Chances to wear Crimson?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a senior applying SCEA to Harvard this year. I'm a white male from Upstate New York. </p>

<p>Cumulative GPA: 4.186</p>

<p>Academics:<br>
- All honors/AP classes after freshman.</p>

<ul>
<li><p>Top 2% in a competitive class of 414 at a public school.</p></li>
<li><p>Senior Year classes: AP Gov, AP Lit, AP Music Theory, AP Stat, Spanish 3 (have already passed the NYS Latin Regents), Physics H</p></li>
<li><p>All A's (like all the other 2 million perfect kids in the country!)</p></li>
</ul>

<p>APs:
United States History: 5
English Language: 4
World History: 5</p>

<p>SAT/ACT (might hurt):
- SAT I: 630w, 690m, 630r
- ACT: 32 Composite
- SAT II: 750 US History, 760 World History, 660 Chem
- retaking all except SAT II in October</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
- 4 Varsity Seasons Cross Country
- 4 Varsity Seasons Indoor Track
- 4 Varsity Seasons Spring Track
- 4 years Model UN (President grade 11)
- 4 years Student Council (2x executive council)
- 2 years Masterminds (academic quizbowl team)
- 2 years National Honor Society (President grade 12)
- 1 year Latin tutor
- 2 years school newspaper writer (not official, just on and off)
- 2 years Student Rep to Board of Education
- Served as Secretary General of Upstate NY Model UN 2 years</p>

<p>Awards:
- Yale Book Award
- Summa cum Laude, Maxima cum Laude National Latin Exam
- Lots of School awards
- 4x New York State Scholar Athelete Award
- All League Section 5 Track Award
- Monroe County Champion in Hurdles (2006)
- Lots of MUN awards</p>

<p>Community Service:
- about 150, maybe 200 hours doing volunteering and all that</p>

<p>Summer:
- 2006 Junior Statesman Summer School at Georgetown (A+ in course)
- Short Internship with United Nations group
- Ran 300 + miles summer of senior year
- Attended National MUN Conference in NYC</p>

<p>Job:
- 2 years as a busser at Country Club (maintained through school year)</p>

<p>Other:
- Have been to Harvard twice and have been in contact w/ the track coaches like crazy.
- Want to study Public Policy Government History. Eventually want to go to law school.
- Really want to run for Harvard.</p>

<p>Other Schools:
Georgetown
George Washington
William and Mary
Dartmouth
Boston College
Amherst</p>

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<p>It really depends whether or not you are a recruit.</p>

3

<p>well if you are really "perfect"....</p>

4

<p>It'll come down to whether you actually get recruited to run, and it'll come down to your test retakes. With that SAT I score, it's unlikely. Bring it up about 100 points overall and your chances go up.</p>

5

<p>In all honesty...I think I have only see one person get into Harvard with those SATs and she was African-American. Your GPA is very good and your ECs/Awards look great so I would say you have a chance although what hurts you the most are your SAT scores. Hey, I think it's worth a try. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Hmm let's see. I'm a runner too, so I decided to stalk you and found out who you are. Your hurdles time is very good but that is the only result I can find. You aren't in TullyRunner's XC or Track Databases. However, I think you need to raise your scores slightly.</p>

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<p>congress, get a perfect ACT score and you're in. I recorded a 36 on the ACT, myself, in April, and yes, I was accepted to Harvard, although it was early admissions in 2005, and it was with a 32 (I got a 32 in the 11th grade).. and then in April 2006, finally got the 36. Really, if you can get a 32, then you can get a 36. It's just a matter of paying more attention if you're THAT close.</p>

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<p>Sounds about right... Any suggestions for the other schools? Also, what's the best way to go about getting the in with athletics? just keep in touch w/ the coach?</p>

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<p>Might want to look at Holy Cross, which has very good academics and nice athletics. HC is also very strong in Latin and good alumni network.</p>

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<p>When asessing your chances at Harvard, look at their published SAT percentiles. You will find that your scores put you far below the 25th percentile in verbal and slightly below it in math. The bottom 25% are usually, but not always, reserved URMs, legacies, and really, really valuable athletic recruits. Unless you are one of the three for sure, your chances are probably slim.</p>

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<p>but a 32 ACT does not put him out of range - I think people are missing that score. His low SAT I score doesn't really matter as they'll evaluate based on the ACT, which is pretty good.</p>

<p>Retake the Chem SAT II.</p>