Do I have any chance to get in Harvard?

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<p>Hello!:)
Here is the summary of my resume. Please give me any advice you have!</p>

<p>GPA: weighted 6.6 unweighted 3.8
SAT: 1950-2070
ACT: 32
Course load: have taken 15 AP courses so far. Passed all but one with 3s and 4s. Honors courses only. Three years of foreign languages credits and four years of performing art credits
EC: marching band for two years, winterguard for four years, vice president of Mu Alpha Theta, district secretary in FCCLA, officer of national honor society, president of debate team, Captain of Colorguard in 2010-2011, secretary of Junior Council. In science national honor society and national technical honor society. In interact and student advisor council
Award: Anne Frank Humanitarian award and AP scholar for three years
Valedictorian of class 2012 (have been valedictorian since freshman year)</p>

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<p>Everyone has a chance when it comes to getting in. I definitely advise that you try the SAT or ACT one more time to get a higher school. SAT II Subject tests are needed to (if you haven’t taken them yet). You’re essay will definitely be a deciding factor</p>

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<p>Harvard Freshman common data set '08-'09</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.provost.harvard.edu/institutional_research/Provost_-_CDS2008_2009_Harvard_for_Web_Clean.pdf[/url]”>http://www.provost.harvard.edu/institutional_research/Provost_-_CDS2008_2009_Harvard_for_Web_Clean.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I would try to get you SAT score to 2250+ and take some subject tests for 750+. Other than that, you look solid. </p>

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<p>Harvard accepts 6 students out of every 100 applications it receives. With those kind of odds, many valedictorians with 4.0 unweighted GPA’s and 2400 SAT’s are rejected. Rather than ask strangers to “chance you”, you should be asking yourself: What unique talents and abilities can I bring to Harvard? What else, besides my GPA and great extracurriculars, will make my application standout from the crowd? What separates me from the 35,000 other students who are also applying? When you have answered those questions, you will know what chance you have.</p>

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<p>How do you do that? Freshman year seems awfully early for a school to name its valedictorian.</p>

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<p>Well my school ranked us since freshmen year. It can be changed. However in my case, I have been ranked the first throughout my high school years.</p>

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<p>To Gibby: I understand what you mean. However I just want to know third person’s opinion who may not know me in person(which most likely is the case of admission)</p>

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<p>Thank you for the data!!:slight_smile: that is very helpful!</p>