Sophomore in HS? Chances for Harvard? Question about Extracurriculars?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Im so stressed thinking about this, but i really need help and advice.
Im a sophomore. At a small (somewhat prestigious?) all girls parochial school. </p>

<p>My GPA right now is a 3.8.
I rank 13 out of 56 students in my grade.
On my sophomore PSAT i got a 166. I didn't know much geometry but i started studying it in summer. I came in the 77th percentile.</p>

<p>I REALLY want to go to Harvard and study neurobiology and possibly minor in dance or theatre if i can. </p>

<p>Ive been doing a lot of research into what can help my college app look better. Extracurriculars are what's scaring me. ):</p>

<p>Ive cheered for so far 3 years. Never competed.
Ive been on drama since 6th grade and plan to continue.
My school doesn't offer a debate team so I started Debate. (Leader)
My school also doesn't offer a dance team so I started Dance. (Captain)
My school has a lot of cultural clubs but I've always been particularly interested in East Asian Culture so i started the Asian Cultural Society. (Leader)</p>

<p>Other clubs im in are just campus ministry & gaelic society, for fun. I also love to sing and dance and act (even though my parents dont approve).</p>

<p>I LOVE languages, so i can speak Yoruba (I'm Nigerian), Korean, German, and Russian.</p>

<p>So far, i have about 815 volunteer hours.</p>

<p>Im trying to make something stand out (extracurricular wise) on my app.Ive been doing research and realized that admissions officers wanna see what i can bring to their campus.</p>

<p>I don't know what to do. I don't have the money to go take all these classes that id like to so i have to decide on ONE. </p>

<p>Im very athletic and like to run track (but my school doesn't offer track. Might start a struck team), play volleyball (i was captain in 8th grade), kick box, and do yoga.</p>

<p>Other than all of this, i just like singing, dancing, acting, writing plays and creating clothing.</p>

<p>I haven't won any awards at all however. Or competed. I wrote a couple of songs, i want to create/write a mini web series, or start a small clothing line.</p>

<p>My family doesn't/can't blow money on a $10,000 summer program that probably won't help.</p>

<p>Are there any tips for extracurriculars? Like how important are they? Are these enough, even if i haven't won any awards? Are there any awards to scholarships i should apply for? Im sorry this is long, I'm just really stressing and need help. ):</p>

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<p>Well you have a 50% percent chance to be accepted in their admission lottery</p>

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<p>Actually, 50% would be a really high percentage, considering Harvard’s actual admission rate. Sorry, but a 1660, isn’t that high. Please bring it up more, because Harvard will definitely not accept someone with that score. 13/56 isn’t that high either. Is 3.8 weighted or unweighted, because there is a huge difference between the 2.</p>

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<p>Why stress yourself out over Harvard when there are a lot of “great” schools out there? Where you want to be 3 yrs from now is not necessary where you will be. Relax a little and research the other Universities. Don’t be surprise if you find that another school is a better fit for you…especially with your stats.</p>