Do I have a shot at Harvard SCEA?

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<p>Hello. While I know most people roll their eyes at these threads, I have been reading other students' profiles on here and have been feeling woefully inadequate as a result. So if any of you would be so kind, I would greatly appreciate your thoughts on the possibility of me being accepted to Harvard SCEA. Thank you!</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2400</p>

<p>SAT II: Math 1 (800) Math 2 (800) Literature (800) World History (800) Biology (800)</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): NA</p>

<p>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/478</p>

<p>AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calculus (5)</p>

<p>IB (place score in parenthesis): All predicted scores: English Lit HL (7) History HL (7) Maths HL (7) Economics HL (7) Biology SL (6) French Ab Initio SL (7) Theory of Knowledge (A) Extended Essay (B) + extra certificates in Theatre HL (7) Dance HL (7)</p>

<p>Senior Year Course Load: Full IB Diploma + 2 extra HL certificates</p>

<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Two-time All-India Debating Champion (2011; 2012); Ranked #1 in the English Olympiad 2011 (worldwide); Ranked #2 in an international debating championship held in Brazil (2013); Two-time All-India short story prize winner (2012; 2013)</p>

<p>Subjective: Self-studied AP Calculus and got a Grade 5; first student in the history of my school to do 6 Higher Level subjects in the IB (the recommended number is 3)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Head Girl; Achieved an academically recognised degree in Kathak (Indian classical dance); Commencing an online, part-time PhD in Kathak next year; Captain of the Girls Handball Team (National winners of the Under-16 Tournament-Captain in 2011).</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: Published a 150-page eBook comprising of 6 short stories (2013); Have been teaching Kathak to younger students for two years now (as part of my degree requirements).</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service: Received a National Award for Service to the Country from New Delhi Chief Minister for work with an NGO in passing a new law to support women through the State Legislature; Volunteered in excess of 1000+ hours to this cause; Co-wrote an academic article on the new law with the Head of Family Law at National Law School (Delhi) that was published in the Lex-Warrior (online Indian Law Journal); appeared on two news channels when lobbying for the new law.</p>

<p>Summer Activities: Volunteering and working for my NGO.</p>

<p>Essays: Decent.</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation: Quite Good.</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: NA</p>

<p>Additional Rec: Recommendation from Burkha Dutt (huge in Indian journalism) and Sheila Dixit (New Delhi Chief Minister)</p>

<p>Interview: NA</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): International, India
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Middle-class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college
Strengths: Volunteer work and notoriety with small-scale feminist movement; strong grades</p>

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<p>To quote Northstarmom: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/835055-calculate-your-chances-admission-harvard.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/835055-calculate-your-chances-admission-harvard.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I’m not qualified to chance anyone, but I’m curious as to why students choose to spend their saturdays taking SAT II tests after they have clearly satisfied most colleges’ minimum requirement.</p>

<p>Are adcoms impressed or not by students who take lots of voluntary exams?</p>

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<p>I personally think that as long as you’re not retaking subject tests obsessively, the more the merrier. Harvard has said it may look at them more in the future since they’re better assessors of college readiness (or something along those lines).</p>

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<p>To preface this with a disclaimer, I’m not qualified to really chance you either, but I will offer you my opinion with support from observations. </p>

<p>Your statistics are astonishing - with a consistent record of academic perfection. Out of every application listed in the Early Action Results thread for Harvard 2017, there isn’t one with statistics similar to yours - that is, perfect SAT I, SAT II, GPA, and very unusual and impressive accomplishment - that was deferred or rejected. And even if by chance, you’re not accepted, you certainly should make it into one of the other Ivy Leagues. I don’t think you have much to worry about.</p>

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<p>No. No shot at all.</p>

<p>Because us random people on the internet would know what exactly Harvard admissions is looking for.</p>