State: Michigan, USA
High School: Public school, 90 students in graduating class
Ethnicity: White, Hispanic
Gender: Female
GPA: 4.0 out of 4.0
SAT: Reading 750, Math 800
ACT: 34
SAT Subject Tests Taken:
Mathematics Level 2- 740
Biology E/M- 760
U.S. History- 680
Income: < 40k
Parental Status: divorced
Extracurriculars: Math Olympiad Club + scholarship founder, President mentoring club, President executive student council, President Rotary Interact club, Captain cross country team, El Salvador Service Trip attendee
Awards: High distinction scorer AMC math test, Harvard Book Award recipient, Chemistry department award, Science Department award, National Hispanic Recognition program for NMSQT, Presidential Citation for Interact Club
Major: Mathematics or Biomedical Engineering
Essay topic: how father suffers mental disorders but instilled a love for math in me & how that inspired me to create a mathematics scholarship program in my county, for kids from all socioeconomic backgrounds
Recommendations: from sophomore math teacher who I still talk to about Bio & gene editing every day (10/10), from science teacher (8/10… Passion for science), Rotary Interact President of my region (my will to lead, serve (8/10).
you got good chances, girl!
Your chances are about 4%. Congratulations! Even for the most polished students, Harvard is always going to be a high reach school. My opinion, a scholarship is a far better deal than a prestigious university.
did you get in?