<p>I have a 3.0 unweighted GPA and a 2210 SAT ( 800 M, 730 CR, 680 W)</p>
<p>I have all the extra curriculars you could imagine, with the captain of mock trial team and captain of model UN team at the helm. </p>
<p>I know one would typically think that a 3.0 has no shot, but with the combination of everything above and the restrictive early action program I still think I have a shot (I'm always optimistic about everything! :))</p>
<p>Let me know your thoughts / comments, thanks!</p>
<p>I don’t think so. Sure, your ECs are great, but Harvard can choose from people who have ECs like yours, and better, who have 4.0 UW GPA.</p>
<p>What is your weighted GPA and class rank?</p>
<p>My GPA and Class rank are not that great, but I’m still trying. Worst thing is that I get rejected right? I’m an optimist as well :D</p>
<p>I mean, honestly, captain of both MUN and Mock Trial isn’t that impressive unless you’ve steered both of those groups to national recognition. If you came here with a 4.0 UW and those, I wouldn’t say they were bad, but…“all the ECs I can imagine”? Hardly.</p>
<p>Go for it.</p>
<p>Give it a shot. Sometimes, it’s the essay that truly gets a person into some of these top-tier schools</p>
<p>I disagree with jsungoh.</p>
<p>I give info sessions for another HYP. I tell students and families that if they are among the handful of top scholars, known by the teachers and the prinicpal – then they might be a viable applicant. By implication, if they aren’t then they aren’t very viable either. H has under 7% accept rate. The best essay isn’t going to ressurect a 3.0 GPA. I would honestly set your focus elsewhere. On the face, it would appear you definitely have a successful collegiate career ahead of you – but not at the ultra selective colleges however. Good luck.</p>
<p>I’m an advocate of applying anywhere you’d like to go. But you should be prepared – you do not have a realistic shot unless there’s something truly extraordinary that you haven’t mentioned. By truly extraordinary I mean something of global interest – either you lived in a refugee camp prior to high school or you are an Olympic medalist, etc.</p>
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<p>As often happens, I agree completely with T26E4.</p>