<p>Asian girl from virginia
* 610/690/640 V/M/W (combined - 1940)
* French SAT II - 480
* Math IIc - 690
* US history - 770
* 5 on APUSH exam
* Top 10 in class of 470ish
* Works 40+ hours per week (3 jobs in the summer) so not much ECs</p>
<p>Not for me, but someone I know - their chances at HYPS? They'll be applying Harvard SCEA.</p>
<p>I'm sure that SAT I score is low. It should be raised. They say 2250+ is good.
Furthermore, the French SAT II and Math IIc score is low, compared to the other applicants I've seen. French is definitely low. Math is just a tad low.</p>
<p>Where are the ECs? (oh, nvm there aren't any) GPA?
And she's Asian, so her chances are further ravaged.
I say slim chance. IMO.</p>
<p>GPA?</p>
<p>Right now I can tell you your SAT I scores are low, need to raise them up to ATLEAST a 700 per section.</p>
<p>A 480 French is way way way down there-
retake it.</p>
<p>anyone else?</p>
<p>Do the 40+ hours (I'm assuming during the school year?) translate to some disadvantaged background she has? I don't want to be intrusive or nosy, but it's important in the admissions game.</p>
<p>she's the first person in her family to go to college, and her school is pretty rural.</p>
<p>She needs to get everything up to 700+, and do a very good explanation on why there is a lack of EC's (maybe not that concrete, but something of that sort). She'll have a chance in that case.</p>
<p>How can you explain lack of ECs? I'm just wondering, because mine aren't very impressive.</p>
<p>In the OP's case (or his/her friend) I was saying to back up the lack of EC's because she works 40+ hours a week. I'm not sure how to handle your case amcgillian unless the opportunity of many EC's weren't available.</p>
<p>Harvard: Reach</p>
<p>So are the OP and Mr. Pink the same person or did Mr. Pink use the search tool?</p>
<p>She has a chance (though I won't try to estimate that because IMO that's a waste of time since I'm not an adcom). If you search the archives, you'll find that a white male from rural Virginia got in EA last year with similar stats.</p>
<p>Someone pulled the same trick in the Harvard forum.</p>
<p>i'd say that you would need to improve scores to increase ur chances but anything can happen, just not as likely</p>