are my ecs ivy-level? (im not so smart academically)

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>are my ECs Harvard-level?</p>

<p>(by the way, im not y0itzr0, but his buddy. i didnt feel like making my own account)</p>

<p>Martial Arts 3rd degree black belt.
-2nd in National Sparring, 4th in International Sparring (Went to britain)

  • Founder and Captain of School’s martial arts team, and founder of all martial arts teams in area
    -Went to India and held martial arts training camps, taught kids methods of self defense</p>

<p>Indian Classical Singer
-2nd in Nationals
-Held multiple shows in India where I performed solo, raised over $15,000 for education for poor children
-Got recommendation from Minister of Arts and Culture (he complemented singing, said how I was one of the best male, teen singers he has heard), (I was in Indian newspapers, lots of good reviews)</p>

<p>DECA

  • President of my school’s chapter
  • Came 2nd Place in state, 3rd nationwide</p>

<p>Stock Market Club

  • President of school’s stock market club
    -In the process of building a team to take to nationals</p>

<p>Comp Civics (We the People)

  • Our team came 2nd nationwide this year</p>

<p>Honors Society

  • Officer, raised money to help provide financial aid for seniors</p>

<p>Mentorship

  • A couple of well-known executives mentored me, teaching me the rules and world of business, and got some good recommendations from them.</p>

<p>Volunteering
-As I mentioned earlier, I sang for charity, raised lots of money. Using that money, I visited villages in India and chose poor individuals for scholarships</p>

<p>I am not very academically smart GPA wise for Harvard. I have a 3.8UW, 4.3W GPA. I got 2250 on the SATs. I am in the top 5% of my class that sends one kid to Harvard every year.</p>

<p>Thanks for the tips and comments!</p>

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<p>by the way,
i go to a pretty good high school (about 300 on Newsweek) in California, and will not be requiring financial aid. Also, I have an upward trend from my freshman year.</p>

<p>thanks!</p>

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<p>I would’t say you’re not smart… your SAT is good and your GPA isnt bad. Your ECs are pretty impressive, esp the singing/martial arts.</p>

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<p>thanks, but the thing is as an asian(indian), it is sort of expected for me to get a 4.0 GPA, but I really can’t do that.</p>

<p>do I stand a decent chance at all?</p>

<p>thnx!</p>

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<p>if you are in the top 5% then it doesn’t matter what your exact GPA is</p>

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<p>iono, because i was on this website, and they said that the average person (50th percentile) gets a 4.0 UW GPA, so I got really worried about that. also, would having a song on a publicly sold CD soundtrack for a foreign movie increase my chances? i actually went to the studio, and was the singer for the song in the soundtrack, and recorded it. it is now featured in an indian movie!!</p>

<p>thanks!!!</p>

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<p>the Indian classical singing is amazing; have you been on any shows like SRGMP or SVOI?</p>

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<p>unfortunately not, although srgmp is coming to my neighboring city in 3 months, and i might try it!</p>

<p>can i get into harvard?</p>

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<p>I think you have a great shot! The Indian singing really makes you unique- I’m sure Harvard won’t get people like you in the applicant pool =)</p>

<p>But then again, no one is in for sure. I’d say you have one of the best shots though! Good luck!</p>

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<p>thanks for all the posts!</p>

<p>any other ideas?</p>

<p>thnx!</p>

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<p>You definitely have a great shot, both because of your ECs and your GPA & SAT (don’t discount yourself in the academic dept.)</p>

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<p>you have a great shot</p>

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<p>wow guys thanks for all the optimistic views!</p>

<p>but don’t you guys feel that a 3.8 for an asian-indian will be greatly looked down upon by harvard? also, i scored a 2250, which is “average” for harvard’s standards. won’t they expect an asian-indian to score much higher?</p>

<p>once again, thanks for the replys! keep em comming pls!</p>

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<p>Don’t focus too much on race, Harvard honestly doesn’t care that much and the adcom won’t look at you with these preconceived, and possibly ill-conceived, notions. Your application will stand out as a strong one!</p>

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<p>You have a great shot at Harvard. I’d say you are a match.</p>

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<p>OMG U GUYS!!!
You guys seriously put a smile on my face! :slight_smile: It is GREAT to hear that I stand a decent chance!!!</p>

<p>thanks!!!</p>

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<p>Oh-something else. </p>

<p>You’re in DECA??? AND you were at ICDC? What event did you get 3rd in?</p>

<p>(I’m Washington’s President btw)</p>

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<p>hey ttan,
i actually already knew u are washington’s president. im actually rohin’s (he spoke to you earlier about becoming california state president, etc.) friend from school, and i am in his DECA chapter. he told us how he spoke to the washington president of DECA lol. i came 3rd in the written entrepreneurship one.</p>

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<p>There is a stock market competition? Please tell I’m interested.</p>

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<p>yeah, ill pm u the details later, as I can’t exactly find it right now. the reason i created this club is actually because we have a part time stock-broker for a teacher at our school.</p>

<p>good luck!</p>