Harvard and the high ivies chances

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>SAT I:
MAth: 800
Writing:800
Reading: 680
SATII:Math 2C- 800, Bio M-690</p>

<p>GPA:UW: 3.98 (all grades so far, including freshman)....4.0 excluding freshman
GPA:W: 4.84</p>

<p>Sophomore Classes:
AP US Government-(A/A)-----------------4 on AP
AP Computer Science- (A/A)--------------4 on AP
Honors Chemistry- (A/A)
Honors Physics- (A/A)
Honors Spanish 3- (A/A)
Honors English 10- (A/A)
Honors Precalculus- (A/A)</p>

<p>Junior Classes:
AP World History- (A/A)---------------4 on AP
AP Calculus BC- (A/A)-----------------------5 on BC, 5 AB Subscore
AP Biology (double period with lab)-(A/A)---------------5 on AP
AP Language and COmposition-(A/A)-----------------5 on AP
AP Statistics- (A/A)-------------------4 on AP
Honors Spanish 4- (A/A)</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:</p>

<p>CURRENTLY WORKING WITH A MENTOR ON MY RESEARCH ABOUT ENERGY EFFICIENCY.</p>

<p>Piano for 8 years. Play at recitals even now and then
Varsity tennis team letter earner
Captain of Debate Team
NHS
Co-Captain of Student Academy of SCience
Member of Math Honors Society
Member of It's Academic Team
Vice PRes. of Young Republicans
PResident of SCience Research Club</p>

<p>Community Service: 404 Hours
-Worked at hospital and summer camps</p>

<p>Special recognitions:
-Finalist in the Worldcon Science Essay competition 2005</p>

<p>Work Experience- Worked as an intern for Medifacts International, a company that performs clinical trials. WOrked at Smithsonian SCience Resource Center.</p>

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<p>High ivies-reaches</p>

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<p>im retaking bio and SATs for a 700+ CR and 750+ bio. Will that help?</p>

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<p>high ivies- super high reach</p>

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<p>RSABACH-why? what would help boost the chances?</p>

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<p>get 5s on APs instead of 4s... Seriously, I know kids that go to northeastern that get 5s...</p>

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<p>^ Ok, that's just stupid advice...he's not being serious. </p>

<p>Your CR score for the SAT is low...for an Ivy. Increasing the score would help you out a lot. The second SAT II (Bio) is also kinda low, so get that up too. Your GPA and ECs are solid.</p>

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<p>Yeah, because everybody that goes to Northeastern is a COMPLETE idiot. </p>

<p>Oh, wait...</p>

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<p>From my experience, it's going to make a big difference what school you go to. For example, I got into University of Chicago (early) with ease but was rejected from schools in California and MIT. But I met someone from Texas that was admitted to Harvard and waitlisted at university of Chicago. I could never get into Harvard.</p>

<p>Also, the top students in our class were all denied from most of the Ivy's like Harvard, Princeton, and Yale, but people I talk to on the east coast with less qualifications are accepted.</p>

<p>Top Ivys keep inventories of high schools, and many schools favor their local regions. My high school wasn't exactly favored... how does yours shape up?</p>

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<p>people get in to harvard every now and then, not toooooo many though, like 2 got in in the last 3 years.....we had a dumb class of 06</p>

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<p>I'd also recommend 730+ on CR (though that's not a rigid requirement), though anything above 700 would help.</p>

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<p>To me, your SAT score was really striking. I imagine that "high Ivies" like HYP and S would want nearly perfect on all sections, but if you're willing to aim a little lower, my Ivy (Dartmouth) admitted me with a low math score because I had high writing and reading. Some extremely good schools are willing to accept a little weakness in exchange for great strengths--but I'm not sure "high Ivies" will be so forgiving.</p>

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<p>It's not as if the admissions people autmoatically deem an application as unworthy, so it isn't a matter of them being forgiving, it's more about how many people apply with better stats.</p>