Your opinions on my profile! - SCEA Applicant

[terminatorp]

<p>Hello everyone!</p>

<p>I have applied SCEA to Harvard a few days ago, and I was wondering what you all think of my profile! Of course, I understand no one can actually "chance" people, but I just want your opinions on what YOU think! :) I do have weaker subject test scores than most people on here, so please keep that in mind as you look over this! Thank you! </p>

<p>ACT: 34 (35 superscore)
Rank: 15/530
Subject 2 Test: Math 1 750 , Bio 730 M, Chem 730
GPA: 3.9 unweighted / 4.92 weighted
Course load: Highest rigor possible</p>

<p>Honors:
2013 Davidsons Fellow
1st place at International Environmental Sustainaibility Olympiad (ISWEEEP), 2012, 2013
2nd place and 3rd place Intel International Science Fair (ISEF), 2012, 2013 respectively
Nominated Texan of the Year</p>

<p>ECs: Senior Class President, As Senior Class President-elect I helped construct our school's first student conference room in our library, Debate Varsity Member (some minor awards) and Mentor, Science Fair, Arsenic Remediation efforts overseas through nonprofit. </p>

<p>Essays: I spent a lot of time on them! I spoke mainly about my motivation on why I did my science research, and why it meant so much to me.</p>

<p>Ethnicity/Country: South Asian, living in America </p>

<p>School: Mid-tier Large Public School</p>

<p>Rec letters: I asked my favorite teachers who know me the best, so I hope they are well!</p>

[CCUSER102]

<p>Looks really good with ISEF and similar awards i can see that you’re a strong candidate! Wish you all and best! :)</p>

[gibby]

<p>There’s not enough information in your profile to answer these questions on Harvard’s website: <a href=“https://college.harvard.edu/admissions/application-process/what-we-look[/url]”>https://college.harvard.edu/admissions/application-process/what-we-look&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Growth and potential

• Have you reached your maximum academic and personal potential?
• Have you been stretching yourself?
• Have you been working to capacity in your academic pursuits, your full-time or part-time employment, or other areas?
• Do you have reserve power to do more?
• How have you used your time?
• Do you have initiative? Are you a self-starter? What motivates you?
• Do you have a direction yet? What is it? If not, are you exploring many things?
• Where will you be in one, five, or 25 years? Will you contribute something to those around you?
• What sort of human being are you now? What sort of human being will you be in the future?</p>

<p>Interests and activities

• Do you care deeply about anything—intellectual? Extracurricular? Personal?
• What have you learned from your interests? What have you done with your interests?
• How have you achieved results? With what success or failure? What have you learned as a result?
• In terms of extracurricular, athletic, community, or family commitments, have you taken full advantage of opportunities?
• What is the quality of your activities? Do you appear to have a genuine commitment or leadership role?
• If you have not had much time in high school for extracurricular pursuits due to familial, work, or other obligations, what do you hope to explore at Harvard with your additional free time?</p>

<p>Character and personality

• What choices have you made for yourself? Why?
• Are you a late bloomer?
• How open are you to new ideas and people?
• What about your maturity, character, leadership, self-confidence, warmth of personality, sense of humor, energy, concern for others, and grace under pressure?</p>

<p>Contribution to the Harvard community

• Will you be able to stand up to the pressures and freedoms of College life?
• Will you contribute something to Harvard and to your classmates? Will you benefit from - your Harvard experience?
• Would other students want to room with you, share a meal, be in a seminar together, be teammates, or collaborate in a closely knit extracurricular group?

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[efeens44]

<p>Reading that made me feel a lot better about my application. I feel like my application firmly and positively answers almost all of those questions.</p>

<p>December 13th (or whenever it is) can’t come soon enough!!</p>