<p>I think the main reason why I got into Penn State was my essay. My high school grades were terrible insomuch that I hadn’t even expected to get admitted in the first place. My SAT score is 1900. My predicted scores were… meh. My advice is, just give it a shot. Of course, applying to a university like Harvard in such a situation is too much of a stretch.</p>
<p>But then again, my high school curriculum is CBSE. Thankfully, they apparently realized the pile of antiquated rubbish that its academic system is and empathized. </p>
<p>If it makes you feel any better, while reading through the threads in this forum a long time ago, I got the impression that I would not be admitted to the worst community college on the horizon with my academic credentials. Go figure. </p>