What are my chances at Harvard Early Action?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Statistics:
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Sitting 1: CR=690, M=780, W=780 (E=10)
Sitting 2: CR=750, M=740, W=670 (E=11)
Superscore: CR=750, M=780, W=780 (2320)
ACT: none
SAT II:
Freshman yr: 690 Bio M
Soph yr: 740 chem, 740 world history
Junior yr: 800 Math II, 800 USH, 780 Bio M
Unweighted GPA: 95.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 3%; I go to a very competitive specialized high school in NY (bronx science)
AP (place score in parenthesis): world history (5)
also took English Composition, Biology, and US History this year
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: AP spanish, AP Comparative Government, AP Chem, AP Calculus AB, AP Lit, Post-AP Biology, Math and Bio Research
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Gold Medal at a Math fair, possible Intel semi-finalist, national merit scholarship semi-finalist, ap scholar</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Bio Journal (Editor), Lector and Alter Server at local church, Volunteer at Learn to Swim Program the last 6 years, Debate Team (2 yrs), Big Sib homeroom leader, random acts of kindness club (4 years), red cross club (2 years), editor of Exposition social science magazine, member of Math Bulletin.
Job/Work Experience: Intern at Memorial Sloan-Kettering the last 2 years.
Summer Activities: Internship, researching for intel project
Essays: working with a professional
Teacher Recommendation: English--should be very good
Bio Research--also has potential
Counselor Rec: I think it will be good.
Additional Rec: Probably from my Msgr in the church or my Intel Mentor</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large Public ~5800 students
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100-120k+, no FA is all i know really
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college (none of my parents went to school, they are immigrants to this country)</p>

<p>Please help me with
Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
And which school I should choose for REA!! I'd like to apply to the one I have the best chance of getting into.</p>

<p>I am currently a senior who will likely choose a science (biology) major.</p>

<p>THANK YOU!!</p>

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<p>You look like a strong candidate, but, Harvard, like all the other top colleges is often very difficult to chance.</p>

<p>Few things you need to concentrate on in your app:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>Research. This is EXTREMELY important. That’s what you have to show your passion for biology, seeing that you haven’t done something like USABO (which is fine).</p></li>
<li><p>APs aren’t incredible. You say that you go to an excellent school, and, unless I misread your post, you only have taken AP World so far. Is there reasoning behind this?</p></li>
<li><p>Internship. Include information about where you interen’ed, maybe get a letter of recommendation. </p></li>
</ul>

<p>Again, I think you’re an excellent candidate.</p>

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<p>hi engarde,</p>

<p>i have actually taken ap world, ap us history, ap english language and composition, and ap bio. i am in ap comparative government, ap chem, ap literature, and ap calculus. i must’ve forgot to update it.</p>

<p>as for research, what should I stress? should i sent them by research paper? and what is usabo?</p>

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<p>What did you get on those APs?</p>

<p>USABO: [USA</a> Biology Olympiad (USABO) | Center for Excellence in Education](<a href=“http://www.cee.org/usa-biology-olympiad-usabo]USA”>http://www.cee.org/usa-biology-olympiad-usabo)</p>

<p>Your research paper is going to be very long and probably technical - send maybe a half page to one page summary of it, stressing the points where you worked the hardest and the points that interested you.</p>

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<p>Your stats are right where they need to be, it’s really a crapshoot from here on out. You’ve got a great chance, but just know that Harvard’s admissions can be completely random (or at least seem that way). No matter what, you’ll end up somewhere great.</p>

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<p>i got a 5 on all of the ones i took so far. but i thought those don’t play a factor in college admissions?</p>