wut is the probability in % that he will get into harvard?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>this is my friend</p>

<p>Background: Hispanic, low income, 1st gen</p>

<p>Sat : 2400 single sitting</p>

<p>Sat II: 800 bio M, 800 math II, 800 chem, 800 physics</p>

<p>G.P.A: 3.94</p>

<p>Rank: 3/800</p>

<p>9 5's : Bio, Euro, Comp Sci, Chem, U.S, Physics B, Physics C Mech, Physics C E/M, Eng Lang</p>

<p>Community College Classes: 4.0 g.p.a each class = 1 semester</p>

<p>statistics
sociology
philosophy
astronomy I
physics I
physics II</p>

<p>Based on this information without his EC's what do you guys think?</p>

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<p>Likely. I can’t give an exact percent chance but I will say the following: applicants with 2400s are admitted to Ivies on average with a 40% success rate. With his other stats, it becomes clear that he is actually a likely admit (more than 50%) but after a certain point without clear cut admissions criteria (Olympiad Medalist, Athlete, Development Case) all guesses are just guesses. </p>

<p>If you wanted an actual percent, assuming average ECs, I would venture to say he has a 75% chance.</p>

<p>Note: the only reason that I assume his chances are so high is the huge diversity + of racial AND economic diversity.</p>

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<p>Well, frankly, EC’s are a major part of the application, so it’s hard to say.
There are so many students that apply to Harvard with similar stats, and it’s the EC’s that will set him apart.
Based on what you’ve given, I would say reach to a high reach, but that’s because it’s Harvard. With his EC’s, it could easily be more of a low reach (I don’t believe there is such a thing as a match at Harvard, in my mind.)</p>

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<p>I would be shocked if a Hispanic, 1st gen, low income, 2400 SAT I, 3200/3200 SAT II, 3.9, top 1% didnt get in.</p>

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<p>99%.</p>

<p>Should have applied Yale EA just to have a major in the bag already!</p>

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<p>Original thought, what is your source for the 40% acceptance rate for a 2400 SAT?</p>

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Maybe you should go talk to silverturtle about that… affirmative action does not play as big of a role as people think it does.</p>

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<p>oh i see… but do you guys think he should be betting on getting into a few ivies/stanford/caltech/mit?</p>

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<p>I’m tired of people saying that a “URM/Hispanic” with a high SAT score is guaranteed to get into X. college.</p>

<p>Harvard rejects black people. Harvard rejects people of all ethnic backgrounds, and so do other top universities.</p>

<p>If a white kid with a 2400 on the SAT can be rejected in favor of a white kid with a mediocre score, no awards, and a moving essay–and this has happened many times–what makes you think a Hispanic kid with a 2400 cannot be rejected in favor of another Hispanic person with a more compelling application?</p>

<p>I’m not saying your friend is doomed, but just because you’re black/Hispanic/Native American doesn’t mean that your good SAT score suddenly means you don’t even need to try.</p>

<p>Tell him to make sure his essays are good. And his ECs better be something special if he’s aiming for Harvard.</p>