<p>I am going to retake the SAT and the SAT IIs most probably. But these are my stats as of now. I also want to know if I have a better shot ED, or RD?</p>
<p>Background: Born in Bangladesh, moved to U.S. when 2yrs old, live in family with household income of 85,000 b/f taxes are taken out.</p>
<p>Stats:
Class Ranking: 7/300
Weighted GPA: 102.8
SAT: Math: 690 Critical: 660 Writing: 720 Total: 2070
SAT II Physics: 740
SAT II Math Lev. 2: 740
SAT II Literature: 720
AP Grades Last Year: 3, 3, 4
AP This Year: I am currently taking 5 APs.</p>
<p>Extra Curriculars:
Tennis Team--3 yrs
School Radio--2 yrs
Mathletes--4 yrs
Science Olympiads--2 yrs
Physics Olympiad--1 yr
Volunteered At Local Hospital--1 yr
SWEEP--1 yr
Anchor Club--1 yr
Key Club--1 yr</p>
<p>Research:
-Performed Research at well-ranked state university with a professor. Still have my report. Overall grade was A-, but nothing was published.
-Currently Researching at a National Lab nearby
-Currently enrolled in a new research class given in my school using online classroom technology.</p>
<p>Essays:
-They are very good, I am a very good writer, my teacher who read one of them said that it was one of the best he read from anyone in the AP Lit. class.</p>
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<p>As I noted in another thread, I don't predict applicants' chances, because I don't believe I can do so accurately. But I thought I should point out that this post is in the Harvard University Forum, and there is no early program at Harvard anymore. </p>
<p>So you have NO chance to apply early to Harvard this year (and Harvard didn't have an ED program when it did have an early program, but rather an early action program). Read up about Harvard some more before you apply; that should be helpful.</p>
<p>Oh, okay, I know I didn't do the exact research, obviously I would have found out later, but I just really want to know if I have a chance of getting in this college, period. I hope you're not one of those die-hard Harvard fanatics who would be really offended, 'cause I know some people who were offended when I did the same thing with Princeton.</p>
<p>To give what I hope will be a helpful answer to your question, I would simply say that researching a college well before applying to it will probably improve your chances. I notice that you put your posts exactly and only on the college-specific forums for the eight colleges in the Ivy League. Those are all fine colleges, and many fine students desire to attend them, but it isn't a prudent application strategy to apply only to schools that are all in one athletic conference.</p>
<p>Tokenadult, I know what you're saying. But I also put a more legitimate thread under the official chances forum. That thread, which I think I titled "Help an Average Guy On CC!" had my legitimate college interests, such as Brandeis, Fordham, Tufts, UChicago, Tulane, NYU, and more. I think most of the colleges I listed on that list are colleges in which I have a real legitimate chance, except for UChicago, since UChicago is perhaps more competitive than some of the Ivy League schools Cornell. I just posted similar threads in all eight Ivy League forums because, first, it was conveniant since they were all subforums under one forum, and, second, because they are all perhaps the most prestigious schools and so I wanted to know my chances at these schools, since I myself don't think I even have a 15% chance.</p>
<p>But do you think that if I apply to all eight Ivy League schools, that I will at least get into one? Some have told me it will, others tell me it won't since all eight admissions possibilities are independent events, thus will not effect the chances as a whole.</p>
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But do you think that if I apply to all eight Ivy League schools, that I will at least get into one? Some have told me it will, others tell me it won't since all eight admissions possibilities are independent events, thus will not effect the chances as a whole.
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<p>The people who are telling you that it is possible to apply to all eight Ivy League colleges and be admitted to NONE are telling you the truth. I suspect that happens every year, probably to dozens of applicants every year. Each college does independently evaluate its set of applicants, and each college decides for college-specific reasons whom to admit.</p>
<p>From looking at my statistics, do you recommend any colleges that are still very competitive academically but in which I have greater chances of acceptance? </p>
<p>If it helps, though I am not sure what I am exactly going to major in, I definitely have a genuine interest in economics.</p>
<p>With a name like game theory you should know we really can't tell you based on the info we have that your chances are better or worse than the 1 out of 10 or so that everyone's chances are. I don't see anything that makes me think you have a better than average chance. Most kids who apply to Harvard are very qualified.</p>