Not Just any Chances...My chances





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By Footu (Footu) on Sunday, October 03, 2004 - 06:20 pm: Edit

Well heres me... Do I have any shot at all at Harvard?

16 year old White Male from Suburban New Orleans (applying from a school which has never sent anyone to an IVY)

Applying as a History Major

GPA: 3.86 (my school grades on the 94-100 A, 94-87 B, 86-75 C, 75-70 D, 69-0 F scale)

Class Rank: 6/ ~150

SATs: 1500 800 V/ 700 M

SAT IIs: Yet to take, Will take Writing, Literature, and US History

(Lived in Iceland half my high school life, so ECs are sorta half and half)
ECs:

Poetry Club

Poetry Magazine : Editor, Contributor

Quiz Bowl - Captain

Chess Club /Chess Class (I took private lessons from a chess pro)

Tutored younger HS students

Church Youth Group - Senior Member

National Junior Honor Society

Summer Volunteer work at Library

Missions Trip to Germany

Team Science Competition in England (Honestly can't remember the name of the competition)

etc etc...there a few more but most of the rest are minor

Anyway, what do you guys think? Should I even waste the money applying? What can I do in the next few months to strengthen my App?


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