Chances for Harvard?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Yeah, clichéd, I know. I'm currently a junior, but I'm starting to look up colleges for next year and yeah.
grades: freshman year- 3.2(yes I know, horrible. UW)
Sophmore year- 4.0 UW 4.23 W
Junior Year- 4.0 UW 4.9 W(so far cummalative gpa is 3.7 ish)
SAT- 2300(circa)
AP tests- Spanish 4- 4, spanish 5- 5, english-5, world history-5, calculus-4, psychology-5, biology-5, chemistry-5, physics-4, apush- 5, ap lit-5,
EC- Chess team captain(I started it and am the only girl on my team), Writers Club President, Disability Advocation club Founder and president, and I founded and am captain of our school's ethics bowl team(led my team to nationals), and president of school's philosohpy club
Out of school- I have my own non-profit that works with disabled children and is now international, Presidents service award, prudential spirit of community, been honoree for many local charities and galas, went to youth assembly of UN to campaign/talk about disability rights, sent letters state rep to include hearing aids in health insurance
State chess champion, 5th national, going to world next year- Advocate for women in chess, had one of highest ratings in country
written 2 philosophy papers(on eptomology and religion)- applying for Devidson Fellows Scholorship, started school ethics bowl,
Scholastics arts and writing awards(silver one year, and gold another), young arts, many writing awards, selfpublished one book freshman year and currently have a literary agent to help publish my novel, have my own local organization where me and my partner teach free creative writing courses at local schools and host writing competitions and young author competitions cause our district stopped that</p>

<p>Now all my ec are in a span of 3/4 years- just clarifying that I didn't do all these in like a year. I really love to read and love literature and consider my self highly spiritual and a philosopher. The reason I did so bad freshman year was because I was going through a lot of family issues(we had to move states cause our previous school distract wouldn't provide the tools for my disabled sister and my parents got into this huge conflict and our house was shaken up for a while), and another was because I was 14 and an idiot- I wasn't focused much on getting my homework and assignments turned in, and was more focused on the actual reading. Like I would get a hundred percent on every test but my homework average would be an F(oops, can't do anything about it now.) </p>

<p>I don't know if I should waste my time applying for an ivy like Harvard or just like stick with state schools.
Thanks! </p>

<p>:D </p>

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<p>correction: SAT is 2350(first time), don’t know if i should retake</p>

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<p>Why not apply to both and see what happens? The extracurriculars out of school are really impressive! If there is any record or newspaper clippings of that you can definitely send it to them. And your extracurriculars definitely show quality over quantity - your prowess in chess, competition, community service, and leadership seems to ve very strong. Keep in mind the acceptances are ridiculously low, but there’s no harm in trying if you have an alternative plan if that doesn’t work out. Even if you don’t get in, with your record you’re bound to get great scholarships at other places you apply to.</p>

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<p>… are you serious a 2350? and you’re asking if you should retake it?</p>

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<p>You have a chance. It’s worth a try, but Harvard rejects thousands of exceptionally qualified applicants every year. Here’s a suggestion: find some good colleges with non-binding Early Decision or rolling admissions options - apply to them, and apply Early Decision to Harvard. If you have some nice acceptances in hand, disappointing news (usually a deferral, for the first round) from Harvard will be ameliorated. If you get in, then that’s that. You can add some more low-reach and high-match schools to your list if Harvard doesn’t accept you, but you won’t have to begin frantically scrambling to apply to lots of safe and “low-match” schools for fear you won’t get in anywhere. </p>

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<p>Spanish 4 and 5 AP tests… what?</p>

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<p>No need to retake unless you’re sure you’ll ace it.</p>

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<p>@theanaconda: There is no need to retake it. Period. </p>

<p>@noel597: You’re right. I have no idea what the OP is saying.</p>

<p>@cupcakesbyjane: You should be a little more specific about your chess ECs. Going to an international tournament is not impressive, and you can NOT call it world unless you are seriously playing in the world chess championship. Next, since your name is not Varuzhan Akobian, you are not 5th in the US. Did you mean you placed fifth in some nationals scholastic tournament? Was the state championship also scholastic? What is your rating?</p>

<p>Your ECs are vague and sound exaggerated. Give me some specifics and ill chance you.</p>

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<p>High reach. As it is for everyone. I don’t even need to read the post lol.</p>

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<p>You’re qualified.</p>

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<p>Your chances are approximately 4% or less. Very similar to all applicants at Ivies. </p>

<p>No reason to retake the SAT for any score over about 2200.</p>

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Harvard does not offer Early Decision; it offers Restrictive Early Action. If you apply EA to Harvard, you cannot apply EA/ED to any other private US college/university.</p>

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<p>2400 looks better and if OP’s 100% sure he can ace it, he should go for it. But if he gets anything less than 2400 it’ll look bad. </p>

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<p>All your AP scores are amazing and your SAT score is outstanding. You are college gold my friend. Although, if you don’t get into Harvard, which would seem weird to me; I’m sure any other college would be delighted to have you at their school.</p>

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<p>There are colleges between Harvard and state schools! As said before, Harvard is a reach for anybody, but there’s always a chance. Apply to other top tier and above average schools. I think they’ll be especially impressed by your advocation for people with disabilities. </p>

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<p>@noel597 @DiscipulusBonus‌ I assume OP means AP spanish lit and AP spanish lang. Their school just might call it different, similar to the AP english classes.</p>

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<p>@discipulus sorry for lack of communication. Not 5th in the U.S., 5th in a national junior congress and 1st in a state championship along with smaller championships. I’m part of our travel chess team, so I travel to tournaments with them a lot. I’m going to a junior international tournament in brazil or costa rica(don’t remember off the top of my head!) My rating isn’t grandmaster high, and it went down a bit in the last month. It’s around I think 1800’s. </p>

<p>@noel597 our school calls AP Spanish lit and AP spanish lang and culture AP spanish 4&5</p>

<p>And no, I’m not going to retake the SAT. </p>

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<p>Good choice. There is no difference between your 2350 and a 2400.</p>