My Chances? Please and thank you! :D

Colleges and Universities A-Z Harvard University
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<p>Be honest, what are my chances at Harvard.</p>

<p>Female, Chinese, in US for last 12 years, US Citizen</p>

<p>GPA: 3.44 unw/ 4.0 w
Percentage: approx 20-25/440, so top 6%? (our school doesn't rank)
SAT I: CR: 730, M: 780, W: 700
SAT II: Math IIC: 740, US Hist: 700, Chinese w/ List: 770
AP tests:
Sophmore year: calc ab:5, euro hist: 4, physics: 3
Junior year: stat: 4, bio:3
(yes, my AP test scores suck badly)
Current AP courses: calc bc, studio art, comparative gov, psychology</p>

<p>EC:
does music (viola), art, sports, student counsel, community service
*I have alot: local, national and international levels</p>

<p>I'm currently very unsure. Two of my friends just got into MIT on early. Any chance of me getting into Harvard, or should I pack my bags already?</p>

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<p>gpa will hurt, and you seem to have diverse interests. i think you have decent chances though. and i know someone that plays the viola too!</p>

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<p>cool! u play anything?</p>

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<p>I'd say your GPA is very very low and hard to overlook.. how did that happen? You seem very smart.</p>

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<p>I really don't think that Harvard will overlook the GPA, especially since there are so many Asian 4.0 2400's applying.</p>

<p>Have you considered some safer options?</p>

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<p>@ spiffystars: i kept skipping classes... by the time i got to sophomore year, I skipped 3 grades of math and 2 grades of science and got crushed by the APs. no C's though (thank god)
Lesson learned: do not rely on summer courses and teachers opinions. never take AP physics without taking chem or regular physics</p>

<p>@ faelivrin: i am doing lower schools, with preference on emory <3 <3 i'm only trying harvard cause I was hoping my international buisness would make up for the lack of gpa points.</p>

<p>personally, it's not the 4.0/2400 asians I'm worried about (sorry, i don't mean to sound mean, but at least 1/2 of them are ordinary nerds with unimpressive ECs.). it's the super-geniuses, music virtuosos and sport stars that are intimidating. it's hard to watch some girl crack the state record on the pole vault and not feel low about your chances, you know?</p>

<p>anyways, thx for the feedback guys :D much appreciated. guess I'll just have to hope that the interview goes well.</p>