Is Harvard possible for me?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>So here it goes. I'm going to start my senior year in the fall. I'm a US citizen, but I've been studying high school abroad. I have a GPA of 5.00 and no discipline incidents whatsoever. I have only received one 4 on an exam in foreign languages through all of high school, but I had a 5 for the semester. All of my other exams are 5s. I receive a High Honors Degree every semester. Also, I'm studying in a private high school. I can't show any extra credit or extra currics because the system is different. However, I've been in numerous national math competitions and I've won 1, 2 and 3rd places. I didn't go to the International Olympiad though. I'm in the top of my generation and I'll take my SAT, SAT2 and TOEFL in the fall. So, considering I'll do great on all of them, what are my chances of getting into an Ivy school or MIT or CalTech???
Also, will I have a better chance at getting in if I transfer and study my senior year in the US, because I've noticed they accept more domestic than international students, don't they?
I'll apply to safety schools as well, but I would like to have an opinion on what to expect.</p>

<p>Thanks, -Anthony</p>

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<p>Not knowing anything about the system of the country you’re in, and since you don’t have any standardized test scores, I don’t think anyone can give you a realistic prediction of your chances. Spend less time worrying about whether you’ll get in, and more time making efforts to improve your ECs, grades and test scores, as well as to do research on the colleges you may want to apply to. </p>

<p>The one question I can answer you: In general, no, you won’t have a better chance if you just moved back to the U.S. for one year.</p>