<p>ACT: 35 Composite (33,34,36,36) (translates to a SAT score range: 2340-2390)
SAT: Chem: 740 Bio/M: 720 (expected 800s but something went terribly wrong!!)</p>
<p>Grades:
(Format:Number of subjects for common grade, grade)
Freshmen: 7 A+, 1 B+ OVERALL: A+
Sophomore: 7 A+, 1 B+ OVERALL: A+
Junior: 4 A+, 2 A OVERALL: A+
Senior: 4 A+, 1 A, 1 B+ OVERALL: A+</p>
<p>Toefl-ibt: 115/120 (Yes I’m an international student)</p>
<p>Started Non-profit organization in 2007 (Collaborates with 58 schools in my country)
Lead student delegations to Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan for educational reforms.
2 Years as a trainee in pharma company
1 year full time internship at the research lab in the same pharma company (will send a 11 page summary of the first assignment, cant divulge in statistics and details due to contractual obligations)
2 years medical shadowing
2 years volunteer for managing school library.
4 years of being TA in various (5+) subjects.
Volunteer/youth leader at a NGO for cancer patients since four years
Volunteer at several other organizations for blind, special children etc. i also help them in building new rooms for the blind people.
Community’s achievers’ award
Studied and reported 6 articles in various national newspapers
Medal by governor for achievements.
Managed/supervised annual school functions (4 years)
Met the former president of the country.
Leadership position throughout all 4 years and was the head captain in the final year.
Committee member of the district student government commitee for all 4 years and was the vice-president in the final year.
Presented two papers, one in bangkok on augmented reality and the other in Banglore, India on prospective advances in medicine.
Member/Leader of the book/drama clubs.
Interviewed by three national newspapers and five youth magazines.
Received the Best Citizen-Youth Award by two National Newspapers.<br>
Invited to join Students’ Guild for Scientific Advances (SGSA)
Elected as the President for the National Student Government Association (NSGA) by majority vote.
Elected as Secretary for the National Scholars’ Chamber (NSC) by majority vote.
Received the first of its kind, Model Student Award by the State.
Has written a book with 39 originally written poems currently being considered for publishing.
Won numerous debate/declamation/essay writing competitions.
and also the student leader of the year…and A LOT more…PHEW!!</p>
<p>Class rank: 1, for all four years of years of high school
Got the Valedictorian medal and highest honor in School</p>
<p>Amazing LORecommendations
My essays are “really good, felt like clapping!!” according to my English Teacher who has 18 years of teaching experience at a reputed High school in London</p>
<p>Please do leave a comment… I will be grateful…
And I do chance back :)</p>
<p>You seem to have a decent shot. ACTs are fine, but your subject tests are low. 750+ is expected, but the rest of your academics seem good enough to potentially make up for your low SAT IIs. You seem to have won a lot of awards and have your fingers in many pots, so it is important that in your essays, you really show how this all makes you an exceptional applicant. What insight can you provide, what beauty do you see in what you do? Did you express so sincerely and eloquently? I can’t really tell from a comment by your teacher insisting that she “felt like clapping” after reading it. That doesn’t tell me much beyond the fact that she thought it was great. That often doesn’t cut it if a great essay doesn’t capture what makes you so appealing to Harvard. </p>
<p>And as a general note, there’s really no need to boast about your accolades on a forum such as this one… it’s chock-full of equally if not more competitive applicants. True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. Keep that in mind.</p>
<p>^I agree with every word in the previous post, especially the last paragraph about humility.</p>
<p>I most definitely think you do have a shot as good as anyone else, if not a bit better. However, I often see that Ivy’s do turn down applicants who seem to be doing a bizillion things just as a means to get into them, so I really hope that you did NOT list all of these activities on the awards and co-curricular section of the Common Application. I myself winnowed my activities and out of 12-14 reported only 6. Yes, just 6, but they tell a lot about me as a person. I hope you did the same. I don’t think SAT II’s are a problem…You are international, they know that the US curriculum is implemented nowhere else en masse. ACT and GPA are fine. Should not be a problem.</p>
<p>What was your essay about? How does your teacher define great? I hope it is as great as she says and it comes off as such in the admissions room of Harvard. :)</p>
<p>Good luck. I still think you have a shot. :)</p>
<p>Im sorry, in no way did I mean to ‘show-off’ if that word fits it right…My only intention was to display the stats and activities and get your opinion if they would help me anyhow… I was never going to apply to any universities in the US when I was planning/doing these activities, and in my country these are not even considered while admitting students… I gave my ACT in December of 2011 after I decided one fine day that I wanted to continue my studies in the US… So all these activities were out of interest, passion and dedication and in no way were they undertaken to just ‘lengthen the list’… </p>
<p>I know that a lot of students (even better then me) apply to Harvard and other reputed universities and in no way am I ‘better’ than any of the applicants…</p>
<p>I cannot score my essay…I would definitely think it was the best efforts that produced it, so I quoted my teacher who also guided me through my admissions procedure… In my essay I wrote about how I became involved in research and what inspired me to do what I want to, to become what I want to… She appreciated the thought behind the essay… she wasn’t judging the structure or grammar…</p>
<p>I did not mean to offend anybody… I would have removed them if I could edit the post, but I cant.</p>
<p>@Mehta- I believe you have a chance thread in the “what are my chances” as well that goes well above 7 pages. I do not mean to sound critical, but I see little or no purpose of this thread just a few days before admission. If you get rejected from these colleges, will these threads suffice to give you the same contentment that an admission gives you? No. It wouldn’t. I’ve also noticed that in your “What’s my chance” threads you keep on “bumping” again and again despite having such a large menagerie of options. I suggest you calm down. There’s 4 (or 5 left depending on where you live) days left. Please use your time for something other than this exercise in futility.</p>
<p>nocensure, I think it is really up to me about how many opinions I would to like see… I appreciate them because sometimes every user has something important or unique to say which I would like to learn… whether it is the “bumping” or the new thread.
And whereas this thread is concerned it is specifically about my shot at Harvard…and if I must remind you : You have 3 different threads with nearly the same data in the Chances discussion set yourself… This thread of mine at least has fresh information not covered in my previous post…</p>
<p>And when we talk about what I do, and I’m sure you mean well - so do I when I say this, that - you don’t know me pal… I work, full time. And when I am online, especially on CC I would like to gather more opinions as I wish and mark it when i say that, as this should clear the thought of this NOT being an “exercise in futility”</p>