URM Chances for Harvard?

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<p>Ethnicity: Mexican American
Location: Rural area in where school has only sent 3 students to top colleges
Income: Probably considered middle-class</p>

<p>School Info:
GPA: 3.96 unweighted
Valedictorian
I have taken the most rigorous courses available
I have taken 3 AP tests: English Lang-3; WHAP- 4; US. Hist. - 4
SAT: 1870
ACT:31
SAT II: Spanish -790; Math I - 720; Bio-M - 750</p>

<p>EC's:
Varsity Mariachi (Nationally Recognized)
Varsity Soccer
Varsity Baseball
Science Academic Team (Team Captain)
Math Academic Team
Science Club (President)
Math Club (President)
National Honor Society (Vice-President)</p>

<p>Work Experience:
Summer School Teacher Aide for the past 2 yrs.
Helped football game announcer</p>

<p>Volunteer:
Highway Beautification
Cleaned Cemetary
NHS Volunteering
Prom Committee
Coached soccer team in community league
Played at annual town celebrations with mariachi
Church Youth Group</p>

<p>Accomplishments:
National Hispanic Recognition Program
AP Scholar
All-State Alernate in Bio for Science Academic Team
Qualified for Outstanding Students of America
Honor Roll
Math Student of the Year (School Award)
District Champion in Science
Best rhythm section in mariachi
Academic Athlete of the Year (School Award)
Member of the 2nd Annual Texas Student Legislature Meeting</p>

<p>Misc:
Emailed by Minority Recruitment Admissions from Harvard
Visited the campus last year
Great URM type essay
Great letters of recommendation
Will send a mariachi song in which i play guitar</p>

<p>Thanks for the help and any advice/criticism is welcomed!</p>

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<p>bump......</p>

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<p>please is anyone willing to chance me?</p>

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<p>Jollymix12, I can't and don't ever chance anyone, since I'm not an admissions officer, but you have a competitive profile, and are URM. So apply, do the best essay you can (whether 'URM-type' is a good idea depends entirely on what you have to say there) and then, unfortunately, one just has to wait it out! good luck! :)</p>

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<p>are you sending all your standardized test scores? if you don't need to send your SAT score report i wouldn't. although ur SAT II's are good, ur SATI's are more important and they're kinda on the low side.</p>

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<p>Harvard requires SAT2 scores so they'll see his SAT1 no matter what. His ACT score should make up for it. I haven't any idea what your chances are - Harvard doesn't give out enough information to make an educated guess. But your scores and grades are in range AND you are an URM. I'd say they were better than average. But average is 1 in 10. Twice as good as average would still only be 1 in 5.</p>