Deferred from Harvard....

<p>I'm Asian and live in Michigan. I also go to an underserved high school, where the average ACT score is an 18.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.99
ACT: 28 (sad, I know)
Superscore: 30
Top 3% in class
AP's:
BC Calc.
Chemistry
English
Physics</p>

<p>EC's:
Volunteered at hospital for 200+ hours and eventually became a trainer, which is a leadership role, and I advised the executive volunteer coordinator
Volunteered at veterinary clinic for 1200+ hours
Volunteered and Shadowed at a hospital in India
Volunteered at a local temple on weekends
Conducted research at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor in Genetics (actual research, not volunteering to clean dishes and whatnot)
4 Year Boys' Varsity Tennis
2 Year Head Captain of Boys' Varsity Tennis Team
NHS member since 2010
NHS Sectetary since late 2012
Calculus Club President
HOSA
Program where I assisted elementary school children in scientific activities and attended field trips to places such as the University of Michigan hospital systems
Orchestra from 2010-2012
Section Leader in Orchestra for 2 Years</p>

<p>I've also gotten recommendation letters from reliable teachers, my volunteer coordinator, and my lab manager from the University of Michigan. </p>

<p>I got deferred from Harvard. I didn’t expect to get accepted, I actually expected to get rejected. What do I make of this? Chance me again, I guess?</p>