Legacy at Harvard (be brutally honest; I am not sensitive)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>GPA: 96.7
Unkown SATs
SAT IIs: (so far)
9th grade: Bio M (720)
10th grade: Chem (780)
APs:(so far)
Modern European History (4)
SATs: (2200-2250 on practice tests, await results of real thing)</p>

<p>AP Courses as of end of senior year:
AP US History
AP Latin 4
AP Literature
AP Calc AB
AP Physics C
AP Biology
AP Latin 5</p>

<p>Sports: JV Soccer (1) V Football (2,3,4) V Sailing (1,2,3,4)</p>

<p>Clubs: Lit. Journal Editor (2,3,4); School Newspaper Contributor (1,2) Editor (3,4); Latin Club (1,2,3,4) TV Club (2,3,4); Weightlifting Club Founding Member (2,3,4); Physics Cult (3,4); Chess Club (1,2,3,4)</p>

<p>Outside: Local Ski Team (1,2,3,4); 150 hours of comm Service, Eagle Scout</p>

<p>Employment: Caddy (80 hours); Mass. General Hospital/Harvard Medical School Molecular Neurogenetics Lab (800 hours over 3 summers) (contributed to work on HD)</p>

<p>My GPA is weighted because of honors courses, and my family has not contributed anything substantial, so I am not sure what kind of chance I stand against the genuinely intense applicants.</p>

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<p>excuse the smily; I am not sure what strange combination of keys gave birth to that creature</p>

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<p>Sorry guys, I somehow forgot NHS, and that is for Junior and Senior year...</p>

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<p>Yet another thing to add, I am not sure how I pulled this off considering I had a debate this past weekend. I have been debating since the 9th grade and have placed in the novice division of one debate and the advanced division of three debates.</p>

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<p>Your employment is awesome but to be honest it's just too early to know. Wait until next year and then start asking what are your chances - you have too few concrete stats (like more AP test scores and official SAT results).</p>

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<p>Yeah. That is my big problem... it is all up to this intense spring. (Possible May SAT if I get below 2200, 2 SAT IIs, and 3 AP tests.)</p>

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<p>In an attempt to keep this thread alive: how much does harvard legacy help for someone like me?</p>

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<p>I'll revive it Repe... How much does harvard legacy help for someone like him?</p>

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<p>Harvard rejects about 60% of legacies. Keep in mind the legacies are a highly qualified group. Most have the benefit of high IQs, good schools and intellectual environment. Being a legacy will bump you in over an equal non legacy candidate. </p>

<p>With good SATs and class rank (top 5%), you may well get that bump.</p>

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<p>i guess this post doesnt need to be up anymore because i got in. anyone know if there is a way to delete posts?</p>

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<p>What were your final stats Repe?</p>

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<p>good job on getting into america's #1 most competitive university!</p>

<p>Did you do as well as you thought on the SATs?</p>

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<p>Congrats! :)</p>