HELP! What's my chance?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Harvard University
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<p>Stats:
SAT Verbal: 680
SAT Math: 800
SAT Writing: 790
SAT Total: 2270
SAT II: 800 math, 800 chem, 720 ushistory
ACT:
AP/IB taken/scores: Calc, Chem, and another: all 5's
GPA weighted: no idea
GPA unweighted: 3.8/4.0
Rank or % estimate: top 5% (school wont tell more than that)</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: relatively good
Teacher Recs: counselor said they were amazing
Counselor Rec: pretty good
Hook (if any): none</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: USA
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Legacy Yes/No: NO
Recruited Yes/No: NO
Important ECs: Varsity Tennis Captain, Honor Society VP, President of Math League, a bunch of other generic ones...</p>

<p>Other Factors:
Over 200 hours of research in a lab for a professor at a local university, work is published
Started two companies:
tutoring company in 11th grade, it wasn't successful
t-shirt company last summer, it is doing relatively well right now
organized a huge charity event by myself, raising about $2000 in one day</p>

<p>Do I have any chance Harvard? I'm pretty sure I want to study engineering.</p>

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<p>I agree; Harvard's engineering program isn't bad, but it's not like MIT's, Stanford's, Caltech's, Michigan's, etc..</p>

<p>Everything else is high up there, and I know they were pumping money into their engineering department last year (so it's going somewhere), but it isn't at the MIT caliber, not yet at least</p>

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<p>ud probly get a better rep with an engineering degree from a school like case western reserve or georgia tech...harvard not well known for engineering</p>

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<p>yea you're right. but do you think i have a chance? just to go to harvard undergrad</p>

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<p>I think you have a shot</p>

<p>you're scores and grades are fine, but the only thing I'd be concerned about would be making yourself stick out of all 25,000+ applicants... your research in a lab for a professor at a local university is very good, though, so that'll help; and the companies/charity should help.. there's not guarantee, of course; it's all up to the adcoms</p>

<p>none of us here can give you a totally accurate idea of what your chances are; I say apply, wait, and hope; you've got a chance, IMO</p>