<p>I'm new here; I joined this great community because I'm VERY confused about my future after high school! I haven't seriously thought about higher studies till now; it's about time! Well, I've wanted to study at Harvard College since I was in middle school. I think everything about it sounds absolutely amazing and I was wondering what you think my chances of getting accepted there are. I havent really talked to anyone about this desire of mine so Im not really sure how much I should say. Please forgive me if things that I mention seem irrelevant, too long, or too much like an autiobiography.
I'm from India, but I've lived and studied in a small town in Saudi Arabia for most of my life, elementary through high school. Im Christian and I speak a language that not many people know. My school is an extremely small one with a high school enrollment under one hundred. The fact that I live where I live means that I don't have the opportunity to take part in any leadership/community service/work experience programs outside what the school has to offer. And unfortunately, that's not much; we don't have AP courses so we take what we are given.
That being said, I've always received straight A's in high school. I will have taken psychology, physical science, biology, marine biology, health, chemistry, physics, space science, physical education, lifetime sports, geometry, algebra II, precalculus, calculus, art, ancient world history, modern world history, American history, civics, Islamic culture, Saudi Arabian geography and language, English, and French I and II in high school by the time I graduate. Im hoping that means Ill know how to read, write, and speak five languages decently by 2011. I haven't taken any of the required tests yet, and I'd really like to say that I'm going to get a perfect score on the SATs (wouldn't we all!), but I'm going to be realistic and predict that it's going to be somewhere between 2100 and 2300. I also plan on taking at least one AP test; suppose that I do extremely well on it :) I love the humanities and the arts, especially literature. I'm currently in the process of publishing my first volume of poetry. Also, I really enjoy sports and have taken part in table tennis, badminton, and basketball tournaments; I was captain of this year's varsity girls volleyball team (I've played volleyball since grade six), who placed third in the competition. Ive also been involved in the drama and film club, choir, art club, band, and talent shows. Additionally, Ive helped create the school yearbook, assisted teachers and staff during school events, hosted school talent shows, raised money for local charities, tutored, and actively combated climate change and animal cruelty. Im currently the Student Council secretary and hope to be president next year.<br>
Im a complete perfectionist; when I do something, I have to plan it out step by step and make sure that I follow through on each step to produce a commendable result. Im very inquisitive and am always questioning, analyzing, exploring, and discovering; I love to learn :) Im a person of a million philosophies; Im always contemplating and forming ideas about every global and personal issue. Im a passionate advocate of animal rights and am vegan because of it. After living most of my life in an industrial city in an Islamic state, I have very strong notions of environmental conservation as well as tolerance, equality, and peace. Battling eating disorders for two and a half years has also changed my view of life. I have two major ambitions ( no matter how cliché they may sound, these really are things that I want to spend my life achieving): make a measurable difference to the world and try and experience as many things as possible.</p>