Chance getting into Harvard

KC3324
Mon, 11 May 2015 00:38:45 +0000

Hey guys, my first post in CC. I just want to know what your thoughts are for my chance at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton.
I am a senior at a pretty good boarding school (along the lines of deerfield n taft) and got accepted to NYU CAS.
However, I am taking a gap year and planning to reapply to colleges.

Grades: I have A-/B+ average and got a-, a-, b+, b-, a- for my last classes.
Standardized testing
ACT W/ writing: 33
SAT 2 MATH 800
SAT 2 chemistry 740
AP CALC BC: 5 ab:5 Chem: 3 Comp gov: 4, Bio: 4

Hooks (?)
First-gen male student
Native Hawaiian and Korean mix

Applying for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Environment, Public Policy
State (if domestic applicant): Hawaii

I want to only indicate that I am native hawaiian, but I am Korean citizen and only have permanent residency at US, so I think I am going to say that I am Native Hawaiian and Korean mix. Do you think this ethnicity will hurt my chances?

Help plz. Thanks!