desperate for harvard

Applying to College
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<p>im a nerd who mainly studies. Chance me for harvard.</p>

<p>ACT:36
SAT:2380
GPA:4.0/4.8
Rank:1/768
Sex:M
Ethnicity: Middle Eastern</p>

<p>APs: Physics B, Calc BC , Spanish, US History, Stats, Chemistry, Biology, all 5s
will be taking MVC, Latin, English, Physics C,</p>

<p>SAT Subject Tests: Physics 800, Math 2 800, Chemistry 800, Biology 780, English 800, Spanish 800</p>

<p>i took all of these to make up for my ec's</p>

<p>my only ec is 1000+ hours of volunteering at hospital.</p>

<p>pls chance for top colleges</p>

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<p>No amount of objective data will make up for the subjective standings that ECs bring to your application.</p>

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<p>1000 hours volunteering? I think schools are more impressed with one EC well done than 10 just to have a list… You just need to really show your passion for that one EC</p>

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<p>metaphysics: you have an 800 in Math 2 so I assume some level of analytical competency. What do you think your chances are?</p>

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<p>-Amazing ACT/SAT
-Minority status
-Good grades
-Course rigor, I think… Are APs/IBs offered at your school? How many?
-Tons of community service</p>

<p>You sound kind of amazing, <em>assuming</em> that you have not fudged ANY of these scores and what you are telling us is the truth. However you kind of seem to be missing out on leadership. In the section asking for you to elaborate on an extracurricular, I suggest you talk about how that community service turned you into a leader or something.</p>

<p>I think you have a very good chance of getting in if your essays are all bueno.</p>

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<p>I don’t get the impression that Harvard looks for students who are “desperate” to go there. Desperation is not a positive trait… in choosing schools or dates.</p>

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<p>

Middle Eastern = white for purposes of college admissions. You’re not a URM; no boost for being Middle Eastern.</p>

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<p>Why do I think this is a ■■■■■?</p>

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<p>Because it’s their first post?
Just saying though, they’ll see he/she is middle eastern, so it probably looks more “diverse” on the paper than straight up white or whatever.</p>

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<p>There’s no English subject test.</p>

<p>But I do think one EC you’re really passionate about makes up for a ton of ECs with little or no passion.</p>

<p>Why does this thread have 5 stars?</p>

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<p>lol english 800</p>

<p>i find it hard to believe it takes .8 points out of a 4.8 gpa scale to get the valedictorian</p>

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<p>Cool ■■■■■ bro.</p>

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<p>LOL this is definitely a class 1 ■■■■■. English Sat Subject Test, really? lmao</p>

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<p>Not really class 1 if he’s discovered so easily, but ■■■■■? Definitely.</p>

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<p>English Lit?</p>

<p>I don’t see why no-one believes this is a test. I took it this weekend and call it “english”. </p>

<p>But I agree. ■■■■■. You don’t come and post on this board where kids are selling themselves to try to score perfect ACT/SAT when you already have it. This post is purely to brag or a ■■■■■.</p>

<p>If it is real, congradulations because you have FANTASTIC scores/gpa.</p>

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<p>^Come on. Maybe he/she is real. After all if OP doesn’t have much ECs right? It’s quite possible that he/she only studied and got those scores.</p>

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<p>What intrigues me most in this thread is that it has 5 stars. Why? Btw I’m new to CC, so, don’t judge me, but who gives those stars to a thread? And, for those, who are more experienced on CC, just interesting, did you meet a lot of such ■■■■■■?</p>

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<p>■■■■■ or no ■■■■■, clearly these statistics are incredibly competitive. And if the user cannot see that, then I’m not going to be the one to make him/her realize (or actually remind) that the application is stellar.</p>

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<p>I recommend taking the Subject Test in ■■■■■■■■, you’ll ace it with an 800.</p>

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<p>There is an english literature subject test. i took that test</p>