I just wanted to post this to get some feedback as to what people think my Harvard REA decision might be (I AM SO NERVOUS AND IMPATIENT). I am also applying to Yale, Columbia, Brown, and Penn, as well as Northwestern, WUSTL, Hopkins, and Tufts (along with safeties, of course), so if anyone has any insight on which of these schools I have a shot at, I would appreciate the feedback.
Background:
•white female
•first generation college student/grad (my mom completed some community college)
•middle class
My School
•an “ok” suburban public school- (Niche report card: B overall, B+ academics, B+ teachers, C+ clubs, B- college prep, C+ resources)
•last year’s valedictorian attends Harvard (idk if this matters at all??- just thought I’d throw it out there)
ACT Score:
•highest single test: 33
•“superscore”: 34
AP’s:
9th Grade:
•Human Geography- 5
10th:
•US Gov- 4
•Psych- 4
11th:
•Bio- 4
•World Hist- 3 (ugh)
•Lang- 5
•Calc AB/BC- 5/5
Sat Subject Tests:
•Literature- 720
•Biology M- 730
GPA:
•4.0 (unweighted)
•4.52 (weighted)
Class Rank:
1 of (about) 350
Extracurriculars:
•NHS President (12th)
•Span. Honor Society Treasurer (12th)
•Senior mentor to freshman- assist in teaching an Algebra 1 class (12th)
•Key Club member (10th-12th)
•Varsity Unified Bowling (10th-11th)- a team of students with and without intellectual disabilities
•Math Team (11th-12th)
•SPCA volunteer (11th-12th)- I coordinated a very successful supply drive with my NHS
•summer camp/mission project (summer of 9th, 11th, and 12th)- repair homes of people in need
•part-time retail job (10th-12th)- work between 8 and 16 hours a week
Awards:
•1st place STEM Excellence Award (school-wide/countywide)- each school in the county choses a 1st and 2nd place student
•Scholar Athlete (10th-11th)
•Principal’s Honor Roll (every year)
•AP Scholar (10th), with distinction (11th)
Overall, I think I have an okay chance, but I know it’s a crapshoot and my test scores are not as great as they could be. I think my essays were solid (I have received great feedback from my GC and english teacher) and my Harvard interview seemed good, but not too exceptional.