The Big H

<p>GPA - 94</p>

<p>PSAT - 2280
SAT I - 2300(conservative estimation)
SAT II -
Biology 740 and 800
Math 780 and 800
Physics - 800</p>

<p>Classes
Sophmore
AP Calc BC - 5
AP Euro History - 4
Junior
AP US History
AP Biology
AP Physics B
AP English Composition
Multivariable Calc
Senior
AP Government
AP Chem
AP Physics C
AP Spanish
AP English Lit
AP Economics
Graphy Theory</p>

<p>Extra Currics
Varsity Tennis 4 Years on the best team in the division
Mathletes A Team
Art Club
Key Club
Writer for the Literary Magazine
Editor of the School Newspaper
Founder/President of the Film Directors Club
President of the Future Business Leaders of America
President of the Academic Team
Volunteer teaching mentally challenged kids tennis, makes a good essay huh?</p>

<p>Research
8th grade summer - mathpath
9th grade summer - genetics research in Cyprus (island in europe)
10th grade summer - nanotech research in Russia (nanotech is amazing)
11th grade summer - RSI</p>

<p>Legacy
brother and sister went to Harvard</p>

<p>So I'm going to apply EA to Harvard, what are my chances there and at other schools?</p>

<p>brother and sister's don't count as legacy... only parents and grandparents...</p>

<p>besides why are you worrying... u got rsi...</p>

<p>RSI isn't everything man, a lot of them got rejected from Harvard, also my GPA is low (for Harvard), and so it my SAT(for Harvard).
And siblings do count as legacy, its not parents its just a direct line. I know I talked to my guidance counselor who has called admissions officers in the past about it.</p>

<p>you're in man</p>

<p>wait... siblings count? then upenn's been lying to me!!!!</p>

<p>should be in, but harvard crazy, never know. youll get into somewhere comparable, since you have RSI, dont worry.</p>

<p>Did you know:
The slogan on New Hampshire license plates is 'Live Free or Die'. These license plates are manufactured by prisoners in the state prison in Concord.</p>

<p>bump</p>

<p>I'm almost sure siblings don't count as legacy (could be wrong, but almost positive)...It said so in a few books I read...</p>

<p>ok, your GPA may be a little low, but a 2300 is not a low SAT for Harvard... They're not machines, good Lord.
Your SAT II's are fine too, gees. Don't worry about your test scores, you're a definite match grade-wise... Relax... This is why I am not applying to Harvard... people are too stressed out.</p>

<p>Wow, youre not applying to Harvard cause the people are too stressed? Well I have a bit of a newsflash for you. I'm applying to Harvard because I'm so laid back and so are the people at Harvard.</p>

<p>And no one knows what good grade on the SATs is this year, not even the colleges cause no ones gotten their scores yet.</p>

<p>Your guidance counselor is wrong, sibs don't make you a legacy. Some colleges will give a slight tip if you have a sib there at the same time.</p>

<p>I think you demonstrate continuous and in-depth interest in what you do (I mean, nanotech research in Russia - how did you get there? - and genetics in Cyprus...along w/ RSI). You're set academically, and your extracurriculars are OK, but research is outstanding. Maybe submit an abstract or something to demonstrate what exactly you researched. </p>

<p>I think you have a good chance. (even w/o legacy - i don't think siblings count, but they could).</p>

<p>Just a question - why not a research university like CalTech or MIT if you're that research oriented? I just think that a Bio or Chem degree at MIT is worth more; Harvard is traditionally more humanities-oriented. Plus, RSI would probably get you into MIT anyway.</p>

<p>Harvard is random; a girl last year from my school get accepted to Yale, Princeton, MIT, and Stanford - but not Harvard. Her sister went there, and she'd even taken Multi-Variable there...:p</p>

<p>Good luck though. I think you'll be fine wherever you go, Harvard or not.</p>

<p>(btw, Harvard has the most depressed/unsatistifed/stressed students out of all the Ivies/research Us/etc. according to the most recent Newsweek (?) report)</p>

<p>Well, I figure I don't want to be totally research oriented after I hit college. I don't want to do research, its quite hard and seldom rewarding, good for fun but not as a job. I plan on being an MD or going into business.
The people I met at Harvard were pretty amazing.</p>