Chance at Harvard? What do you think

Neem47
Mon, 19 Aug 2019 17:11:44 +0000

I would like your honest and real opinion on my chances on getting into Harvard. Harvard is a dream university to me because of its rigorous courses; I believe they will challenge me and make college hopefully more interesting than high school. I will apply to other universities as back up but would appreciate all advice on the matter.
academics:-
I am an international student doing my A-levels on Math, Business and Economics with A’s currently. I have taken some other subjects that were challenging to me, like Chemistry, where I got an F (a grade on the boundary of failing but not yet there) at the beginning of the year. I studied hard and put in effort and ended up with an A by the end of the year without external help.
Pratice SAT: 1300 but this was my first try and SAT’s a different curriculum so I believe I can improve with practice. I aim to get above 1500.
EC’s:-
basketball
online courses (many without certification due to financial reasons)
Learning French ( developed a lot from my B in GCSE’s, where I didnt know how to say welcome, to befriending people online and having conversations.)
family responsibilities
Art: sketching
All these activities I do without involvement in clubs due to lack of time, considering that going to and from school takes me about 12 hours.
About me:-
I like challenging myself academically or otherwise, and learning but found most of high school relatively less challenging. I believe taking a challenging course in Chemistry and French shows that. I am willing to step out of my comfort zone, like the time I did an interview that was shown on international TV regardless of my initial discomfort and hesitation.
Thanks for reading all that. I appreciate any kind of constructive criticism and your opinions of my chances as I am a realist and am already well aware but would like another unbiased opinion. Thanks again!