<p>Academic Decathlon - highest score in county / captain
Political Club - Pres
Writers Club - Pres
Speech and Debate - VP
Tennis Team - varsity captain
Track Team - varsity captain</p>
<p>AP's: 10 AP's - 9 5's, and 1 4 in AP Chem. </p>
<p>worked on election campaigns for congress/senate
lots of community service
articles published on political website and magainzes
lots of publicaitons</p>
<p>well that does not really answer my question about WHAT ARE MY CHANCES.</p>
<p>but ok.. well I go to competitive private school for one. And the low gpa is due to bad frosh year because i had family problems and had other things to worry about besides school. Not everyone has a perfectly stable enviroment to do good in school. </p>
<p>but im not gonna mention that in essays i write for colleges. Maybe my teachers might in their recs.</p>
<p>anyways, does it matter that much? im still top 10% and i think colleges look at sat and ap when they are trying to judge whether you will suceed or not in their school.</p>
<p>You're fine. It would be good if you had a 'hook' though, because I can guarantee theres going to be a plethora of other applicants at top schools with stats like those.</p>
<p>Yeah, those kinds of stats would be at the low end of the spectrum in my class. 2400 SAT? 9 AP 5's and a 4? 5 leadership positions? 4 perfect SAT II's? top 10% of class? pssshh...</p>
<p>Harvard accepts 75% of perfect SAT scorers, and then you have all of that other stuff to go with it.</p>
<p>Hmm. have you actually obtained all those test scores? Or are you projecting that you'd get a 2400? The reason I ask is that I was checking your profile and there was a post on 6/7 where you said you still had yet to take the SAT.</p>
<p>well i don't think it matters whether gidean did or did not achieve those scores. he/she is asking what his/her chances would be with stated stats.
The statistic that 75% of 2400s get into harvard is probably not correct, but the figure is going to be substantially higher than 9% (which is the overall admissions rate). I think someone posted the statistic somewhere on CC--but anyway it's not really relevant.
Your GPA sucks. You really need to mention the situation your freshman year. There is a section on the application for Anything else you'd like the colleges to know. PLEASE put down that you had a difficult family situation freshman year that kept you from getting better grades. You don't have to go into detail but if you don't let colleges know at all, they'll just assume you weren't capable of doing the work for whatever reason. BAD. Definitely put down that you had difficult circumstances. If you got straight As every year after that, then you should be FINE. I definitely think you'll get into Harvard if you explain that. Good job.</p>
<p>Harvard rejects about 1/3 to 1/4 of perfect SAT scoring applicants. So, that means that they accept 2/3 to 3/4 of perfect SAT scorers. 75% give or take.</p>
<p>"If history holds true, this year alone Harvard University will turn down over half of the high school valedictorians who apply and approximately one-third of the students who scored perfect on the SATs."</p>
<p>The Academic Decathlon involvement could really help you if you got a position such as 1st in state, or even a state medal. What state are you in?</p>
<p>Also, have you done anything really special with your political organizations? Or won any titles with speech and debate?</p>
<p>I think you have the chance to really impress them with those EC's if you can show some high level of achievement and unique interests in a specific field (politics?)</p>
<p>magicmonkey, that isn't a very reputable source. the author is promoting harvard SSP and other summer programs as "prestigious." that's not even true</p>
<p>Hey guys, I know this is not a thread for MIT but no one would reply to my thread. I;m desperate. Please give me your input. I'm posting all my stats so far. I'm going into 11th grade and I'm a female Indian.</p>
<p>~ ECs – Math Team, Literary Magazine, Newspaper, Culture, Book Club, Science Team
~ Leadership – Math Team captain, Lit Mag editor, Newspaper editor, Book Club president, Culture president, Violin treasurer, section leader and librarian
~ Math/Science tutoring
~ Spanish Exchange Trip
~ First to skip Spanish for a year
~ Fundraising for blind people
~ Community Service - 700 hours so far
~ Course load - first in my school's history to be taking 9 APs in 2 years
~ Valedactorian so far
~ dont know my GPA yet
~ National Youth Leadership Forum
~ I've issued some patents (creativity?)
~ Research on DNA at Brigham and Womens
~ I took Indian singing lessons and sent a tape to this popular Indian music director and he gave me an excellent recommendation for that
~ Art portfolio
~ I've gotten the academic awards every year in every single subject </p>
<p>These are my stats so far. The only thing I'm worried about is my SAT I and SAT IIs. I'm planning to take Math, Spanish and Chemistry SAT IIs. In the SAT I, I do great in the math and writing sections but not so great in the reading comprehension section. This is just experience from the practice tests. However, Im taking the Kaplan SAT review, and MIT SAT review. I'm hoping that should help me. Do you think that if a get decent scores (maybe 2100-2400 on SAT and 700-800 on SAT II), I have a chance of getting in. What else can I do? Please help me. MIT is my dream and I want to do everything in my capacity to increase my chances of acceptance. It would mean a lot to me if you guys give me your inputs.</p>
<p>mit is awesome, please acquaint yourself with the New Thread button :) Don't hijack others' threads. But anyway, your stats look really great. Work on those SATs and make sure you do well in your classes (minimal Bs, tough courses)</p>
<p>yea i guess im going to have to explain my situation to Harvard.</p>
<p>Although I really dont understand, I got straight A+'s my last 2 years of high school and did good on my SAT and AP. Colleges are trying to see if you will succeed in their school, obviously because I got B's 4 yrs ago doesnt mean that I wont suceed since Ive been doing good ever since then. </p>
<p>I always thought colleges would look over things such as this.</p>
<p>gidean, you are going up against people who got straight As all throughout high school.
Yes, some Bs freshman year don't really seem like a big deal, but it's better to clear your record of any blemishes if you have the opportunity to do so. Better than leaving doubt in the minds of admissions officers. Besides, they will admire you for overcoming whatever your situation was.</p>
<p>Colleges like to see an upward progression, and that is your case.<br>
Colleges discount freshman year grades and some don't even ask for them.
Some like HYP recompute your grades.</p>
<p>So on that front, you are in good shape. Still, it would not hurt to mention overcoming family problems in your freshman year. Just do not make it the topic of your main essays.</p>
<p>Im hoping maybe that my English teacher, who i will get a rec from, will mention the family problems. Lol. It may look better and portray me as somewhat modest if i dont actually say it. </p>
<p>What do you guys think of the idea of me hinting to my English teacher to mention the family problems in her rec?</p>