Chances for a Friend

Applying to College
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<p>I was curious as to what people think about my friends chances of getting into an Ivy League School. He wants to go to Harvard/Princeton I believe. And no, this is not me. My grades would not qualify me for these schools at all, but I think his would. He doesn't think so however, and I am trying to convince him. Am I right or is he?</p>

<p>Not sure exact numbers, besides SAT:</p>

<p>GPA: 4.24 (4.33 scale)
SAT: 1410 M+CR, 2150 CUMULATIVE
Honors: Cum Laude, AP scholar (probably with distinction), AIME qualifier?
Extra's: Soccer, Academic team, comm. service, Paper Noise (literary publication) editor for 2 years, worked in the EXCEL program at the University of Cincinnati (paid research on something)
Ethnicity: Indian
Lived in Kyoto, Japan in Middle school</p>

<p>Senior courseload: AP Physics, AP calc bc, Ap english, ap spanish lit, filler course in history i believe</p>

<p>Honors/ap courses pre 12:
geometry h, biology h, english h (10,11), chemistry h+ap, euro ap, us hist ap, spanish 2 h, spanish 3 h</p>

<p>My argument: everything looks good and sat scores look good enough. there is not a huge difference between a 1410 and a 1450 in my opinion</p>

<p>his argument: sat scores kill him and will not get him into better colleges. apparently his college counselor told him this...</p>

<p>i think this is all there will be. he is a good essay writer i think, or at least he does well in english.</p>

<p>this is about all i know. any reponse would be great. in my mind it really boils down to does a sat score of 2150 break an application</p>

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<p>Ha, those are excellent stats. The SATs are fine, they might be a bit lower than most applicants', but by no means 'kill his chances. I'd say he's got as good a shot as anybody.</p>

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<p>I never understand these "my friend/sister/brother/twin sister/twin brother/etc." chances threads.</p>

<p>Why wouldn't they just post their stats by themselves?</p>

<p>All they have to do is sign up for CC.</p>

<p>I know some will say, "Maybe they don't feel like signing up so they ask their friends who already have their accounts, dumbass." </p>

<p>Isn't that weird though?</p>

<p>It's not hard to sign up and use CC. You also benefit greatly from CC.</p>

<p>Hm...</p>

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<p>From the stats you posted, it appears that your friend is lacking in leadership positions, and it is hard to tell if he is committed to an activity long-term. It is also not possible to tell if he is passionate about anything. These things are very important for getting into a school of Harvard's caliber.</p>