Chances @ Harvard =-o

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Chances at Harvard (Here is a comprehensive list of my activities and scores)</p>

<p>"Competitive" Medical School (5A school, but should be a 3A school, but we're so "advanced" and don't get the proper funding because of the size of the school)</p>

<p>Creative Hispanic Male
94.701 Weighted GPA
Top 20% (of 180)
SAT score probably (April 1): 650 Math, 550 CR, 750 Writing
Target SAT score: 2100 :-)
SAT II probably: 750+ US History, Math IIC 750+, Literature 700+
Intended Major: Anthropology</p>

<p>UIL Activities (all invitational competitions, unless stated):
13th Place, UIL Spelling and Vocabulary, Regionals
2nd Place, UIL Spelling and Vocabulary, Districts (Regional Qualifier)
2nd Place UIL Spelling and Vocabulary, Districts (Regional Qualifier)</p>

<p>Probably Top 5 at Regionals this year in UIL Spelling and Vocabulary</p>

<p>HOSA Competitions:
Participant in HOSA Pathophysiology
2nd Place Medical Spelling Regional Written Exam/3rd Medical Oral Regional Spelldown (State Qualifier)
6th Place Medical Spelling State Written Exam/6th Medical Oral State Spelldown
President of HOSA chapter
HOSA State Leadership Conference</p>

<p>Certified in 3-4 CPRs</p>

<p>Science Fair:
1st in Category (Botany) Texas Junior Science Regional Academy Fair (State Qualifier)
3rd in Category (Botany) Intel’s ISEF ExxonMobil Alamo Regional Science Fair (State Qualifier)
4th in Category (Botany) Texas Junior State Science Academy Fair
Intel’s ISEF ExxonMobil State Science Fair Competitor </p>

<p>UIL Varsity Choir Sight Reading Rating: 1
UIL Solo, Class II Song, Rating: 2
UIL Varsity Choir Performance Rating: 2</p>

<p>National Clubs:
National Honor Society
Spanish Honor Society
Mu Alpha Theta</p>

<p>School Stuff:
Student Council Representative
Medical Mentorship Program
B.E.A.C.O.N. (Gifted and Talented Program)
Help out at Ronald McDonald's House</p>

<p>Schedule (Block scheduling; Semester Grade)</p>

<p>US Hist B+ (no honors or AP; self-studying, 4 or 5)
English 3 AP A (5 probably)
Statistics AP C (5 probably)
Medical Class A</p>

<p>Physics B AP B- (3 or 4 probably)
Varsity Choir A+
Precal DH B-
Medical Class A</p>

<p>Summer Stuff:
CSM Inner-city Youth Trip (~30 hours, 5 days, Working with homeless, HIV/AIDS patients, cleaning, assisting)
McDonalds Employee (this could be interesting)
Going to probably work for a doctor in the summer, or prep for the SAT </p>

<p>I know yall' will probably say no, but if you do can you just describe how I can make my dream come true. :-) Hahaha...thanks!</p>

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<p>whats your unweighted gpa?</p>

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<p>Like a 91.987, or something like that</p>

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<p>Sorry but you seem to be vastly underestimating how difficult it is to get into Harvard. A 2100 is not nearly good enough--most have above 2250. However, since your ECs are pretty good, you should be able to get into another Ivy (but probably not HYP)</p>

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<p>Oh ya...my mom makes like 50K (+/- 5K) 4th grade teacher.</p>

<p>I figured it was hard, but how close am I (be honest, it's ok, I know my chances aren't the BEST)? Oh ya, if I feel COMFORTABLE about the school and me liking it, I'd apply ED/EA/SCEA....only if it met my needs (I'm kind of quirky and like creative). The school has to have a great anthropology department also. </p>

<p>Not very likely?</p>

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Sorry but you seem to be vastly underestimating how difficult it is to get into Harvard. A 2100 is not nearly good enough--most have above 2250. However, since your ECs are pretty good, you should be able to get into another Ivy (but probably not HYP)

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<p>I don't like how people say that... a 2100 is NEVER too low. Not even for Harvard. </p>

<p>One of my best friend got into Harvard (EA) and she only had a 1900-2000ish. YES, I know, GASP! SHOCK! She was amazing though, but by the looks of it the OP seems to have an AMAZING awards + EC, which I think will be able to boost him/her over the top :) Contrary to popular belief, Harvard isn't allll score orientated (however, you MUST have competative stats, which the OP does) but puts a lot of focus on your leadership qualities and how "interesting" of a person you are... it's a quirky school like that. </p>

<p>I would so much rather accept a student with a 2100 (which is an EXCELLENT score, btw) with creative and interesting awards/honors/ECs then a 2250+ student with only subpar ones in comparison.</p>

<p>:) Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks for the inspiring story!</p>

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<p>basically, its really hard to tell if you can get in or not...
colleges have odd ways of accepting people</p>

<p>id say its not impossible, but you do have some things that could be improved</p>

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<p>Is it mostly test scores? Or like grades/rank (pretty much going to be in top 20%, no moving up)....I know that is a problem, but I don't express myself through that. I'm hoping the essays can accomplish that.</p>

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<p>ive always been uneder the impression that grades and test scores are the most important, but thats not always the case.</p>

<p>example:
this kid in ourschool got like a 2300 on the sat, and he's 2nd in the class. got waitlisted to washu.
this other kid got a 2140 on the sat, and he's like 60th in the class. he made it in.</p>

<p>there are all sorts of things that affect it.</p>

<p>however, to improve your chances, of course, improving test scores is suggested.</p>

<p>it also helps youre a minority.</p>

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<p>This thread kind of gives me hope now....</p>

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<p>Find me on MSN or AIM and we will talk some more. As a public school kid, hispanic, male, with similar ECs (but in different areas) and scores...I can give some help.</p>

<p>MSN: <a href="mailto:ferny2006@msn.com">ferny2006@msn.com</a>
AIM: zapataferny</p>

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<p>Forget the SAT. Ranking below top 5% makes it very very very very hard. Even University of Wisconsin Madison (ranked 34) accepts almost exclusively students who are top 10% ot their class.</p>

<p>Also for you (using the official AI calculator):
AI Rank*: 3 out of 9
based on the following data:</p>

<p>SAT I Verbal: 550 SAT I Math: 650</p>

<p>SAT II No. 1: 750 SAT II No. 2: 750 SAT II No. 3: 750</p>

<p>Rank is Top 20% in a class of 180</p>

<p>*AI = academic index clculated by ivy league schools.</p>

<p>I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news but 3 out of 9 is bad.</p>

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<p>Ya, but I heard it isn't based soley on rank and scores, though it is important.</p>

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<p>Yes but here's how it works:
rank 1-3 - 98%+ rejected
rank 3-7 - they refer to EC, essays, etc,
rank 8-9 - acceptance rate of 90%+</p>

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<p>you know what? juss apply and see what happens.
nobody knows what will happen anyway.</p>

<p>But i should say that you do have a wonderful chance though;)</p>

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<p>I think you should apply as well. I've seen many people get into HYP with less impressive stats than you, so apply. There's nothing to lose!</p>

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<p>Well, the application fee.</p>

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<p>UIL.. awesome.</p>

<p>What region are you in? I'm going to the 5A Region III meet for number sense</p>

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<p>I'm in the region that includes districts 25-32 (27), 5A of course.</p>