<p>I got deferred from Harvard, so i’ve gotten somewhat insecure about my merits as an applicant. Although on paper, number-wise, i am extremely strong, i am worried about my strength in other aspects. </p>
<p>SAT–1550 790 M, 760 V
SAT II – 800 800 790 (writing, IIC, chem)
ACT-- 36
rank–1/477
gpa UW–3.85
gpa W – 4.75</p>
<p>ECs–nothing extrodinary, but dedicatino to a couple things…
state level competitor at piano
state at science olympiad
academic team
JV tennis
research at NIH (national institutes of health)</p>
<p>essays–decent. nothing creative or out of the box. a pretty simple, the adcom has seen 1029382 - times essays. so it isn’t gona help me at all, but it COULD hurt me</p>
<p>recs–unknown…i’d guess relatively good, but not great. not like ‘OMG BEST STUDENT EVER EVER EVER’. </p>
<p>do i need to apply to some more safety/match schools? thus far i’ve applied to
HYPSM
wash u st louis
northwestern
duke
case western (safety…but ir eally don’t wanna go)</p>
<p>cuz i got deferred from Harvard, i’ve gotten really insecure. so so far i’ve decided on adding</p>
<p>cornell
u michigan ann arbor
dartmouth or penn (yea i know not really anywhere where i’d have a better chance…but my counselor said my app was strong…and at this point its just luck, so apply)</p>
<p>any opinions? am i set, or should i apply to chicago, vandy, etc?</p>