhere) this year's minority applicants shot up at harvard; same with those who are financially disadvantaged, so you're going against people who are in the same situations, and are prolly as qualified. good luck, man! keep us posted</p>

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<p>thanks for all the replies.
i forgot to add the ap human geo test i took (i got a 5)
im such a nerd!</p>

<p>Lol.</p>