Would I stand even a chance at Harvard?

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<p>Asian Female, PA, not-so-great public school :(</p>

<p>UW GPA: 4.0
W GPA: 4.95
Rank: 2/571</p>

<p>SAT: 760 CR, 800 M, 780 W (2340 Composite)</p>

<p>SAT2: 800 Math 2, 770 Chemistry, 780 USH</p>

<p>Freshman year:
-Honors Biology:
-Honors English 9:
-Honors Alg. 2:
-Honors Precalc:
-Honors Western Civilization (History):
-Intro to Computer Programming:
-Spanish 2:
-Health/Gym:</p>

<p>Sophomore Year:
-Honors Geometry:
-AP Calc BC:
-Honors U.S. History:
-Honors Chemistry:
-Honors English 10:
-Spanish 3:
-Health/Gym: </p>

<p>Junior Year Schedule:
-AP Chemistry:
-Honors Physics:
-AP Statistics:
-AP U.S. History:
-AP English 11:
-Spanish 4:
-College to take Calc 3: </p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule:
-AP English 12:
-AP Physics:
-AP Spanish:
-AP Psychology:
-AP Microeconomics:
-Honors Human Anatomy:
-College to take Linear Alg: </p>

<p>AP scores so far: Calc BC (5, AB subscore 5)</p>

<p>ECs: Projected: by the time I'm a senior.
-ARML (american regions math league) (Section leader), 4 years
-piano, 12 years
-varsity swimmer, 4 years, (co-capt. 1 year)
-summer swimming, 6 years
-science olympiad, 4 years (capt. 2 years)
-student council rep, 4 years
-debate team, 3 years
-math team, 3 years, (capt. 2 years)
-newspaper 4 years, (Editor 2 years)
-art club, 2 years</p>

<p>Awards:
-ARML - highest achieving female, team won the national championships 2 years in a row
-Science Olympiad - 1st in Anatomy, 2nd in Ecology regional level
3rd in Ecology, 5th in Anatomy state level
-Swimming - most diligent swimmer award, i hold 4 team records for my summer team
-Piano - some national and state awards and recognition
-NMSF
-$3,000 Scholarship Winner to Cedar Crest College for Outstanding Mathematics
-Lehigh University Math Contest Fifth Place Individual
-Art displayed in Bethlehem’s Cultural Arts and Education Center</p>

<p>Community Service:
-300+ hours at Hospital
-50 hours choir piano acccompaniment
-100+ hours teacher's aide for chinese school
-100+ hours summer swim team timer</p>

<p>Work:
-MATHCOUNTS teacher at community college
-Private swim coach</p>

<p>Essays should be unique, Interview should go well, but no hooks :(</p>

<p>Give me an honest opinion, guys!</p>

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<p>u took alg 2 i 9th grade, and then u took both ap calc b.c and geometry in 10th grade…?</p>

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<p>haha yeah I was just supposed to skip geometry because my teachers all thought I should, but then my mom later said that I needed to take it.</p>

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<p>Lol, that’s kind of like what I did! I did Geo in 7th, Alg 2 in 8th, Precal in 9th, and BC in 10th, though.</p>

<p>Math buddies! (:</p>

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<p>Of course you have a chance. You have the grades to get in, but no one is guaranteed in this process. That’s the best I can tell you.</p>

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<p>alwaysgraceful, you definitely stand a chance of being admitted :)! I definitely did not have any hook and I don’t think my scores and everything were as good as yours are. So much in life is up to chance, but you’ll never know how far you can reach until you’ve tried you best. If you liked Harvard and can envision yourself being a part of the school, then definitely apply— the guaranteed way to have zero chance is if you never send in an application.</p>

<p>Have you visited the school? If not, it may be great to come to visit the Boston/Cambridge area for an afternoon when you have the time :].</p>