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<p>I'm an Indian female and I was hoping someone could chance me for Harvard:</p>

<p>SAT: 760 M, 660 CR, 800 W (planning on retaking in january)
SAT II: 800 chem, 770 math IIC, 710 physics, 790 math I
AP's: BC calc (5), bio (5), chem (4), eng lit. (4), latin vergil (3), euro (3)(3's explained by counselor), currently taking: physics C, gov., eng lang., latin lit.
GPA: 3.79 uw, 4.7 w
-I switched schools from 10th to 11th grade
EC's: President of Model UN (4 yrs), Vice President of Indian Club (2yrs), Secretary of NHS, Secretary of Latin Honor Society, Captain for Varsity tennis (4yrs), Mock Trial, Debate (placed 5th for Congress at States and 4th at districts), Choir, piano
Summer: Harvard SSP 2008, raised money and tutored to open three schools in India and am starting a chapter of the agency to open more such schools for Nevada, taught myself precalculus and AP AB calculus so that I could skip from Algebra II to AP BC calc in my junior year.
-I have published a poem and an essay, am in the process of writing a novel, and have submitted a case study with a reseacher in NV to the Residents & Staff journal for publication
Supplemental rec: from my research mentor at Harvard
Essays: great
Teacher recs: one excellent, the other good
Community service: +400, volunteering at hospitals, working/tutoring to raise money for schools in India, setting up fund raisers, etc.
Hook: Research, submitting a paper I wrote for research I conducted with a Harvard assistant professor this past summer along with her recommendation. I earned a research grant from the Academy of Science for a project I'm working on this year.
State: Nevada</p>

<p>I'm applying to Harvard, Princeton, Brown, Upenn LSM, MIT, Pomona, Emory what are my chances?</p>

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<p>pleaseeee, i really want to get some opinions!! and also, i'm in science bowl and math league which along with research are my priorities</p>

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<p>Of course you have a great chance. It depends on how you present yourself through essays, how you shape your application, and, of course, what the Harvard admissions officers are looking for this year. Two things, however, worry me: the first thig that is going to be looked at are your grades and test scores and both are only average for a Harvard applicant. Be sure to really emphasize research throughout the application. Might I ask why you aren't applying to Yale?</p>

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<p>I think you have all it takes to get into Harvard. I do, however, fear that you are not very unique. That may throw your chances off a bit, try to write a fun, well written essay that sets you apart from other candidates. If there is no prompt for the essay, do something out of the ordinary. Harvard likes diversity</p>

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<p>so do you think that my gpa won't be such a negative factor if my essays are great? I've also switched from one school to another about 10 times in my entire life and studied in another country for a year (but that was in middle school). Will that differentiate me? Also, I did apply to Yale, however I was denied admission early unfortunately.</p>

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<p>do any of you have other advice for me as I am applying? thanks!</p>