What are my chances at Harvard

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Ethnicity: Asian/African American </p>

<p>Stats:
GPA(uw): 3.79
GPA(w): 4.60
Rank: 4/638
SAT 1:2400
SAT 2: Chem-800, Math 2-800, US History-800, World History-800, Biology-800
EC:
President of Math Team,
Founder of Local Geometry Bee(300 kids participate)
USAMO qualifier</p>

<p>Founder/President of KEY Club</p>

<p>Vice-President of JSA</p>

<p>Vice-President of Science Olympiad
USAPHO finalist(top 150)
USABO semi-finalist
USACHO semi-finalist
Founder of Science Olympiad in local middle school</p>

<p>Vice-President of DECA
2nd place International Quiz Bowl</p>

<p>Intern at NASA, Intern for local congressman</p>

<p>Volunteering:
Elementary Math Olympiad
Local Hospital
Senior Center
Open Heart Kitchen
Tutoring</p>

<p>Organized a marathon to raise money for autism. We raised $2050.</p>

<p>Total hours : 550</p>

<p>Jobs:
Tennis instructor
Tutoring Math</p>

<p>I know my unweighted GPA really kills my app. However, I did show a nice upward trend(All A's Junior Year).</p>

<p>Thank you for chancing me :)</p>

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<p>Really good chance even with that GPA.</p>

<p>I would try to put more emphasis on the African-American race than the Asian if you are in fact African-American at all.</p>

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<p>Thank you, Nosike. I am actually 1/4 African American, but I am a very active member in my school’s Black Student Union.</p>

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<p>It would appear as if your school is extremely competitive, given your UW GPA. That being said, if you say you are African American, your chances are much higher, so I’d say, especially given your tests, that you’re a low reach at Harvard.</p>

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<p>1/4. Bah that can’t count. Do you even look a little african? </p>

<p>Thing about harvard is that everything is a crapshot. I’d suggest applying for cornell too because it’s in fact the easiest ivy to get into so if you want an ivy name on your diploma, Cornell’s might be your best chance.</p>

<p>Nice volunteer hours. 550 trumps my feeble 150.</p>

<p>You’ll be a typical applicant in the Harvard pool.</p>

<p>(Get some safety and target schools)</p>

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<p>I disagree. The OP has an especially good chance.</p>

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<p>Yes a good chance at any other school but this is harvard. One of my freind’s brothers had a perfect ACT, SAT, SAT II and he had a UW 4.0 GPA for 8 semesters straight. </p>

<p>He was the president of 4 clubs and he played varsity basketball and did 250+ hours of volunteering. Harvard rejected him but he got into MIT for engineering.</p>

<p>-Plus he won a crapload of Basketball/Math/Science awards. </p>

<p>Harvard’s hard as hell to get into.</p>

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<p>Test scores = nice chances</p>

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<p>Very good chances.</p>

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<p>Well, I don’t know what you mean by “good chance,” but it’s false that the OP is a typical Harvard applicant. The OP has a far better chance than the vast majority of the other applicants.</p>

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<p>quick question, what does OP stand for?</p>

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<p>“original poster” (i.e., the thread-starter)</p>

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<p>ahh kk thanks silverturtle</p>

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<p>This thread seems a little suspect due to the OP’s low post count, but if his stats are real, then he has a very good chance at Harvard.</p>

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<p>You’re not African-American, you can only put that on the application if one parent is 100% black.</p>

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<p>GPA is below harvard standards, but your awards/ec more than make up for it
You obviously have skill in math, science and business so apply for one of those majors
Good luck. I’m applying to Harvard too</p>

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<p>There is no such rule.</p>

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<p>You can mark both Asian and African American if you wish to.</p>

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<p>My mistake on the parent thing.</p>

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<p>silverturtle–Thank you for clearing that up.
Nosike-- No problem :)</p>