<p>Can any of you wise people please tell me what my chances of getting into Harvard look like</p>
<p>Here are some of my credentials:
GPA: 4.6 weighted and 3.9 unweighted
Class Rank: 5/400
SAT: 2250
EC: President of Spanish Club
NHS member
President of Science Olympiad
Courses taken during Junior Year: IB HL Math I (aka AP AB calc), IB HL Euro History, IB HL English, IB SL Spanish IV (AP Spanish IV), AP Biology, AP Physics, IB HL Chemistry. I recieved all A's and a B in English. </p>
<p>I have also been playing the tabla, drums which orginated from India, since I was 5 years old and have made a "professional" CD (I made it with an amateur record company, only about 1000 were made)</p>
<p>Thanks for reading this! plz help me out by critizing/crituque-ing my stats</p>
<p>LOL i havent taken any SAT II's. I think ill take math 2c and bio in october and maybe spanish or physics in november. i didnt even know colleges really cared about SAT II's</p>
<p>Well, admit rate was only 9.1% last year. Maybe this person thought you had less chances than the average applicant because of the lack of extracurricular activities. You only did 3, and in my school, at least, these clubs don't require that much time commitment.</p>
<p>Yeah, your lack of ECs will really hurt you. If Harvard is your dream school I would definitely still apply because you never know, but I second the less than 10% chance opinion. Good luck though!</p>
<p>i thought colleges cared more about a person's involvement in certain clubs (like holding a position etc.) rather than just being a member of numerous clubs.</p>
<p>They definitely do care more about depth of involvement (quality over quantity), but competitive applicants will have shown this high degree of involvement in more than two clubs or activities. Being president of two things is not normally enough at schools like Harvard.</p>
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They definitely do care more about depth of involvement (quality over quantity), but competitive applicants will have shown this high degree of involvement in more than two clubs or activities. Being president of two things is not normally enough at schools like Harvard.
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i agree completely...i had v. strong leadership positions (including everything from pres. of 3 clubs to founder, head coordinator, sec, treasurer, vp, reporter, ambassador, editor, etc of others)--16 of them to be exact (they were spread out over a course of 4 years, so it wasn't like i had spread myself to thin or joined clubs just to join them; i had and did show a sincere interest in all of them that was clearly conveyed in my interview)...applied EA to harvard...deferred and rejected
i don't suggest, however, that you load up on EC's this year b/c adcoms can see right through that...focus on what you can--SAT II's, recs, essays, etc--and do the best you can on your application...good luck! :)</p>
<p>thanks for all the tips you guys :) to get a boost this year i think i might just start my own club (i don't think my school has a south east asian community-type club). Any other tips other than more ec's (i think my grades and SAT's are pretty much set for now)</p>
<p>You don't need more ECs. You need to add depth to the ones that you already have. What you actually accomplish as an officer in a club, for instance, is far more important than holding a title or starting a club.</p>
<p>As an alum interviewer, I have seen students who started clubs that basically had absolutely nothing going on. This became very clear when I'd ask the students exactly what their clubs had accomplished and how their leadership had made a difference. The students' lack of ability to answer such questions demonstrated that the students had started the clubs only to look good to colleges.</p>
<p>Wow Northstarmom... it sounds like your interviews are intense! While I could have certainly defended any of my activities without much effort, my alum interviewer never challenged me so directly! :)</p>
<p>Raven,
I wasn't challenging the students. i was trying to find out info about them to put in my report. Getting specifics like I do is the info that's important to adcoms when they review the alum interviewers' reports.</p>
<p>Adcoms don't want a list of the students' activities. They can get that on the application. They want to find out details that aren't on the application.</p>
<p>Northstarmom,
I have a quick question. I'm a homeschooled sophomore and I've founded 3 clubs this year including Amnesty International Homeschool Chapter, "Einsteins's Neurons"(A Science Club) and I'm thinking of founding more next year. The thing is my intentions for forming these groups lie in the fact that homeschoolers somewhat "lack ECs", therefore I had an ambition to make the extracurricular scene of homeschoolers more "animated" + of course I did for my benefit- I myself didn't have the opportunity to engage in extracurricular activities in my community.</p>
<p>I'm in the process of recruiting members, so my success can yet be evaluated. However, I believe each group has a solid goal and reason to its existence. I'm worried that this act will look dodgy to colleges. Can you please tell me how this will look in the eyes of an adcom? Thank you.</p>
<p>Sorry for hijacking your thread SexyYetiBeast, wish you luck in the "game"! Your drum abilities will definitely help you sexybeast lol. Oh, I have an idea, you can launch a voluneering project with the Spanish Club members. Fundraise for the orphans of a Latin American (Spanish speaking) nation, that would be fun and humanitarian :D. This is a bad idea so your club can probably come up with a better project though. Good luck.</p>
<p>What will matter is what the clubs actually accomplished and how you assisted with that.There are plenty of clubs that are clubs in name only. They don't impress adcoms.</p>
<p>Frankly, if you founded 3 clubs and are now working hard in them really doing some projects that make a difference, I don't understand how you'd have the time and energy to be founding and organizing more clubs. </p>
<p>There are many activities, for instance, that you could be doing with Amnesty International that could make that club virtually a fulltime job -- if you had a lot of passion to pursue certain projects. What exactly are you doing with those clubs that you started? What inspired you to start those clubs other than wanting to dress up your resume? Beside impressing colleges, what did you want to accomplish with the clubs and how have you met those goals?</p>
<p>I disagree with 5% assessment. 9% acceptance rate applies to all Harvard applicants many of whom are not qualified. The acceptance rate among CC users is about 30%.</p>