<p>I think your chances are pretty good, Harvard is a crapshoot for anyone, but I wouldn't be surprised if you got in. </p>
<p>You have a 1440 and the URM status will help you out a lot.
Also nice research, :)
Good luck!</p>
<p>how much sleep did you get during school days? on average</p>
<p>Dbate, read carefully. The website you linked to states that undergraduates at Harvard SEAS can conduct mechanical engineering research, not pursue a mechanical engineering concentration (major). The closest thing to what you're looking for is the Engineering Sciences concentration.</p>
<p>SolidSnake that sleep thing is spot on i got about 5 hours of sleep a night for two straight years. I would wake up for school at 6 am and get home at 6 pm from football practice. If you look at a picture of me from middle school and know I have bags and wrinkles from worrying about grades and stuff that probably do not matter all that much. But you do what you do. </p>
<p>Engineering sciences is what the concentration is called but under the concentration you can focus on mechanical engineering and materials science.</p>
<p>Why not MIT or Caltech? Chances seem good. Better hope you get lucky.</p>