<p>2380 SAT
4.33 Weighted, 3.97 Unweighted
Summer camp counselor 9 weeks, 2 summer internships 40 hrs/week, editor on school newspaper and literary magazine
SAT 2: 800 Lit, 800 Math 2, 770 Physics
5 on Physics B, Calc AB, Lang, US Hist
4 on World History
National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar</p>
<p>I know I have good stats, but do I sitll have a chance if I have 3 misdemeanors for theft and a school suspension for hacking into the computer system? I want to turn my life around with the honor code!</p>
<p>Chances?</p>
<p>My sense is that Haverford scrutinizes character and fit for the community more than other schools. Not a good fit - especially if you think the Honor Code is what will help you turn your life around. Wrong idea. You need respect for the communities you live in before considering a small college like Haverford… Take a gap year volunteering someplace or find a church, synagogue, mosque, counselor, therapist or something to get a compass for yourself… College will be a waste without one.</p>
<p>With Haverford’s emphasis on the honor code, it may be a reach.</p>
<p>Haverford’s honor code relies heavily on self-reporting. That is, if you break the honor code, you’re required (by the honor code) to report yourself even if no one else sees you break the code or finds out you broke it. If someone else finds out you broke the honor code, their first step is to ask you to report yourself. Then only if you don’t are they required by the honor code to report you. So if you’re looking for the Haverford honor code to be a kind of police force to keep you in line, it won’t. The Haverford honor code is targeted at attracting students who, for example, despise cheating and were frustrated by the fact many of their high school classmates cheated. The rest of the student body doesn’t want to be your police. The honor code isn’t intended to force people to be honest. It’s intended to reassure the community that everyone there is already committed to being honest all on their own and that no one will suffer because other people are cheating. </p>
<p>It might still be for you, but I’d recommend talking to your admissions counselor at Haverford and asking this exact question.</p>