Chances for Harvard

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'd appreciate any suggestions, so thanks in advance.</p>

<p>SAT CR650 W750 MATH800 (I know it's low so I'll take it again on Jan 28)
Toefl 111/120 (I am a student from China)
SAT2 MATH2 760 CHEM 750
AP CAL BC 5 CHEM 4 PHY BC 4</p>

<p>Grades:</p>

<p>Freshmen: 4 A+, 10 A
Sophomore: 4 A+, 3 A
Junior: 4 A+, 3 A
Senior: 4 A+, 2A</p>

<p>Two Additional References, one is from a Sinor Professor at Harvard and the second is from the UNDP’s ambassador of China. I don't know what they wrote but the references should be good. </p>

<p>Started and established the policy of free medical care for 60,000 children with leukemia in China, and later was called 'Savior of Children Suffering from Leukemia' by the Chief Director of Social Welfare at the Ministry of Civil Affairs in China </p>

<p>Went to the North Pole for an expedition on the impact and development of Global Warming
Wrote a 15 page report of development of Global Warming which was used in China's Department of Disaster Reduction
Did 8 presentations about Global Warming in different schools in our city</p>

<p>Leader and bassist of our School Band, and won 2nd place in 'Battle of the Bands' competition in Beijing</p>

<p>Vice-Captain of the Charity Club Union in Beijing, which raised and donated over 10,000 CNY to local Hope Schools built for children of migrant workers</p>

<p>PG in our school basketball team and won 3rd place in our city basketball contest.</p>

<p>100-meter sprinter in our school track and field team.</p>

<p>Won numerous debate/declamation/essay writing competitions</p>

<p>My father graduated from Kennedy School of Harvard Universityand was named ‘Founding Father of China’s Village Democracy’ by CNN, and there was a whole page of description of the impact that he had in China on the Washington Post. I hope by following his footsteps, I could continue to push forward the democracy process in China.</p>

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<p>Your stats are average for an ivy league applicant but your ECs are phenomenal. If your SAT goes up, I’d be surprised if you didn’t get in. Good luck!! Congrats on the achievements!</p>

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<p>Thanks a lot. I’ll work hard on my SAT this month!</p>

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<p>Uh, definitely reject. No hook + not an academic superstar + international. Harvard doesn’t need EC overloaders as part of their international acceptances. Forget it.</p>

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<p>Is there any other advise? What are the chances for me to be accepted by any other top Us. I’ve applied to mostly every school within the top30.</p>

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<p>Harvard: All you can do is wait and see. Nobody can chance some colleges.</p>

<p>Good luck to you!</p>

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<p>Your EC is very strong but I dont see any official award you win based on your research/report/activity. Because your interactions are basically with the government and considering the position of your father, I guess the connection, or Guanxi in Chinese, helps a lot here, right? Unfortunately, due to the fact that you are a student from China, I think it is reasonable to expect that the AO will have the same thinking and doubt as mine. Also, I have the same feeling with mathnerd1 that your academic is weak, in the case that you are from China and still cannot get full marks in SAT subjects and APs. </p>

<p>Anyway, Good luck.</p>