Greatest EC ever possible!?!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Harvard University
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<p>So I have been involved in a "project" that is possibly the greatest EC. Obviously, I am not going to go into great detail regarding the specific project. But, it involves work in the humanities and public policy. </p>

<p>But, I am only ranked top 9%, and barely so.</p>

<p>How much of a drag is my rank going to have on my overall application? I know for a fact that there are more academically qualified (just grades not test scores) applying to HYPS from my school, but my EC is in no dispute.</p>

<p>What is the situation? Input is welcomed :) Thanks again!</p>

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<p>Harvard’s Common Data Set says that rank is “not considered” (page 7): <a href=“http://www.provost.harvard.edu/institutional_research/CDS2010_2011_Final.pdf[/url]”>http://www.provost.harvard.edu/institutional_research/CDS2010_2011_Final.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>No way, I have the greatest EC ever possible.</p>

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<p>[brian<em>regan] I walked on the moon. [/brian</em>regan]</p>

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<p>^I made the moon.</p>

<p>Sent from my SGH-T959V using CC</p>

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<p>^I made everything else.</p>

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<p>The only scenario I can come up with where all the OP’s claims are correct is that the OP is a speechwriter for President Obama while he is in high school.</p>

<p>If that is the case, no one will care where in the top 10% you fall.</p>

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<p>OP- how involved is your EC? Do you work for the Senate or something? Are you an assistant to a presidential candidate? Because those are things that look impressive.</p>

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<p>Go to a school where valedictorian is never good enough for admission to state flagship? Rank is problem. Go to a school where most of the top 10% go to good colleges? Not a problem.</p>

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<p>Greatest EC possible? Are you currently running stage 3 clinical trials for a drug that cures cancer? About to bring democracy to Cuba? Built a time machine? </p>

<p>Those would probably get you in.</p>

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<p>Chuck Norris</p>

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<p>I took out bin laden</p>

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<p>OP is Lady Gaga’s make up artist.</p>

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<p>Speechwriter for the president? Is the president.</p>

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<p>^^ Lolno, Obama doesn’t write his own speeches.</p>

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<p>Oh, sorry. I was talking about the OP’s EC: it’s not that he’s the speechwriter for the president, it’s that he is the president. #jokefailure</p>

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<p>Perhaps this is Justin Bieber.</p>

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<p>Project Runway? The Trevor Project? Movie Theatre Project-ion?</p>

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<p>HAHHAA I love how everyone’s like mocking OPs “GREATEST EC EVER” <3</p>

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<p>^^+1! :smiley: <em>10 char</em></p>