i really want to get into the HYPS!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>i really want to get into the HYPS! especially Harvard. i know i have a chance just like many people, but how good is it? and any advise to improve?</p>

<p>GPA: 3.9/uw, 4.4/w
SAT II: US 730, Bio 690, Chem 750
SAT I: 2100
Rank: top 5%, out of 550
Race/gender: female, AfricanAmerican
AP Courses taken: US, Bio, Chem, English, German AP Courses next year: Gov/Econ, German, Physics, English, Calculus
APBio 5, US 5; going to take Chem, English this year, next is Physics, German, Econ/Govt, Calculus
EC:
NHS, SNHS, NTHS
German Club (President)
Red Cross Youth Council (VP)(P)
HOSA (Treasurer, President)
Mu Alpha theta (math)
German Club and Honor Society
SGA
Track (9,10th grade)</p>

<p>Award/opportunities:
Science Olympiad medalist, (1st)
HOSA medalist in state, (1st), going national in 2 weeks
Governor’s School for Engineering
Lab research project at ORNL(1 semester)
Hospital internship (1 semester)
Volunteering:
Several Red Cross projects
Library volunteer
SGA volunteering</p>

<p>Prospective Majors: Biochemistry, Medicine (Premed program)</p>

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<p>You have a very very good chance...</p>

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<p>Sheed30: What are you talking about? Lower-than-average SAT and SAT II, no outstanding EC's--I would say high reach for HYPS</p>

<p>EDIT: nvm, black female. Safety.</p>

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<p>safety?.....you're sure i am not qualified?</p>

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<p>lol, i don't know about safety but i am sure she has a chance to be accepted to at least 1 of them.....</p>

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<p>It's times like these I wish I was a Native-American girl who "saved" her tribal langauge from dying by making dictionaries and basica grammar books. Not only would I have an URm hook, but I'd also show my passion. :(</p>

<p>I'd say you're in at one of them.</p>

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<p>"It's times like these I wish I was a Native-American girl who "saved" her tribal langauge from dying by making dictionaries and basica grammar books. Not only would I have an URm hook, but I'd also show my passion.</p>

<p>I'd say you're in at one of them."</p>

<p>2nd all of that</p>

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<p>You're are 90% going to get into, I'd say, at least 2 of those. As a black female interested in biochem or medicine, your chances are like 4 times as high as a white male.</p>

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<p>Haha, Sungchul, truer words have never been spoken. I'm on the opposite end of that spectrum.</p>

<p>I think OP has a pretty good chance.</p>

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<p>I think if you have a higher SAT score --> you're in</p>