<p>Hard work alone does not overcome the fact that you were largely disadvantaged by your lack of background in the english language. Very, very few people can pull off what you just did: getting a 5.0 going into your senior year with only 2 years of english exposure overall, and a lot fewer years when you were going through your sophmore and junior year. How does this not prove that you’re a linguistic prodigy? Forget that, you’re an ACADEMIC prodigy.</p>
<p>Apply to Harvard.</p>