<p>Object
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT: I keep getting 31 on practice ACTs.
SAT II: Not sure yet
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): French, Spanish, Chemistry
IB (place score in parenthesis):Full IB
Senior Year Course Load:
AP Spanish
AP CHemistry
AP Calculus
AP/IB Spanish Literature
IB Lit
IB History
IB theory of knowledge
IB Projects
French at University of Oregon
Mandarin Chinese at University of Oregon
Economics at University of Oregon
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Tennis (captain), Varsity Soccer ( captain), Class president( hopeful for next year too), NHS ( hopeful to be president next year), Drama( costumes), EIHS Rep ( type of leadership)</p>
<p>Job/Work Experience: None</p>
<p>Volunteer/Community service: Over 150 hours, 100 in spanish by senior year. I started and lead a group that goes around my city and helps hispanics that are having trouble with school because of a language barrier and tutor them one on one.</p>
<p>Summer Activities: Taking a course at University of Oregon and doing community service. Also visiting colleges.
Essays: I have a couple ideas. both good.
Teacher Recommendation:I have solid ones.
Counselor Rec: she loves me
Additional Rec:
Interview:</p>
<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): Oregon
Country (if international applicant): Amerikuh!
School Type:Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic ( Argentine)
Gender:Male
How are my stats and profile looking?</p>
<p>You seem to have a promising shot given URM status, college courses, leadership, and sports. Make sure you do well on SAT/ACT and AP. Best of luck!</p>
<p>Thanks. When you say promising… do you mean a solid chance? I just don’t wanna get my hopes too high for when the thin letter comes, or the email…</p>
<p>I’d say you’d be qualified and perhaps have a higher than normal chance depending on how well you can do on your standardized testing. I wouldn’t fall in love with Harvard by any means because of the fickleness of decisions.</p>
<p>I know this is highly emotional matter, yet it still always amuses me how brilliant students still put their faith in some anonymous internet bums to tell them what their chance for school such as Harvard is. What if I am a silly naive girl who will just make you feel good? What if I am a dumbo who will shatter your hopes without any reason? </p>
<p>Your stats are goods. Make sure to have excellent SATs & catchy essays. But unless you win a Nobel prize, your chance will always be moderate, but never 100% solid. Which only means work hard, hope for the best, count on the worst. Good luck.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone.
And yeah, I agree. The fact that I am letting randoms tell me if I am going to get into Harvard is stupid, but I wanna know if it’s worth trying.
Here’s an example. I live in a town where there are two dominant schools. My school and school B. I’m only saying my school and school B because I know for a fact that there are around 20 people from that school on here. Anyway, my school is known for athletics. Seriously, one kid at my school has gotten letters from schools like LSU, Ohio State, rediculous schools, for football and basketball, and that’s just one example.
School B is known for academics, not really sports. This year, I think two kids got into Harvard, and so many others got into other ivies, MIT, Stanford, the list goes on and on. And I saw this happen to my brother, an amazing student, get rejected from Stanford and Berkeley, while kids not even close to his level of achievement be accepted into these schools. I dunno, I just feel like I’m at a disadvantage due to my school. Like I really do feel like it’s true. We take the same classes ( there is a program at both schools, i’m in the same one as them) and i know they’ll go to better places due to the school’s name.</p>
<p>No you do not. The ACT works the same as the SAT I. You submit your score as part of the application for admission, it is not for placement and has nothing to do with placement.</p>
<p>Ok, I am taking the bait. First of all, start doing you reading. Don’t spend all you time on CC counting on the answers to be given to you. Your question
[quote}just wondering, do we submit our ACT scores when we apply? I thought it was only used for placement
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tells me that you have not even begun to learn about the application process; SAT I vs ACT, and SAT II’s. Do yourself a favor and begin to log into the site of some of your favorite schools and learn their achievement test requirements. You will find there is a wide variation in policies between schools especially with the inception of score choice. Read about the school’s Common Data Set (not all schools publish it - I can never find Harvard’s - but most do).</p>
<p>As for your stats, my comment is that, as they are described here, they won’t get you in or keep you out. Try to raise your scores, get your SAT IIs done. Stay focused, continue to do you best but do not focus solely on Harvard. Doing so will not guarantee your admission and will stop you for examining all the other wonderful schools out there. Next year, apply to Harvard and a variety of other schools that meet your needs. Hopefully, the schools that accepts you are ones in which you will thrive.</p>
<p>So you would say I’m average for Harvard applicants?</p>
<p>And yeah i know common data sets and stuff. And honestly, I don’t remember posting that question about my ACT. Really, I don’t. I know that you need it for applying.</p>
<p>So if you “know common data sets and stuff”, you should have a good chance of answering your own question. Your ACT of 31 is 25%. Not average, though it is a score that is better than 25% of the admitted students.</p>
<p>Sorry to give you a slight tough time, I’m talking to you the same as I would my kids. :)</p>
<p>What was emphasized this weekend for the admitted student weekend was that those applicants that were chosen for the most part were not chosen simply due to scores, grades, ECs. Therefore meeting all those criteria just gets admissions looking at you more closely. Then hopefully they will like what they see.</p>