<p>Hey, can you please tell me what are my chances of getting into Harvard?</p>
<p>I am a 17 year old. 7/8 Samoan and 1/8 Chinese.(Does that count as URM?) However, I usually just say i'm Samoan.</p>
<p>I will be applying as international student from New Zealand.</p>
<p>Academics:</p>
<p>SAT'S: 2300
SAT II's: 730 average</p>
<p>I also did IGCSE, AS and A levels. Dunno if those matter though.Here are my grades anyway</p>
<p>IGCSE: Maths(Extended) - A. English literature and first language : A in both. Biology: A* Chemistry: A* Physics: A* Spanish: A*</p>
<p>AS: Maths: A English literature: A. Biology: A Chemistry: A Physics: A Spanish: A
A level: Maths: A* Further Maths: A* Biology: A Chemistry: A* Physics: A*</p>
<p>Proxime accessit of my school (Runner Up)</p>
<p>Have also won medals in the international biology, chemistry olympiad and international young physicists tournament. In addition, I have sit scholarship exams in statistics, biology and physics and have received scholarships in all of them.</p>
<p>EC's</p>
<p>Varsity tennis 2 years
Played tennis for a club for 6 years.
" Rowing 3 years - Also, competed at a national level for this. (Was the worst in my team at the beginning, if that makes any difference.)</p>
<p>Piano(7 years) - Grade 7. Doing Grade 8
Acheived Duke of Edinburugh Hillary Award Bronze and Silver, doing Gold atm. (This is a prestigious award, but it is more recognised in the UK....not sure how this one will go)
Community Service- 120+ hours (Visiting Retirement homes, refugees and helping out special needs)
Award for service.
House and School Prefect.</p>
<p>Work Experience:</p>
<p>Paper run : 2 years
On-Call paper runner: 5 years
Harvester(Picking onions and strawberries): 3 months.
Extra in a popular movie when I was young, however, I don't think it is that relevant.</p>
<p>Extra info:</p>
<p>Attend church every Sunday. Am a leader in my respective division.
My family are quite poor (About 60,000NZD per year. That's less than 50K American Dollars per annum. This means that I will be applying for financial aid, should I get in.)
I am fluent in english and almost fluent in spanish and samoan.
I have got scholarship to my intermediate and high school.
Rowing is a sport which takes up a lot of time. (4:30 wake up, 3 hour morning trainings and after school training 6 times a week for summer.) and the subjects I took were considered the hardest.</p>
<p>Thanks :)</p>