Haverford Chance Me?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Haverford College
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BIO:
-Citizenship: US
-State of residence: CA (SF Bay Area)
-Income: >$250,000
-Race: Indian-American
-Gender: Female
-Major: Math
-NOTE: School Counselor will be mentioning ADHD (b/c of very late diagnosis), I also have a 504

SCHOOL:
9th and 10th grade:
-Type: public school, suburban, about 2.5k students
-Graduates (How many go to Ivy’s/top 20): At least 20 to UCB, 15 to Ivies per year (very competitive)
-AP’s Offered: A LOT offered, took 2 10th grade (can’t take AP’s 9th grade)

11th and 12th grade:
-Type: Community College dual enrollment, HS core classes (Hist, Eng, AVID); 33 students
-Graduates (How many go to Ivy’s/top 20): None. Most transfer out of Community College; NOTE: Part of 2nd graduating class in the program
-AP’s Offered: None. College classes not weighted in GPA calculation

ACADEMIC PROFILE:

-GPA: 3.58 uw/3.68 w

-AP Exams:
10th grade - Bio (4), Chem (4) - (courses taken for both)
11th grade - Calc AB (4), Micro (4) - (self-studied for both)

12th grade - Stats, Calc BC - (self-studying for both)

-SAT: 1530 (750 CRW 780 M) (one sitting)
-Rank: N/A / 33
-Course Rigor: hardest in my program (11, 12); no one else in my grade has the same course rigor as I do
-Current Courses:
-Linear Algebra
-Jazz in American Culture
-Discrete Math
-Statistics
-College Prep English
-AVID (study tips class)
-College Prep Civics/Macroeconomics

ECs:

  • Mock Trial Team member (9-12)
    • Nationally ranked competitor
    • Secretary/Treasurer of Mock Trial Team (11)
  • Tutored college students in math up to & including Calc BC (12)
  • Piano (9-12, but 11y total)
    • Numerous 1-4th place awards, nationally (9-11)
    • Placed at international competition, invited to play at Carnegie Hall (12)
  • Award-winning Improvisation group (11-12)
  • Mu Alpha Theta Member (11, 12)
    • Placed 4th in college-wide math competition (12)
  • Ethics Club member (9-10)
    • Secretary of Ethics Club (9)
    • Vice President of Ethics Club (10)
  • Retail Job at Department Store (11)
  • Volunteer at Food Bank (12)

HONORS:

  • Honor Roll (9)
  • Attended national individual Mock Trial Competition
  • Citywide Speech Award
  • 4 different Baroque/Classical/Romantic Piano Awards
  • Invited to play at Carnegie Hall
  • 4th in community college in math competition

STRENGTHS: Essay, Courses, FANTASTIC interview for haverford (still in touch w interviewer), nat ranked in mock trial & piano (submitted arts supplement), woman in math (?)
WEAKNESSES: GPA (!!!), AP Scores, StudentDemographic

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To be honest, that GPA will most likely be a rejection from Haverford. The average GPA is about 4.0. According to Prepscholar, after logging in your stats, your chances would be about 10%.

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@coolguy40 ah. ok. : ( thanks for your candor. I guess i knew that deep down, but I was hoping that if they looked at my app holistically they might accept me.

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@taxicab1729 All is not lost. There are 3,000 colleges to choose from :slight_smile:

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Haverford parent here. Haverford takes a holistic look at each student, so a potential deficiency in one area is not necessarily the end of the world. GPA is a tough thing to judge and varies wildly; the admissions staff at Haverford specifically mentioned this when we took a tour a few years back. Your SATs are exceptional and demonstrate you have the capability to do high-level work. Your ADHD and 504 might be points in your favor. Haverford looks to admit students who bring something to the campus community and is not as stats-anal as some other schools. Interviews and essays are critical to their process since they see them as means of getting to know a particular applicant. Demonstrated/documented, long-term passion for something is viewed with particular favor by the Haverford admissions committee; if you were able to communicate your passion for both math and music that might have been very helpful to you. You appear to have what it takes to be a success regardless of what school you attend. Best of luck.

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@o2bdownsouth thank you so much for your thorough feedback. i really appreciate it. i guess at this point, it’s just fingers crossed until the admissions folks respond.

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Hey bb! I just want to say that please do not worry too much about your AP scores or GPA! I got into Haverford with the Questbridge Match full-ride scholarship and my SAT score was super low compared to the average! However, I still got in. My AP test scores arent the best either! I just want to say you’re really impressive and you shouldn’t sweat it :). I hope we can become classmates :heart:.

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@mlplover69 OMG I JUST SAW UR reply to the haverfordedu twitter post haha! thank you so much love!! your encouragement means a lot. I HOPE WE CAN BECOME CLASSMATES TOO!!