<p>Normally an applicant with these statistics (unless you get a 2400 on the SATs) would have no chance at Harvard or Yale. However, since you are a URM they have to accept you. Don’t be worried as long as you get a decent score on the SAT you’re in for sure.</p>
<p>Colleges want to make their incoming classes as diverse as possible, in every possibly sense. And they also want well rounded students. When you mention those “statistics,” you never know what will be the hook(s) colleges see that makes them admit someone. It might not be the “statistics” of grades (even though they’re not bad) - it could very well be that + the real-world work experience + the enormous leadership experience.
You never know what a college will see as important for their environment, but it’s usually difficult to get in to colleges you didn’t apply to :D.</p>
<p>“since you are a URM they have to accept you”</p>
<p>Uuuuh, no.</p>
<p>To be productive:</p>
<p>I would self-study an AP or two. That kind of academic initiative would balance your extracurricular initiate, and double your (already considerable) chances.</p>
<p>(BTW, does your school not offer APs?)</p>
<p>Some people on this thread are so MORONIC, and have NO UNDERSTANDING of some of the things up there. </p>
<p>I’m a political expert/very experienced in politics myself (though in seperate fields) as the person being chanced. </p>
<p>I’d say you have a 90% chance at Harvard, almost 100% at Yale, decent at Georgetown, and rejection at Amherst. It is very rare for a non-50 year white rich male to be on the school board. (Actually, I’m not sure how you did it - you must be older than regular high school’ers mabye because of a late start in school, as state law bans students under 18 from serving in the School Board - also as a side note, you’ll probally have to resign from the school board next year / not run again since you’ll be attending college elsewhere, otherwise you’ll probally lose badly considering that voters won’t take a person who won’t be in the community for 80% of the year) </p>
<p>Congratulations on the school board and the other professional offices you serve in. Very unique and demonstrates a clear passion for politics and most importantly, that you know how the machine works. Harvard and Yale look for this and will accept you, Amherst however takes a different tone likely to this and will reject you for that. Georgetown is inbetween because they are usually uncomfertable with such big figures - normally they create the figures, not have the figures come into their school.</p>
<p>I just researched the anc. school board a little more because I was so shocked about the possibility of a young person being on a school board. Are you a student liason, not a school board member? That would be much more reasonable and less shocking and would require a different set of evaluations.</p>
<p>You definitely have got the hook thing down: Hispanic, Alaska, etc. But even without that, I think you’d still have a good shot at those schools. Get really good SAT scores and write slammin essays. Congrats on your achievements and Good Luck at everywhere you apply! :)</p>
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<p>That’s the dumbest chance post I’ve seen in a long time and I’ve seen over two years worth. Nobody is 90% for Harvard or near 100% for Yale, especially someone who hasn’t even taken their SATs.</p>
<p>Well you don’t understand the hooks that are associated with the background of some schools. Schools aren’t all the same in their admission traditions - Harvard and Yale look to accept those who they determine will be the future leaders of the government, if there is reasonable evidence of that. Namely being super rich and the son of some big politicians (Al Gore, George W. Bush), or being a rising one yourself.</p>
<p>When the EC’s are so representative of one’s future career, then they begin to override slowly. Who would you accept? Some 2400 4.0 who has a bunch of internships and is some state officer for like key club or something, or someone who has real experience in actual politics, elected office, etc? Obviously the 2nd person is more likely to suceed later in life because they are already so succesful in life. The 1st person has a chance, but holding offices in high school organizations only means so much.</p>