rooney1

I'm a black male applying in the fall, private school educated.

EC's

Diversity Alliance all 4 yrs, Core Leader Next Year
Football all 4 yrs, 3 yrs of Varsity, Captain this year
Kawaida Club Fr + Soph yr
Served on Soph Campus Ministry Board, left for personal reasons
Wrestling, soph yr, couple of awards/accomplishments
Feature Editor on the School Paper, 11th and 12th
Track in Freshman Year
Speech & Debate, Jr + Sr year
Influential's Club, 11th and 12th

*Had a poem published in the school literary magazine
*NHS

Volunteer
Will have 75+ hours by time of applications

Work
6-week internship at a non-profit

Cumulative GPA: 3.7 UW, 4.0 W

2200 SAT Super Score
790 W, 750 CR, 660 M
First time 2120-790W,680CR,650M
Second time 2160-750W,750CR,660M

750- US History SAT II
780- World History SAT II
670- Biology E (two or three for Harvard?)

4 on AP World, 4 on AP Bio, 4 on AP US, 5 on AP English Language

31 ACT (not sending, really did not want to take this)

Next year:
Religion 4 H (only Honors religion offered in the school)
AP English
AP Macro
AP Gov
Physics H
Calc H
French 3 H

Pretty good with the essay

Out of all my courses where Honors or higher was available, I was only forced to take one regular course. Rest have all been Honors or AP. Total of 4 AP's so far, will have 7 total. Also, school has a 3 AP course cap per year unless you get special approval.

I got contacted by Harvard's UMRP some weeks ago, asked around and heard that it actually meant something, confirm please?

Applying to:

Harvard (SCEA)
Cornell
Columbia
Fordham
Rice
Stanford
Notre Dame
UPenn
Princeton
Georgetown
NYU

MaxRide94

I would say that you have as much of a shot as anybody in this thing.
Quick note: Cornell only looks at CR+M and you fall into the mid 50% range with 1410/1600. Your writing score might make up for your Math scores at other schools but Cornell is probably going to notice.
But you're an accomplished and intelligent URM with coherent EC's and a good transcript so you have a fair shot at all of those schools.

Your volunteer hours look a little short though. Just something that stood out to me. Most people have 100+ or at least say that they have 100+ hours.
Oh, and don't send that SAT II Bio score. Harvard only requires 2 subject tests.

rooney1

Thanks for clearing up the SAT II's for me before I sent them. And I think I can find a way to get some more hours on there before applying. Thanks for the reply

yolie3000

Went to Harvard info session and their advice was send 2 subjest tests in different areas. It would be best to not send two history SATIIs. I am sure you can send all 3 in and that would suffice.