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Old 02-26-2008, 05:16 PM   #1
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Chance me for this university please. =) (French applicant)

Hi there!
I’m currently a French student in a little town somewhere in the center of France.
I’d like to know my chances to get into Harvard and also, if I can do anything that could help. It’s very difficult to do extracurricular or other things in France so…

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Ethnicity: Caucasian

Test Scores:

SAT Scores:
800 Math
800 Critical Reading
800 Writing
Total: 2600
So a perfect SAT Score the first time I did them.

SAT II Scores:
800 Math II
800 Physics
800 Chemistry
Another perfect score at the first time.

Paper-Based TOEFL: 677/677
I took all my tests once.

First Certificate in English by Cambridge University : Perfect Score.

Bac S avec mention européenne en anglais (Scientific Baccalaureate with the European mention in English): 21/20; Mention: Very Good (this is the best starting at 16/20).

High-school rank:
French schools don’t rank their pupils but I’ve got the best marks ever in the school history.

High-School options:
- Third language : Japanese
- European class : High level in English

(We can only choose 2 options in France, well, this give us 8 hours a day without the homework. ^^)

Languages:
French, English, Spanish, Japanese (Those languages have been learned at school in several years.)
Ancient Greek, Chinese, German (Those languages have been learned by myself and not at school or with other organization.)

General average: 19.2/20
The class average is about 10.1/20 and we are a good class.

Academics:
Not a lot of awards in France but well…

Congratulations at all my trimesters and the best marks since my born.
Captain of the Olympic Science Team.
Winner of the Academics Mathematics Olympiads with a perfect score. (Gold Medal)
Winner of the National Mathematics Olympiads with a perfect score. (Gold Medal)
Winner of the International Mathematics Olympiads with a perfect score. (Gold Medal)
Winner of the Academics Physics Olympiads with a perfect score. (Gold Medal)
Winner of the National Physics Olympiads with a perfect score. (Gold Medal)
Winner of the International Physics Olympiads with a perfect score. (Gold Medal)

Extracurricular:
-I’ve learned to play the piano with a paper keyboard in one week with free lessons in the Internet. (Played for 2 years and a half.) (I couldn’t afford a piano or a teacher… but my brain can hear the notes)
-I’ve learned the guitar with free lessons in the Internet and an acoustic guitar. (I couldn’t afford anything indeed…)
-Special Effects participation in some short movies and as a filming counselor. (5 years in special effects with 2D and 3D effects learned by myself in the Internet.)
-Coding projects in many languages such as C++, C# and Python.
-Webmaster and founder of a website with free school lessons from 6 years to 18 and coding/graphics tutorials.
-Founder and president of a Science Club in the Internet. (Math, Physics, Chemistry and Biology)

(There’s no orchestra in French public schools.)

Sports:
-2 years of archery
-I’ve also played Tennis, Soccer and Judo when I was a kid but I had a terrible medical problem so I couldn’t practice sport for several years.
-Pen Spinning if it is a sport. ^^

Work experience:
-I’ve been an assistant in IT courses in the house of associations of my town.
-1 week helping veterinary surgeons.
-2 years helping the Red Cross. (Various Missions)
(In France we can’t go helping in the Hospitals or that kind of things.)
-Several hours volunteering for my church. (Probably around 200 hours.)

Other:
Mensa Member.

If you’ve questions/critics/suggestions I’m always here. =)
Thanks.
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Old 02-26-2008, 06:12 PM   #2
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je pense que tu as un tres bon chance! 2600??!!! OH LA LA
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Old 02-26-2008, 06:15 PM   #3
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2600.. great job..


rejected..
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Old 02-26-2008, 07:08 PM   #4
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Oh Oh! =P
My finger fell on the 6. (Two times.. well..)
2400/2400. :$
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Old 02-26-2008, 07:23 PM   #5
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Well... u may consider MIT instead of Harvard..
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Old 02-26-2008, 08:43 PM   #6
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this is a joke

look here, if you can't multiply 800 X 3, no offense but i don't think you belong at harvard. Definitely not at MIT lmao
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Old 02-26-2008, 08:51 PM   #7
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so how do you say "2600" in chinese, if you've mastered so many languages?
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Old 02-27-2008, 05:32 AM   #8
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Hi,
About the 2600 I think that I've mixed both the old SAT and the new. x)
For tongchen1226, 2006 : èr qiān liù bǎi (二千六百).
Seriously as I've answered above, I don't know why I've written 2600.
I've made my first SAT Math at the age of 12 (for the fun) and it was very easy.
Well, see ya. =P
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Old 02-27-2008, 06:55 AM   #9
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Come on ****ing keyboard !!
2600 instead of 2006 in my previous post...
(I've no num pad but well...)
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Old 02-27-2008, 07:38 AM   #10
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You really are quite the perfectionist, aren't you?

Good shot.
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Old 02-27-2008, 12:12 PM   #11
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I think you have fairly good chances. By the way, 2600 in Chinese is: (liang qian liu bai) 俩千六百。
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Old 02-27-2008, 12:13 PM   #12
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Rejected. Go to Community College.
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Old 02-27-2008, 12:55 PM   #13
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"By the way, 2600 in Chinese is: (liang qian liu bai) 俩千六百。"

Liang means "both" and it may be possible to say that, but in 二千六百 there's èr like there : 二十 (èrshí) 20 or 二百 (èrbǎi) 200; which multiplies shí or bǎi by 2.

@20LEGEND, Why should I go to a community college ? =/

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Old 02-27-2008, 01:07 PM   #14
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'cause your imaginary stats won't work at Harvard.
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Old 02-27-2008, 01:10 PM   #15
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And what about if I can prove those stats in the Application Form ? =)
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