this may seem like a joke application

Colleges and Universities A-Z Harvard University
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<p>i think it might be...
chances?</p>

<p>dartmouth ED, uchicago, BU, cornell, george washington, georgetown, vassar</p>

<p>Female/Born in Bangladesh/ came here 7 years old
Top ranked high school
Rank-no rank, top 25%-- 900 students in my grade
Average- 90
SAT- 750 MATH 700 READING 750 WRITING- 2200
SAT II- 750 math 2c, 800 american, 800 physics
Income-- less than 20,000
First generation college student</p>

<p>ap classes- world his, american his, physics b</p>

<p>senior year- ap environmental, ap eng, ap stats, calc honors, ap gov.</p>

<p>academic awards- honor society in school, service award, semi finalist in nasa dream comp., and several other awards from competitions </p>

<p>Extra- Working at pathology lab 25 hours a week as a research assistant for one year, ---- Volunteer at american cancer society 3 years and internship for one summer --organize the big events (walks etc)-- official advocator for my school
- Tutor disadvantaged children for one hour
-volunteer at hospital
-volunteer during science festivals in nyc</p>

<p>clubs--
School newspaper 3 years-- editor in chief
president of breast cancer fundraising club--organized a ball to raise over $2,000,created special bracelets sold through out school
model united nations--secretary 3 years
key club</p>

<p>I have very poor grades my first year of high school..I was going through a lot of personal/ family things
freshman year avgs- 75, 80
soph year -- 90,85
junior year- 93, 102 (last report card)</p>

<p>I was diagnosed with TMJ junior year, i don't think that matters. Working in the pathology lab, changed my life and made me a dedicated student and passionate--plan to write about it for essay</p>

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<p>is the application a joke or is the post a joke? good ecs, good numbers, a hook, and an interesting story to tell? why are you wasting your time here? you seem more industrious than that!</p>

<p>…as good a chance as any…</p>

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<p>I thought my application would be a joke to them. thanks</p>

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<p>Yeah, I think you’re an interesting person whose chances are no worse off than any other person.</p>

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<p>yea but my scores are crap</p>

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<p>Your SAT II’s are solid, and your SAT’s are just below the mean for Ivy’s I believe.</p>

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<p>Make sure you write “SAT U.S. History” on the application instead of “SAT American.”</p>

<p>Interesting life experiences…</p>

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<p>can I point out that i’m in the top 25% not 10 or 1%!?</p>

<p>and thanks renaissance but what do you mean?</p>