My Chances...

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<p>Hey everyone.
Well I am currently a junior in a public high school in Connecticut. I am a member of an accelerated program, which offers the most rigorous classes, on top of requiring ecs, sports, community service, etc. I was just wondering what you think my chances at Harvard are. Here are some stats:
I will graduate with 11 AP classes (World from freshman year, Euro from sophomore year, English Lang, US, and Calc AB junior year, and US Gov't, English Lit, Italian, Bio, Physics and Calc BC senior year)
I am a member of the school's golf team.
I volunteer at a school's pre-engineering/robotics club.
I am also going to train to be a volunteer EMT.
I am 4/287 in my class (may go up to 3)
I also do the following things:
Band
School Newspaper (News Editor)
Italian Club (Secretary)
Junior Class Treasurer
Mock Trial (Lawyer)
Talented and Gifted Program
SEARCH (Bio Research Program)
CSPA (Columbia Journalism Conferences)
will be in National Honors Society
Math Club
and others?
Awards:
Precalculus Award
Highest Honors
Whos Who
and some national math award?</p>

<p>Hooks: a great family friend knows dr. henry lee, who can possibly write me a rec. letter. also, that family friends inlaws are great friends with boston's mayor menino...</p>

<p>here is a look at my current grades:</p>

<p>AP US History: 94 95 94
AP English Language: 98 99 95
Honors Chem: 99 99 94
Journalism: 99 98 97
Italian 3 Honors: 98 98 98
AP Calculus AB: 94 100 97</p>

<p>First grade is first quarter, second is second quarter and third is midterm.</p>

<p>PLEASE LET ME KNOW OF MY CHANCES. I BELIEVE I WILL APPLY EARLY-ACTION, AND I JUST WANT SOME FEEDBACK. </p>

<p>Thanks...
P.S Disregard my username - I was looking at Penn, but not anymore...</p>

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<p>I forgot to mention. I will be the first-generation in my family to attend college. My parents emigrated to the United States from Macedonia ( we are Albanian). I don't know if Harvard has any Albanian students; I'd love to be the first..</p>

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<p>Sound like you're a qualified candidate. Keep up the good work. You have 0% chance if you don't try. And about a 10% chance if you do. Keep in mind that many fine applicants get turned away from many fine schools ever year. Dream big but have a back up plan.</p>

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<p>
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Hooks: a great family friend knows dr. henry lee, who can possibly write me a rec. letter. also, that family friends inlaws are great friends with boston's mayor menino...

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Those aren't hooks and you don't want recs from people that don't know you personally. You don't mention your GPA, but I'll assume it's strong based on rank. Next will be your test scores. Being from Conn will possibly hurt a little because of the number of competitive applicants, but 1st gen should help considerably. You need to continue your leadership positions with an eye toward what you accomplish, not just holding a title.</p>

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<p>Thanks for all of the feedback I have gotten up to now. I really like Harvard's atmosphere, but it is one of the very few colleges I have checked it. I want to major in Business-Finance, but according to my parents' accountant, I should do something like Econ. or Math, because my MBA is what's important, not undergrad. Do any of you have suggestions? Possibly Dartmouth? Columbia? Considering my stats, where can you see me getting it?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>What about SAT scores?</p>