<p>Curious as to what people think of my chances.</p>
<p>White male from public school in Eastern Mass., double legacy at Harvard.</p>
<p>Standardized Testing-wise:</p>
<p>SAT I: 2340 (800M, 800V, 740W)</p>
<p>SAT IIs:
Sophomore:
US History 800
Biology E 800
Junior:
Physics 800
Math 2 800</p>
<p>APs:
Sophomore:
US History 5
Physics C (Mechanics) 5
Calc BC 5 (AB Subscore 5)
Junior:
Art History* 5
English Lit* 5
Physics C (E/M)* 5
Statistics: 5</p>
<p>*Self-study</p>
<p>GPA: 3.83 UW (everything has been honors/AP though)</p>
<p>ECs:
Captain of Science Team, 3rd in New England
Captain of Math Team
Cellist since age 4
Cello in competitive all-NE orchestra (Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra) for 9 years; principal cellist (sometimes)
Cellist in local klezmer groups, improvisational jazz/fusion group for charity, classical chamber music groups
Ultimate frisbee team
ACLU school chapter member
School newspaper contributor
Instructor in 2 physics courses, Thermodynamics and AP Electricity/Magnetism
Courses at John Hopkins during summer for four years
Exchange student to Japan, summer 2005</p>
<p>Awards:
AIME Qualifier/Top AMC Scorer in Grade in School
Mass. Math League High Scorer
National Spanish Exam, 6th Place in MA (Level 2), 8th Place in MA (Level 3)
Japan-US Senate Youth Exchange scholar 2005 (one person/state)
Mass. Forensics League State Qualifier (couldn't attend)
NMSF to be</p>
<p>I won't bump this again, but would someone mind responding? I'd like to know...</p>
<p>Your profile looks quite good! Top scores, good grades. The Japan exchange is interesting. Do you have any interests in Japanese studies, or can you speak the language? What are you passionate about because from the stats you posted no real passion jumps out and that is what will make the difference for your application.</p>
<p>The Japan thing... well, I'm interested in the language and in the culture. I'm actually over here now (hence my odd posting hours)... I haven't taken the language at school, but I can hold up a somewhat decent conversation.</p>
<p>As for passion, well, in addition to cello (which is about 15 hrs/week and I love to death but I probably won't do as more than a hobby; I'm applying to music school, but my chances are kind of mixed since I'm shooting for toppish there too), there's the physics. I taught two courses this year (3 semesters total), teaching three next year (4 semesters total) at my high school, including AP Physics C (E/M). Most of my students are seniors, with a couple juniors and a freshman (he's wicked smaht.) I'm doing an independent study in Quantum Mechanics, at the level of a second-year college course for physics majors. So that's the major academic passion, I guess.</p>
<p>Well, you are clearly an excellent candidate, but being a double legacy elsewhere you may get wait-listed unless you apply ED. Just a hunch. Good luck.</p>
<p>I probably won't apply ED (Princeton isn't my first choice), but I don't plan on telling them about the double-legacy either when I do apply(unless they ask :-p). But in any event, we shall see.</p>
<p>Well on the Princeton application form, they do ask where your parents went to college, what level of education they received and what their present occupation is, so I don't know how you plan to get around that one... Aparent5 is right - if Princeton was your first choice, applying ED would really give you a much better chance than applying RD because when they see a double lecagy for Harvard they might assume you'll get in at Vard and would prefer to go there. In short, if Pton is your first choice, definitely apply early. If not, good luck with Harvard :)</p>
<p>Thanks for the information :)</p>