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dude chill out
get like 2250 plus and youre in
you go to a highly competitive (i assume?) magnet school and ure Mexican American.
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I wish it was that easy.</p>
<p>Ranks aren't that big but they certainly matter - they reflect how much academic support people receive at a school, what the grade inflation looks like, etc. Those are things that you can't see just by looking at a GPA.</p>
<p>I'm applying EA I've decided. Chances? :-)</p>
<p>"I just found out that my rank is 39/179."</p>
<p>It is for sure. LOL :-</p>
<p>I think my SAT scores will be 2100+.</p>
<p>Changes my chances?</p>
<p>So a rank of 25/250 would technically be acceptable since its in top 10%? I wonder what is the logic if many people say that top colleges look at upward trends favorably... but you would only have an upward trend if you had low grades in like freshmen year, and those low grades account for why your rank might be low also. How does this click? </p>
<p>The same thing goes for colleges that supposedly dont count freshmen year grades, yet they are paying attention to rank which is obviously affected by your good/bad freshmen year.</p>
<p>I have a downward trend....oh, and I'm an AP scholar, but I know it's not that big (I'm happy about it though :-D).</p>
<p>when are you applying glucose?</p>
<p>From what I've seen, AA doesn't exactly mean lowering their academic standards for admissions. If you think about it, there are lots of academically qualified ORMs, so colleges can pick and choose based on other qualiites. With fewer URMs, there will STILL be enough academically qualified people, but not in as much excess as in the case of ORMs. So other qualities may matter less. But you still need to be academically qualified, even as a URM. So C's and B's still = unlikely chance, and you know that.</p>
<p>With that said, in college admissions, many unlikely things happen and many likely things don't happen. It's impossible for anyone but the admissions committee to know who's going to get in. You'll get your preliminary assessment (or decision) in a from Harvard in a couple months. For now, though, you've created enough chances threads to know that you have both strengths and weaknesses. A couple people telling you you have a great shot won't change anything.</p>
<p>So theoneo...in your honest opinion...are you saying that I probably wouldn't make it? (I think that's what you mean, but dunno, I assume).</p>
<p>A-san, I dunno, which is why I continued this thread. I don't know if I'll apply EA or not. Probably not though. I'll probably apply ED to Brown! :-D</p>
<p>I'm saying you should stop posting chances threads and see how things turn out.</p>
<p>I just don't know which school I should use my ED/EA though...I don't want to apply somewhere where I know it will be wasted. I want to apply to both early!</p>
<p>Apply to the school where you would most want to go. That is the point of EA. Also post your extracurrics if you want people to evaluate your chances.</p>
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<p>It seems as though you've already decided which school to apply early to...?</p>
<p>I haven't.</p>
<p>I don't know if my stats are high enough for Harvard, which is the one I REALLY want (my mom makes <$50K=free tuition). Brown is super cool too though.</p>
<p>I dunno why you guys are fueling him and encouraging. Not that you don't have great stats, cause you do. But dude, people apply with 1600's, 5.0 gpas out of 4.0, have cured cancer, go to really competitive schools and still don't get in to Harvard. Personally, I think you have a really unrealistic goal.</p>
<p>But Brown is ED. If you're still deciding three weeks before the deadline, you aren't ready for ED. The next best thing would be SCEA/EA. If, out of the competitive schools that offer EA - Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Georgetown, MIT, Chicago, etc - you like Harvard the most, apply there early. Simple answer.</p>
<p>Plus, do you really think Brown is that much easier to get into than Harvard? Aren't you going into health/life science/medicine, Brown's strongest area? They're going to have a ton of applicants involved in HOSA and science fairs and medical mentorships. So the choice really comes down to which you like better. If you're absolutely, positively sure you love Brown, apply there ED. But if you went to Brown and spend your years wondering whether you could've gotten into Harvard, apply there early because it's non-binding. Or don't apply early anywhere.</p>
<p>I'd be applying to an Anthropology program.</p>
<p>I think I'll just apply to Brown ED. I knew that it was perfect for me, but I still have this image of Harvard, like what if I applied, would I be spared and let in?</p>
<p>I don't think that will happen soon.
:-D</p>
<p>Thanks guys!</p>
<p>i dont want to be a downer, but forget about harvard. Good luck with your brown ap, but don't neglect to look for other "safer" schools. Brown still has an acceptance rate < 15%</p>
<p>there is no one stopping you from applying to Harvard. Apply! And just tell us if you get in, but ofcourse, there are no guarantees, and you better have some good safeties as others have said. I'm not sure what else can be said besides that. :-/ :( But anyways, don't let anyone tell you not to apply, if you want to apply just to find out, go ahead, infact I would recommend it.</p>