Shot at Harvard?

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<p>Curious as to what people think of my chances.</p>

<p>White male from public school in Eastern Mass., double legacy at Harvard.</p>

<p>Standardized Testing-wise:</p>

<p>SAT: 2350 (800M, 800V, 740W)</p>

<p>SAT II:
Sophomore:
US History 800
Biology E 800
Junior:
Physics 800
Math 2 800</p>

<p>AP:
Sophomore:
US History 5
Physics C (Mechanics): 5
Calc BC: 5 (AB Subscore 5)
Junior:
Art History 5
English Lit 5
Physics C (E/M): 5
Statistics: 5</p>

<p>GPA: 3.83 UW (everything has been honors/AP though)</p>

<p>ECs:
Captain of Science Team, 3rd in New England
Captain of Math Team
Cellist since age 4
Cello in competitive all-NE orchestra (Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra) for 9 years; principal cellist (sometimes)
Cellist in local klezmer groups, improvisational jazz/fusion group for charity, classical chamber music groups
Ultimate frisbee team
ACLU school chapter member
School newspaper contributor
Instructor in 2 physics courses, Thermodynamics and AP Electricity/Magnetism
Courses at John Hopkins during summer for four years
Exchange student to Japan, summer 2005</p>

<p>Awards:
AIME Qualifier/Top AMC Scorer in Grade in School
Mass. Math League High Scorer
National Spanish Exam, 6th Place in MA (Level 2), 8th Place in MA (Level 3)
Japan-US Senate Youth Exchange scholar 2005 (one person/state)
Mass. Forensics League State Qualifier (couldn't attend)</p>

<p>So, does it look decent?</p>

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<p>Sure. Good scores, and a strong EC pull if your cello abilities are outstanding.</p>

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<p>your 800 + 800 + 740 doesnt add up to the 2350 listed as your sat score.</p>

<p>id say your chances are good, but dont hold anyone on these boards to anything...</p>

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<p>I noticed that, but the no-edit thing makes it a little hard to change.</p>

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<p>^ a valid point.</p>

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<p>I would be surprised if you didn't get in. Your SATs and APs are awesome. Acceptable GPA and great ECs.</p>

<p>YOU'RE IN!</p>

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<p>of course, his stuff is really impressive, but i wouldnt count anyone a shoo-in for harvard. </p>

<p>i would say youve got a very good shot if applying EA. RD is a huge lottery so i dunno.</p>

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<p>"YOU'RE IN!"</p>

<p>Oh, come on, how could you possibly know that?</p>

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<p>how is RD more of a lottery than EA?</p>

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<p>SCEA admit rate: 21%</p>

<p>RD admit rate: 6.2%</p>

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<p>im just basing it on the admit rate. sorry if im wrong, but byerly (who seems to be one of the few people on these boards who really knows what he's talking about) always recommends people apply early to harvard if they really want it. </p>

<p>im no admissions official. as i said, dont hold me to anything. as with a vast majority of people on these boards, take what i say with caution.</p>

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<p>i don't think you can pull that from the admit rate. from the admit rate, you can say that a randomly selected invidual will be more likely to be accepted EA (whats SC mean) than RD, but not necessarily that you are more likely to get in as EA. However i do agree its advantageous to apply EA, because of deferral</p>

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<p>SC refers to single choice (ie students can't apply to another school EA as well).</p>