<p>I really want to get to Harvard (Class of 2016) but I don't think my SAT will be over 1900</p>
<p>If I get that score and take all the subjects do you think I have a chance ?
SAT I : around 1900
4 Test Subject : MATH I & II, French, Modern Hebrew</p>
<p>I was born in Paris and used to live there until I was 13. Then we moved to Israel and I finished high school with very high scores avg : 93/100. (including maths, computer, economy, english, french,...)
After high school, I went to an International school of English in Boston for 2 months where I improved my english.
At 18 I went to the Combat Intelligence Unit of the Israel Army and and after 8 months only went to the Commander course (leadership, responsibility,...) . I was the commander of 6 soldiers in a post of one of the Israeli border for a year and then I went to be the commander of young recruits soldiers for 8 months (basic and advanced training).
I speak french and hebrew fluently, my english is not bad due to my time in Boston but not good enough to get 700+ at the english parts of the SAT.</p>
<p>And I'm dreaming of HARVARD. What do you think ?
Are there any differences if I apply as French or as an Israeli ?
PS : I'll be 21 at Sept 2012. </p>
<p>I think you have a good shot at Harvard. Because you didn’t grow up in English speaking countries, they will not be expecting you to have 800’s on the reading section of the SAT, you will be applying as an international so they will not be comparing you to American students. In addition, Harvard likes people with interesting backgrounds and from what you wrote, you have a very interesting background. You have a good GPA and good leadership skills, I am not sure what differences there are whether you apply as a French international or an Israeli international. If you can express your uniqueness in your essays and show a clear focus for why you want to go to Harvard (what educational opporunities would Harvard provide for you that other schools wouldn’t), I think you have a very good chance.</p>
<p>What do you think about what I said about the SATs ?
If I get around 600 at the English parts, do I still have a chance ?
I’m looking at the forums and I see that a lot of Asian fellows get 700+.</p>
<p>Are you in MIT ? At their website they ask to take Chemistry or Physics or Biology test subjects. Is there a way to get in without taking those tests ? Because I didn’t do any of that after 10th grade so my level in those subjects is very low and I’m very interested by computer, so MIT is a great choice for me.</p>
<p>i don’t think you have a great shot with that SAT score. academic abilities are the first consideration and your english skills will raise concerns, but I am not sure how good your high school record is since I don’t know about the context.</p>
<p>Ivies. Columbia and Yale are my favorites after Harvard.</p>
<p>Like I said, before I went to the army, I spent 2 months completely alone in Boston and I made some friends. I won’t tell you the whole story, but a friend arranged me a place to sleep in Harvard. I spend the night of the Harvard-Yale Game of 2008 at the Adam’s house dorms and went to the game the next day. That’s the weekend I fall in love with Harvard.</p>
<p>Israrub, you are reaching very high. Are you saying that if you don’t get into an Ivy or MIT, then you don’t want to go to college in the US at all?</p>
<p>If you want to come to school here, please apply to a better range of schools to avoid disappointment. The places you are applying to have about an 8% acceptance rate. It is not likely that you’ll be accepted.</p>
<p>So I guess I’ll do the best I can at the SATs and try.</p>
<p>schmohawk, there is no point for me to study in a non-Ivies college. I have no family and no relatives in the US, and I won’t go 8000 miles away and leave all the people and things I know to study at a “middle class” college.
The universities in Israel are more than fine, but after 13 years in France and 9 in Israel, few years in the US at an Ivies sounds me perfect. Maybe too much… The time will tell us.</p>
<p>If you could manage around a 700 I would say that’d be just fine. A score in the 600’s would be okay, but I don’t know how much it would affect your chance at acceptance.
I was accepted to MIT early action (I took chem and math 2 sat 2’s).
I would definitely say to take one of the science SAT 2’s inaddition to math 2 (if only for application purposes).</p>
<p>But ivy league schools really are random with some of their admissions. It couldn’t hurt to add schools like University of Chicago or Johns Hopkins (which would both be great if you are interested in computer science).</p>