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Old 05-01-2008, 01:27 PM   #1
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With these ECs, what kind of GPA/ACTs/SATs would I need for Harvard College?

As title.

ECs and activities:

-Two years of being varsity volleyball captain, one year of being junior varsity captain, and two Most Valuable Player Award as well as one Coach's Award.

-Two years of co-coaching Middle School volleyball teams.

-Competitive martial artist (Arnis): undefeated locally (at my age group), once scored a point against Europe's second highest ranked fighter (not my age group).

-Skipped a grade (6th)

-Legacy: Father was elected to be Visiting Scientist at Harvard Medical School in 2000. Mother is twice fellow of Harvard Law School.

-Low handicap golf player.

-Internship with the Head of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the U.S.
Congress in the summer between Junior and Senior year.

-International applicant: part German, part Danish. Currently studying the International Baccalaureate (IB) in Munich, but spent time in the Danish, German and American school systems.

-Fluent in three languages with passive knowledge of another three.

-Avid rock climber.

-Competitive bodybuilder.

-Two years of working as a fully-salaried translator at a local, highly regarded research institution (translating press releases).

-One of the highest Economics and Business & Management test score averages in the history of my high school.

-'Business @ School' extracurricular Business classes and presentations.

-Worked 50+ hours with an autistic child for community service.

-Glowing teacher recommendations as well as a recommendation from the Head of the Foreign Relations Committee of the U.S. Congress.
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Old 05-01-2008, 03:10 PM   #2
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are your sports skills good enough to get recruited???
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Old 05-01-2008, 03:21 PM   #3
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2400... Duh.
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Old 05-01-2008, 04:33 PM   #4
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Are you sure you're only a high school student? Your accomplishments are amazing! I believe you are well qualified in the area of EC's. What are your stats?

Best of luck
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Old 05-01-2008, 07:33 PM   #5
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It varies so much from school to school - there is no one right answer. In our large public high school (average SAT ca. 510), usually 2 to 3 kids get into Harvard. They are always from the top 2% of the class. They mostly had SAT scores of 1500/1600, don't know how the writing score has changed that. They also have pretty top notch ECs. (Intel finalists, Science Olympiad winners etc.) But as an international applicant at an overseas school, you are in a very different pool.
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