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<p>Hey everyone!! So I'm a junior right now, and it has always been my dream to go to Harvard. Can some of you guys maybe look at my stats and tell me if I have a chance? Thank you so much!</p>

<p>Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Half black/Half Russian (LOL yeah what...? I know)
School: One of the best public ones in MA
SAT: 2180 (690 CR 740 W 750 M) First time taking it, will take again
GPA: 3.93 out of 4.00 (unweighted)
Current classes and grades: APUSH (A-), AP Bio (A), AP French (A), Honors Math (A), Honors English (A) Regular Spanish (A)
PSAT: 99th percentile, probably the National Achievement thing (for African Americans or whatever)
ECs: Varsity swimming 3 years (1 out of maybe 5 blacks in league), Environmental Club, Water-Polo Club, Peer Mentoring Program, Guidance Aide for Freshmen, Special Needs Aquatics, French exchange next year
Work: Lifeguard and head swim lesson instructor all year
Awards: National Achievement for PSAT, 4th Place in National French Contest, Honorary Mention in City-wide MLK Essay
Others: Speak Russian fluently, Family income ~60,000, Neither of my parents went to college in the USA</p>

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<p>Right now your stats are average, with nothing standing out. That being said, you have a year or so to better your stats and hopefully by then you will be a little more competitive in the Harvard pool. </p>

<p>URM will help you, but only if you’re already up the par. At this moment you should 100% take the SATs again and hopefully score above 2250 (although try aiming for 2300+), keep up the GPA, get some leadership positions (you’ll have to be a little more clear about which ECs of yours are long-term interests and your passions).</p>

<p>Plus, your parents’ lack of college education in the states won’t make you first gen. As long as they got a degree somewhere.</p>

<p>How good are you in terms of swimming? Will it be good enough for you to get recruited? If not, your swimming is just going to be a side thing on your app. </p>

<p>Overall, just try to better your entire application. At the end of the day, your essays and recs might make or break it, but you should definitely try to keep your objectives uber top-notch because everyone applying will be amazing.</p>