What are my chances of getting into Harvard?

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<p>What are my chances of getting into Harvard, my number 3 school?</p>

<p>I have a 3.6 unweighted and a 3.8 weighted,
I'm in the top 10 percent of my school
I scored 226 (80 Cr, 68 M, 78 W) on my PSAT
I scored 2150 on my SAT but I'm planning to retake it in January
I've taken 2 APs so far (4s scored on both Bio and World), and by the end of this year (junior) I will have taken 5, and by the end of high school I'll have a total of 9.
I'm in my 3rd school play and got the lead in the fall production of Our Town.
I am in a highly selective award winning jazz choir at my school
I have over 200 volunteer hours
I've taken 3 years of French, and, by the time I graduate, 4 of math, 4 of science (2 science labs), 4 of english, 3 history, 2 fine arts, and 6 performing arts.
I've won second place in an LAUSD spelling bee, gotten a science fair award from CSUN and had an abstract published in a national science journal, participated in Model United Nations, was on the Superlative Picture Team for yearbook, had a poem published in a collection of poetry,and won a presidential award and a certificate of special congressional recognition.</p>

<p>The thing is, I don't even know if any of this matters because my grades and test scores aren't stellar!
Do I have a shot??
Thanks in advance.</p>

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<p>If you look at the graph at the top of this page: [The</a> Harvard Crimson | Class of 2017](<a href=“http://features.thecrimson.com/2013/frosh-survey/admissions.html]The”>The Harvard Crimson | Class of 2017)
it shows unweighted GPAs vs. SAT scores of admitted students. I don’t think you have a very good shot.</p>

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<p>Thank you for replying.
I still have a year and a half left of HS, do you think it can improve? (I’m expecting a 2300 on my january sat, that’s been my consistent score in recent practice tests)</p>

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<p>It depends on what classes you’re planning to take, I suppose, and what grades you get. Your SAT scores are great, but your GPA could be higher.</p>

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<p>Alright, thank you!</p>

<p>So, then would you say GPA is more important than SAT scores?
And that both are more important than ECs?</p>

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<p>You’re applying to one of the most selective colleges extant and you don’t know how they weigh your application components? Please spend time on their (and other colleges’) website. It’s not hidden what their criteria are.</p>

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<p>Absolutely not.</p>