<p>Dear All,</p>
<p>I am an IB 2 (Grade 12) student living in Bangalore, India.</p>
<p>Here are some of my stats:</p>
<p>IB Diploma Program Predicted Grade: 44/45</p>
<p>SAT I Reasoning Test: Critical Reading: 720, Math: 780, Writing: 760
SAT II Math IIC: 780
SAT II World History: 800
SAT II Literature: 790
School Valedictorian
iBT TOEFL: 114/120</p>
<p>Head of School Awards for Academic Excellence in all subjects
British Intermediate National Mathematics Contest: Bronze Award
Special MUN Delegate Award for Verbal Commendation
IB Learner Profile Award</p>
<p>I took a lot of initiative & leadership work at my school and my community.</p>
<ul>
<li>President of School MUN Club</li>
<li>President of a student-run environmental organization working closely with Green Peace</li>
<li>Stage Manager of School Play Productions --> Staged "Grease" in public theatre</li>
<li>Chief Editor of School Newspaper</li>
</ul>
<p>I know I do not have a lot of awards or exceptional activities. However, I need your honest opinions whether if I do qualify for Harvard or not.</p>
<p>Okaaayyy, here we go. First, I hope you do not want to get into Harvard simply because its the most famous university known in India^^.</p>
<p>Now, you are obviously of the academic caliber to qualify for Harvard - you have a close to 4.0 GPA and excellent SAT scores for your pool (International). Now, assuming you apply this year, you can forget about your IB scores - They are predicted and predicted scores are worth = 0 and second they will not be available to Harvard by the time you apply. I guess they will simply “recognise” them, but with your High School grades they will hardly make a difference. The difference lies in the fact that you are a Valedictorian with the IB workload, and therefore you will definitely pass the “Can handle the workload at Harvard”. So, academically, I think you do qualify for Harvard. </p>
<p>In my opinion the problem lies in “the rest”. Your awards are all very impressive and your ECs show devotion, but none of them shows a passion or enthusiasm about your subject. The majority of students applying have your stats, and the majority of that have your ECs. That leaves you in a pool of about… 12,000 students perhaps? Now…think, how can you pass that? Do you…pay the bill? are a legacy? travel? have published articles? </p>
<p>I conclude you could definitely get in, if you show passion for your subject (which your post lacks; not necessarily your actual personality) and the rest is oustanding - essays, recommendations, interview. Good luck!</p>