Chances Harvard - low SAT - awesome EC's

Colleges & Universities Harvard University
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<p>Class Rank: 1st
SAT: 690cr, 700m, 660wr
SAT 2: Didn’t take yet
TOEFL: 111</p>

<p>I’m from latin america and I’m not asking for financial aid.</p>

<p>Activities

  • Raised USD 500.000,00 investment for my startup
  • Won USD 50,000.00 in a hackathon.
  • Transferred for 1 year to a low-level school in latin america in order to teach children how to code
  • 2nd place in Tennis state championship and won several regional tennis championships
  • App was 4th place in education app store and grander USD 15,000.00 from a foundation</p>

<p>I have some other activities like presenter at some events but they’re not as relevant.</p>

<p>You think my SAT’ score and maybe an not so good SAT 2 subject score will arrest me from getting admitted?</p>

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<p>Harvard College is an academic institution. As such, they seek to fill their seats with students who have the potential to be great scholars. And they look at applications without regard to who needs financial aid – that’s true for international students, as well as domestic student’s. </p>

<p>To be honest, very few students are admitted to Harvard with your stats, unless they are a recruited athlete or have some other “wow” factor on their resume. The money you raised for your startup, while impressive, is not as interesting to Admissions as the idea(s) behind the startup. So, it’s impossible to tell from your post if what you have would be considered a “wow” factor. The only way you’ll know is to toss your hat in the ring by pressing the submit button. Best of luck to you!</p>

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<p>What grade are you in? I would recommend studying your but off for the Sat in December, or you could take the ACT.</p>

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<p>In my opinion you have as good a shot as anybody, maybe better. Your scores aren’t as high as most, but most don’t have your awesome EC’s. You have already proven that you will be successful outside of school.</p>