<p>Hey I was wondering if this looks like what Harvard is looking for at all for music/creative writing majors:</p>
<p>GPA: 4.19 weighted
3.88 unweighted
Rank: 32/317
SAT: (they're not fair)..writing 610, crit reading 520, math 550.
ACT: June 10th, not taken yet.
9th grade i took almost all honors (I have 3 B's on my transcript), 10th grade i took 2 honors, this year (11) i took 1 ap and 4 honors and have all A's (one b+). From 10th grade on, I have all A's on the transcript.</p>
<p>Extracurriculars: People to people student ambassador program, national youth leadership conference (possibly--next summer), glsen (helps teach others about diversity), junior mendelssohn choir, voice lessons, piano lessons, cantoring for my rabbi, jazz choir, chamber choir (most elite), and many others that I can't think of. </p>
<p>Connection: I only have one connection--my grandma's friend is a HArvard admission person and I have no idea if that increases my chances of being accepted.
Thanks!</p>
<p>Yeah, it's true. I'm really looking at Brown b/c they have a varied application process, and it's not quite as pompous as harvard. but it would still be fun 2 see if i could get into harvard for the heck of it. I wonder if I'd have a better chance @ brown or cmu.</p>
<p>yeah, this is true. However, I've taken the SAT's twice now, and for some reason can't do well on them. I don't understand how these people get like 2380's and don't do anything, while i took a course and still did badly. i have no idea how to do well on them, and that's what's killing my chances.</p>
<p>Your rank and your SAT scores are usually perfect for athletic recruits who have been national champs or something. Plenty of athletes have your academic profile; unfortunately, because you don't, you have to do something to raise those SAT scores as much as possible. Now 2380 might be a bit overkill, but 2100 (700 on each section) is a noteworthy goal.</p>
<p>Hey Jeremybeach, your SATs aren't stellar (as many have pointed out...) but I think your ECs are pretty good. There's no reason you shouldn't submit an app, just to see what happens. Don't expect to be admitted (no one should really, with Harvard's freaking low acceptance rate) but don't automatically write yourself off either.</p>
<p>I also applied to Brown in addition to Harvard. I was admitted to those two unis. I was rejected/WL at Yale, Dartmouth, Columbia and Stanford. Seriously dude, there's no way to know what might happen come April. I thought I had a better chance at Dmouth than I did at Harvard but look what happened! You seem to have a really good attitude about applying to colleges.. you're doing your research, but you're not overzealous or anything.. and I think that will help you when you apply. Anyway, good luck. I think you should try applying. Harvard had THE easiest app of all my schools (no joke). :)</p>
<p>i'm writing my SAT on june 3rd. i've been doing some online practice tests, and i was wondering if your score on faux tests are a good indication of how you'd do in the real thing? and what kind of a difference can maybe, 4-5 extra right answers make on your score? and how many mistakes can you afford to make in each section inorder to get a 700? i'm an international student hoping to get into a top college. i've heard that its ok for internationals to not do as well in the writing section, english not being their first language, yada yada, but my writing happens to be better than my math. will that help, or will it be more of a disadvantage, coz i dont have an excuse for not-so-great math scores?</p>
<p>this is so true by the way! The valedictorian at our school applied to harvard and was rejected, and somebody that had a 4.0 weighted gpa got in. imagine the odds of that! but, it seems impossible to know whether i'd get in or now, it's just SOOO hard to do well on the sat for some reason.</p>
<p>Sorry, what is a URM? I'm not up-to-date on this stuff lol. But, say I don't get my SAT scores up (b/c for some reason i can't do well on it...as of now)...if i do really well on the ACT, isn't that just as good and can be used in lieu of the sat?</p>
<p>a URM is an underrepresented minority. As in any minority that isn't Asian.</p>
<p>spunkypundit, 4-5 extra right answers can add anywhere from 20-50 extra points to your overall score, depending on how steep the curve is for the specific section for that test. In math, 2 wrong answers can cost up to 50 points sometimes! Crazy.</p>
<p>I wouldn't worry about the number of questions you might get wrong. Just concentrate on doing your best. You can't ask any more from yourself, yeah?</p>