do I stand a chance?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Harvey Mudd College
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<p>-ethnic background: Brazilian (moved to TX in late 2001)
-gender: male
-SAT I: 2050/2400 (CR 650, W 710, M 690)
-SAT II: Math II 740, Physics 800, U.S. History 650
-ACT: 31 (34 math, 31 science, 29 writing, 28 reading, 10 essay)
-GPA: 3.74 UW, ~3.9 weighted
-Rank: 7 out of 144</p>

<p>9th GPA: 92.94
10th GPA: 94.55
11th GPA: 99.16
12th GPA: So far, over 100</p>

<p>I'm taking the most rigorous classes available, and I go to a highly competitive magnet school in South Texas. It's been a top 10 high school on Newsweek a few times in the past few years, as highly ranked as 4.</p>

<p>ECs/Activities/Etc:
Taught myself HTML, PHP, SQL, ActionScript, couple other languages
Worked as freelance programmer/web designer since 9th grade, received excellent reviews and ratings
Did a lot of summer research at a local Texas A&M research lab
Co-authored a scientific paper
Worked as a lab technician last summer, excellent letter of rec from a leading scientist
Designed webpage for a local ophthalmologist, excellent letter of rec from him
A lot of community service
Worked as a volunteer programmer for LifeNets (non-profit working to end genocide in Africa)
Ran a very successful campaign for LifeNets, collected over 300 letters from concerned citizens to Senators, invited to attend meeting with Senators (unfortunately I could not afford the plane ticket)</p>

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<p>Hi Pedrossi,
Yes, I would think you stand a good chance of being admitted.<br>
You have a lot going for you: rigorous course schedule, good class rank/GPA, some good experience in a university lab, have a demonstrated passion for science/technology. The community service sounds excellent and is definitely a plus.<br>
The one potential weakness I see are the test scores on SAT math and SATII math. They are a little on the low side, but are still in the ballpark, and are probably good enough to keep you competitive.</p>

<p>That's my two cents...and remember, there is NO sure thing in college admissions these days--which can work for or against anyone depending on the phase of the moon.</p>

<p>Good luck with your applications!</p>