Chance URM for Harvard

My Application::

SAT/ACT/SAT II: Will take this year.

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Around 97/100, could raise it to around 98 at most.

Rank:Top 5%

USA Citizen in Pacific Islands till 9th and India since then (Ethnicity : Pacific Islander)

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Top 100 Students for IOI
C-Batch Fiji
NTSE Scholar
EuroSpace Belgium Participant,
Wireless Electricity Google Science Fair Contestant
Ranked 27 in UCO
Awarded a scholarship of 1,50,000 Rupees for Future Engineering Courses in India
Member of NSHSS
One of the 11 Students of IIT Olympiad selected to participate in NASA Conference in Canada from 20th to 24th May 2015
Bronze in IAYP(Formerly Known as Duke of Edinburgh)
Gold in ASSET
Techfest member which was organized by IIT Bombay
Won the Nationwide Bournvita Quiz Contest from VSKP Region
Writer for the Huffington Post Teen Since 2013 December
Writer for Bleacher Report in Football-Arsenal Section,
Ranked 3rd in the South Zone-VSKP at the National Cyber Olympiad
National Merit Semi-Finalist in 2013
Spent 500+ Hours working in the Local Indian Motel-House in Suva, Fiji Every Year Since 2010
Gold medalist at IRIS science fair which is the largest Science Fair in India,Finalist at ISEF
A good chance at Second prize for CS.
Taken AP Calculus AB-5 and AP Computer Science A-5 at MeritTrac India for a combined cost of Rs.17,000
Represented Orissa State in Inter-State South Zone Basketball Division in the yers 2012,2013 and 2014 at U-13 Level
Self taught myself Computer Languages Java , Python , SQL , PHP and C++ at the age of 15 during 11th Class
Internationally Ranked Top 100, International Mathematics Olympiad, held by SOF
Selected for the INSPIRE Internship, organized by the Government of India, Department of Science.
Ranked in top 100 for contests like NACLO, National Biology Competition, various national math competitions
Represented India at the 7th International Earth Science Olympiad
Got an All-India Rank of 91 among more than 10,000 Students in 2013 in the IIT and CDF Combined Monthly Test
National Cyber Olympiad : 74th National Rank
Proficient in German with B1 Certificate by Deutsch Institut
Chosen for International Olympiad for Informatics but could not attend due to a compulsory school commitment
Computer & Technology club (4 years as President) and organized some competitions with other schools
Worked as a tutor at local Kumon J&K at Jammu
Active Volunteer in KEHP, CMCA and Old Age India for 3 Years
Learnt Speedcubing at the age of 13. I can currently solve the 2x2, 3x3, 4x4 and the 5x5 Rubik’s Cubes in less than 50 seconds
Sub-Junior President of IT Club from the years 2012 to 2015
B.R.T.S. Robotics course
Went to Matemaatika üliandekus Koolkond for Additional Preparation in Mathematics in Tallinn, Estonia during the summer of 2013
Won the Best Student Award From the Computers Section chosen by the Professors and Staff Members for Academic Excellence in 2014-15 Academic Year
Won Sanskrit Gyan Pratiyogita in Class 10th.
Times of India merit award recipient in 2014 for solving multiple mathematical puzzles for the Whole Year of 2013
Reporter for Azad Kashmir Morning Post’s “Young Post”
Served as Junior School Headboy in 2010-2013 years
Speaks and is Fluent at Hindustani , Maori , Fijian , Pashto, Oriya , Bengali , Tamil , Hindi and Urdu languages
Army Education Society scholar at Syndia ( 3 Times)
Have Participated in the National Olympiad Science Fair actively and had the opportunity to meet its President, Mr.Bala Krishnan
Was the President of the Electric Car Club from Classes 9 to 11, and maintained the school’s electric car for science fairs
Was the Leader of the 3rd Batch of the Students Association - SCTS in 2014-15 during 10th Class
Got an internship in an Infosys along with my cousin and got experience for over 75 days during summer holidays of 11th Class
Provided Tution and Educational Support in the needy regions (Thatichetlapalem) for the needy children during Classes 9 , 10 , 11
Was the Captain of his Pharaohs Zonal Soccer Team from Classes 7 to 9 and lead them to a regional title in 2014
‘‘Reader’s Digest’’ Talent Search Participant and Honourable Mention
Learnt and Practiced Taek-wondo for over 5 years from Class 5 to Class 9 with a Red Belt
Worked with Several musical instruments such as Guitar and Tabla for 6 Years till Class 11
Participated in the Inter-State Science Fair and went on to meet the District Collectorate after winning the 3rd prize
Won the ‘‘G.K. Competition’’ in both 9th and 10th grade and listed all of the world’s capitals each within 10 seconds
Participated in cleaning the local parks and helped in setting up ‘‘Eco Club VSKP’’ which has more than 200 members all over the city
Participated and got into the second round of the NTSE (Most Prestigious Competition in India) in 10th Grade
Played for his School in the U-14 Zonal Cricket Tournament in January 2015 in Class 10
Participated and received Bronze Rank in Spell-Bee - India and got the first ever medal from Spell Bee in my State
Selected in Section Boys-1 For every Class since 9th Grade (Equivalent of Honor Roll)
Regularly went for Yoga Classes for 3 hours a day along with regular visits to the Gym during 10th and 11th Classes
School headboy and conducted the Farewell in 2014 and 2015 (Equivalent to Valedictorian)
Was the Leader of the Red-Stick List in 2014-15 for over 10 Schools making it compulsory to speak in English.
Created a Charity Club at Tanishq,Jammu and Kashmir which collected over Rs.5,000 and were then distributed in the remote areas of the city
F.A.C.T. Space Shuttles and Aeronautics Designing Contest - Honourable Mention
Lifelong hobby of collecting various forms of currencies, and has collected coins and paper notes of over 50 countries till date
An Active Member of Mathematics Club in 2014-15 in Classes 8,9,10,11
House Captain of Pharaohs for two years in Classes 10 and 11 in 2014-15 and 2015-16 Academic Years

Essays: Common App= 9/10
Supplements: Idk since I don’t know what to write yet :stuck_out_tongue:

Teacher Recommendation #1:Excellent
Teacher Recommendation #2:Pretty Good
Counselor Rec:Really Good
Additional Info/Rec:None
Interview: Don’t Know Lol
Art Supplement:

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Date Submitted App:
U.S. State/Territory or Country:TX
School Type:
Ethnicity:Pacific Islander
Gender:Male
Income Bracket Range:Below 20K (after converting to US Dollars)
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):URM,First Gen and Partially Disabled.

I will apply ED to one of Harvard/Princeton/Yale for CS.What are my Chances? Please Feel Free to Criticize since I can only improve from now on. Thanks.

wow

@Sharecentury‌ by wow do you think my chances are good enough to apply SCEA? :astonished:

You realize you can only put ~ten EC’s on your app, right…
You obviously have good chances, but consolidate your laundry list of activities into one that shows a passion for something. If you can organize yourself, get 2200+, and write good essays about your ECs/how they connect to life, I think you have a better shot than most

thanks @patriot420‌

@fijiavatar‌
Those three schools practice SCEA, not ED. You can apply to ONLY ONE SCEA, and you can NOT apply to other ED/EA when you are applying to one SCEA.

You are a very impressive applicant, but please know these three schools are reaches for everyone.