Chance me - Hispanic Male

Colleges & Universities Harvard University
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<p>I would like an accurate chance estimate. </p>

<p>Ethnicity/gender: Hispanic Male</p>

<p>Chem SAT II: 770
Bio SAT II: 800
Math 2 SAT II: Taking in Fall
ACT: Projected > 34; Taking in Fall </p>

<p>APs Taken:
AP Biology: projected 5
AP Language and Comp: projected 5
AP Us History: projected 4-5</p>

<p>Average: 94/95 Weighted out of 100 </p>

<p>Senior Class Schedule:
AP Chem
AP Calc AB
AP Economics
AP Spanish V
AP English Lit.
Science Elective </p>

<p>Awards/Honors:</p>

<p>National Hispanic Recognition Program
National Spanish Honors Society
National Honors Society
3rd Place in State Science Olympiad
1st Place in State Science Olympiad
Multiple First/Third Place awards in Regional/Invitational Science Olympiad
1st Place at the White Plains Invitational Science Competition for Microbiology
1st Place at the White Plains Invitational Science Competition (Overall) </p>

<p>Outside Activities: </p>

<p>*Lab Research: Entering in several competitions; publication definite (This may also result in a recommendation from my PI, a professor at Harvard Med) </p>

<p>Science Olympiad: 3 years, 2 years as Co-captain.
4-time elected student representative on my school’s legislative body.
2-time elected secretary on my school’s student council
Chairman of the blood drive for the National Honors Society
Microbiology Intern at a local hospital (I dealt with specimens and aided in the identification of antibiotic resistance)
Mathematics Tutoring: three years</p>

<p>Reason for application: the ability to continue my research with my current PI</p>

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<p>What is your class rank or, at least, an estimate of your rank?</p>

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<p>my school does not rank</p>

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<p>Also, is that ACT score projection based on practice test performance?</p>

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<p>yes. on math and writing I was getting 35s. on science and reading 33-34.</p>

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<p>If your ACT score turns out well, you have an excellent if you are ranked among the top several students in your class (you haven’t responded to my question yet).</p>

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<p>estimate of my rank: 10-20%.</p>

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<p>Your in-depth interest in biology is really impressive. Only thing that kind of might work against you is your lack of AP’s before senior yr (But it won’t if those were only the available AP’s). I believe you have a good chance!</p>

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<p>85% because you are Hispanic.</p>

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<p>There is no nobility in poverty.</p>

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<p>@labfreak, my app was similar to what yours might be (I’m an Hispanic female) … with a few differences. I learned (fluent) French, since most colleges will not give an Hispanic much “credit” for Spanish. Also, my school did not officially “rank”, however, on my transcript it is clearly included. I was 2 of 650. My school was the flagship Sci/Tech magnet for my county. </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/894548-official-harvard-university-rd-decisions-class-2014-a.html#post1064493800[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/894548-official-harvard-university-rd-decisions-class-2014-a.html#post1064493800&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I was not accepted from the waitlist …</p>

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<p>Op- Coming from the northeast, you will have a lot of other well-qualified Hispanic applicants, so i would not agree with the optimisic projection of 85% chances. </p>

<p>However, your profile looks solid, assuming you meet your projected scores.</p>

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<p>those were the only aps available to me at the time</p>