<p>Hey everyone!I know its gonna be very very hard,but i would really appreciate if you could chance me cos i am not sure whether i should apply to Harvard.
I am an international candidate.</p>
<p>GPA 4/4
My SAT 2100,Cr 640/M 760/W 700.
SAT2 M1 720/Bio E 700/Chem 600.
TOEFL 90
EC No awards,Nothing noteworthy
Rec Good</p>
<p>All i have is my essay.i believe its one of the best essays Harvard has ever seen.I compared it with some Harvard accepted essays and it was clearly at least thrice better than those.Everyone said it was wonderful.But i am worried that without good test scores,only heart cant win Harvard.What do you think?
thanks for your kind perusal.</p>
<p>Hm, if your essay is really that good, they might wonder why your test scores aren’t.</p>
<p>Just compare yourself to the people who’ve put up their details in the 2016 results threads. Going from what I’ve seen, your test scores look mediocre, and I’m dubious as to how well you can personally judge whether your essay is ‘thrice better’ than the Harvard accepted essays that you’ve read. Where are you from?</p>
<p>Your essay is just one part of your file. Faced with more qualified applicants than they can accept, Harvard Admissions will look closely at your teacher recommendations for glimpses into your “character”. That’s an old fashioned word, it means the way you develop your inner qualities: intellectual passion, maturity, social conscience, concern for community, tolerance, inclusiveness and love of learning. Admissions Directors will scrutinize and compare your teacher recommendations to all other applicants. So, your chances really depend on the declarations of your teachers and guidance counselor; your letters of recommendation need to look like the examples on MIT’s website: [Writing</a> Recommendations | MIT Admissions](<a href=“http://mitadmissions.org/apply/prepare/writingrecs]Writing”>How to write good letters of recommendation | MIT Admissions). The applications process is truly subjective and Harvard often looks for a “Wow Factor” in their applicants, so no one here on CC can predict what chance you have. If your teachers proclaim that you are one of the best students they have had in all their years of teaching, that will tip the scale more than an essay that’s been rated as “the best.” Good luck to you!</p>
<p>Not to try and put down your teachers or anything, but how much experience do they have in helping with applications to Harvard? Like, I wouldn’t trust the feedback mine give, because I’m the first from my school to apply across the pond.</p>