Harvard!!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Please chance me for Harvard!!!</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT: 2120 ( 710 M, 680 CR, 730 W)
SAT II: Spanish Reading: 770, Biology E: 680
Unweighted GPA (out of 4): 3.8
Weighted GPA: 4.4
Rank: Top 5%
AP/IB: AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Physics C, AP Human Geography, AP European History, IB Economics SL, IB History of the Americas HL, IB English HL, IB Chemistry SL, IB French SL
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Physics C, IB History of the Americas HL, IB English HL, AP Geography
Number of other applicants: Nobody from my school is really applying to Harvard (maybe 1-2 others)
Awards: National Hispanic Scholar, President's Service Award, City Youth of the Year, State Seal of Bi-literacy, California Scholarship Federation Life Member "Highest Honor"</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
- Executive Director and Founder of non-profit organization that distributes educational materials to underprivileged children (20,000 items donated, manage 5 chapters across state).
- National Outreach Director for political advocacy group that fights for youth representation in the federal government; we are advocating a policy proposal in the House of Representatives; 100's of organization endorsements (I am not mentioning the name for confidentiality reasons).
- Serve on Congressional Youth Advisory Board; 2 years
- Two terms on the State Cabinet of JSA (Junior State of America) filling two roles my junior and senior year.
- Founder and President of my school's JSA Chapter; 3 years
- Team Captain for Varsity Tennis (4 years); 2 league championships; MVP; Coaches Award
- President (Former VP) of CSF (California Scholarship Federation); 3 years
- Youth Chair and Team Captain for Relay for Life (6 years!!)
- Mock Trial (Co-Captain; MVP; 2 years; 3rd Best Attorney in County)
- Member of Key Club (1 year)
Job/Work Experience:
- Internship at Real Estate Development Firm
Volunteer/Community Service:
- CSF, Tutoring children, my non-profit organization, Key Club, Relay for life
Summer Experience:
- Internship for Congressional Campaign
- Summer School at Georgetown University</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation #1: English Teacher (should be AMAZING)
Teacher Recommendation #2: History Teacher (Should be GREAT)
Other Recommendation: Tennis Coach (AMAZING; 40+ career says I am the most impressive person ever met)
Counselor Rec: She knows me well; will talk about the language barrier I faced; 1st generation; great achievements at school (EXCELLENT)</p>

<p>U.S. State/Territory or Country: California (LA suburb)
School Type: Public High School (low-achieving, Title 1 funded)
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket Range: $80-100k
Hooks: URM, 1st Gen, ELD (English Learner)</p>

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<p>Harvard is a reach for any student, especially one as ‘buoyant’ (in the app pool) as you are.
Asking this question to CC members is useless.</p>

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<p>buuuuuuuuuuuuump</p>

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<p>OK, so you could have a 5.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale, a 36 ACT, a 2400 SAT, be the president of every club, shadow professions, do 10000 hours of volunteering, write the best essay on Earth, and have God write you a recommendation letter, and Harvard would still be a reach.
OK, so I may have exaggerated. But don’t expect to get in. Yes, you are competitive, but Harvard is a reach for even the “perfect” student.
GOOD LUCK!! :)</p>

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<p>You’re in good shape - if you application and essays convey all you have been doing, and show at least a bit of humility (Harvard has enough hubris already), I think your odds could be excellent. But know knows, so make sure you apply to a full range of schools.</p>

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<p>I would recommend retaking the SAT and possibly your 680 Bio SAT II, but other than that your ECs and GPA seem pretty good! HYPSM are complete reaches for everyone though- Good luck!</p>

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<p>Yeah, I’m no expert on Harvard admissions, but Harvard is a reach for just about anybody that isn’t the child of the Dean of Admissions. So with that being said 2120 is probably low for Harvard and 680 SAT II Biology will probably not look that good. Your going to be up against people with better test scores, potentially better grades and just as good of EC’s as you have. So I would suggest getting those test scores up.</p>

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<p>Highly likely.</p>

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<p>buuuuuuuuuuuuump</p>

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<p>If you have the money, apply to every other Ivy League or elite college and see if they grab you. Being Latino from a a title 1 school and having these sats and grades, and being a liberal political activist, I think you’re in great demand. Dont forget about duke and stanford. go for it, baby.</p>

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<p>Your odds are good but at this point you’re clearly applying RD and it’s a lot more competitive and has a lover acceptance rate when compared to Single Choice EA which is I think was Harvard has. I guess hindsight is always 20/20 and I don’t know if there was anything preventing you from applying early but you’re chances definitely would have been better. Beef up that SAT but it might be a little too late if you’re a senior and the deadline is in a week or two. Like others have said apply to other ivies and other schools like Duke, Stanford, and Emory to maximize your chances of getting into one of those highly selective schools.</p>

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<p>Hi, I think you are very good but SAT is too low. I think cutoff for sat is at least 2250 for harvard, if less they don’t look at you. But extracurriculars is excelent, many other school accept you on that.</p>

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<p>No, OP’s SAT score is in range. On the lower side, but still in range for harvard.</p>

<p>OP, you are definitely qualified. But with a school this competitive, qualified doesn’t necessarily mean acceptance.</p>