Chances of Harvard

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Academics:
I am ranked 1 out of 240 in my class.</p>

<p>I have a 2380 superscore SAT, 2340 regular
(780CR, 800W, 800M/ 780CR, 800W, 760M)</p>

<p>I am taking very tough courses. I skipped a grade in Spanish, and skipped two grades in Math. I took AP Calc BC as a sophomore and got a 5.</p>

<p>I am taking 3 sciences this year, IB Physics SL, IB Chemistry HL2, IB Biology HL2
Other classes I am taking or took are:
IB History of the Americas HL
IB English HL
IB Theory of Knowledge
IB Spanish SL
IB Math SL (independent study)
AP World History (5)</p>

<p>I am going for full IB Diploma; so far got a 7 in Math SL and 6 in Spanish SL. </p>

<p>I am a national merit scholar.</p>

<p>My subject test so far are:
SAT Chinese 760
SAT Math II 800
SAT Bio ? (predicted at 760-800; idk)
SAT Chem ? (predicted at 740-800; idk)</p>

<p>Sports:
I played JV Soccer (9, 10) and Varsity Soccer (~10 moved up mid-season, 11, 12), and Varsity Tennis (9, 10, 11, 12). We won stac west (regional championship) in 9th grade and 10th grade for varsity. and we got to semifinals for section iv AA division for 11th grade. I am also on a club soccer team and play soccer year round (winter, spring, summer). We won many tournaments, and were league champions.</p>

<p>Music:
I have played piano for about 11 years, violin for about 4 years, and trumpet for 9 years.
I am in the band, marching band, and symphonic band...my marching band went to London for the new years day parade.</p>

<p>Awards:
I won school awards for AP Calculus, and other sciences. Plus all the school Top 10% of the class, and academic excellence awards that are typical.</p>

<p>Clubs:
I am on the math team, interact (which is community service), class council, national honors society, and student council. In math team, i got first, second, and third places for regional competitions, and first for all team competitions.</p>

<p>Volunteer:
At hospital; also had an externship with pathologist and radiologist
Volunteer work at this lake for research for microbial organisms.</p>

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<p>Are you Asian?</p>

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<p>You’re fine. Nothing amazing though.</p>

<p>Nothing that a few godly essays can’t fix for you though :P</p>

<p>… and why the %#$@ would you take the SAT twice???</p>

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<p>^it’s psychological effect of edging close to a perfect score lol…i’m guessing that’s a myth?</p>

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<p>You look insanely well qualified! Good luck!</p>

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<p>For Harvard, it’s a crapshoot. I would say you have a chance.
Your grades and SATs seem phenomenal. SAT IIs, I’m not sure about personally so I can’t say anything. Though it doesn’t seem like you did anything that outstanding extracurricular-wise. Math team is (statistically speaking) a club with many Asians as well as playing many instruments – especially the piano and violin.
I would try to let that glorious personality of yours shine through in your essays, as someone said. If you don’t get in (not implying you won’t), then it was just bad luck.</p>