<p>GPA
3.15
ACT
35
Math: 35, English: 34, Reading: 36, Science: 36
SAT
2110
Math: 710, Reading: 700, Writing: 700
PSAT
220
Math: 70, Reading: 80, Writing: 70
SAT Subject
Biology E/M (730), Literature (710), Physics (800), Math Level 1 (720)
AP Classes (Test score)
U.S. History (4), English Literature and Composition (5), Chemistry (3), Computer Science A (4), Macroeconomics (5), Biology (4), Physics B (4)
Extracurriculars
Clubs
School Yearbook (Member), Debate team (Other Officer), Model UN (Member), Student Activities Committee (Member), Key Club (Member), School Newspaper (Member), National Honor Society (Member), Student Government/Council (Member)
Services
Charity Fundraising, Elderly Care, General Community Service, Environmental Volunteer, Tutor/Teaching/Reading, Political Volunteer
Jobs
Hospital/Animal/Elderly/Child Care (includes babysitting) (Volunteer), IT/computer work (Volunteer), Office work - administration/secretary/filing (Volunteer), Landscaping (gardening, yardwork, shoveling) (Volunteer), Restaurant/Retail service (Employee)
About Me
State residence
NJ
Gender
Male
Race
Black or African American
Religion
Christian Science
Mother's education
High School
Father's education
High School
Household income
Under $25,000
Disability
Learning/cognitive disability
High School Education
High school type
General Public School
High school difficulty
Probably like most other schools
High school rank
Top 10% of 119
Course difficulty
More challenging than not
Application essay quality
Acceptable
Teacher's evaluation
Pretty good
College Education
Mercer County Community College (3.80 GPA)
Precollege program
Mercer County Community College
Honors/Awards
Unlisted Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, Business Honor Society, Cum Laude Society, National Merit Scholar
Additional Details
Please look at my class rank after you see my GPA</p>
<p>i think you are a competitive applicant but it’s hard to get into for everyone</p>
<p>GPA of 3.15 makes it very unlikely to get into a highly competitive school like Harvard- was that a typo?</p>
<p>That gpa would be an extreme outlier at HYP. Perhaps your learning disability justifies it? Nice test scores. Definitely competitive. If I had your ACT score… :D</p>
<p>Yeah but it’s the top 10% and many top schools have admitted that GPA is kind of an unrelated number if it’s not correlated well with class rank.</p>
<p>True, but consider that the 10 people ahead of him have ~3.5-3.9 unweighted gpas. Extremely unlikely, but still a possibility. He definitely has a rigorous schedule. I maintain that he is a competitive applicant.</p>
<p>LOW GPA, but since you Are African-American and are a minority (and low income etc.) i think u have a low reach instead of a reach for Harvard (even the best of applicants have a low reach). Harvard and all these other prestigious liberal universities love diversity, and thus if you are one of the more qualified African American’s applying, u have a good chance.
Your GPa is the only bad factor, and i can assume it is low bc u took many APs?. Your ACt is superb and your EC are quality even though i didnt see any leadership roles (find one!!!). </p>
<p>chance back!</p>
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<p>What’s the valedictorian’s GPA?</p>
<p>Thanks and yes, I do have a learning disability. It’s very hard for me to memorize things so for the ACT I had to study for 10+ months ahead of time as well as for the SAT. I know it’s no excuse but a learning disability is something I will have for the rest of my life. So I have to work 10x harder than the average student.</p>
<p>I think you’d have a higher chance with any other ivy league school; harvard is a little bit of a reach. Try somewhere else, like Vanderbilt. Good luck 
Chance back?</p>
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<p>I would say that you are certainly a solid candidate. However, the lack of leadership position and GPA does hinder you a little bit. All that being said I feel like you can make a compelling case with the learning disability. It will depend on them whether or not they are ok with that.
Thanks Please Chance Back
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<p>I think that if you have an upward trend, that you should be within a low reach to Harvard!</p>
<p>Though you should have some safety schools just in cas3, maybe rutgers?</p>
<p>I think that you have a decent chance (low reach) given your great extracurricular activities and URM status. I wouldn’t mention that Christian Science is your religion… it’s kind of like saying you are Scientologist. I know that it is illegal for them to discriminate, but I’m sure it happens.</p>
<p>^I’ll have to disagree there. NEVER lie about your religion, race, etc. on college apps; if an admissions committee rejects you because of your religion, that’s certainly not the school for you (or even a good school for anyone to attend!) </p>
<p>Also, Scientology and Christian Science are VASTLY different.</p>
<p>Who said he should lie about his religion?</p>
<p>Thanks guys! You all are very helpful. More comments are appreciated. I need more helpful feedback from all you wonderful, lovely people.</p>
<p>blackbird2 I haven’t applied to Rutgers but I’m going to add it to my common app I was thinking about Princeton university but I don’t really like the social environment there. And it’s so hot in the dorm rooms… But the students there are really nice and communicative. I got to eat lunch with the undergrads. It’s a really good school but I don’t see myself fitting well there. My top 5 reach schools are Harvard, Yale, Brown,Stanford, and Cornell</p>
<p>Like everyone else pointed out, your gpa is what will kill you but being a URM and since you have a learning disability that might help your chances. Although your scores to gpa ratio suggest your a “lazy genius” stereotype maybe wont appear that way because of the disibility. Other than that everything else looks pretty good.</p>
<p>thank you. What college are you attending if you don’t mind me asking?</p>