My chances

Colleges & Universities Harvard University
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<p>GPA: 3.8 (9-11)
SAT: 1480 (800V, 680M)
rank: 18/449
“National honor society”
“national hispanic finalist” (psat)</p>

<p>APs::
World History-4
English language-3
spanish language-5
spanish literature-3
us history-3
(“ap scholar w/ honor”)</p>

<p>SAT II:
US-800
world-710
writing-750
literature-710
spanish-800
math-570—this will surely wreck me</p>

<p>im taking the january ones to try to boost:: literature, writing and a new one: biology E</p>

<p>essays: i am sending 8 essays. yes. 8 essays. on their supplement it says you can send more. they’re all pretty nice if i do say so myself. </p>

<p>teacher recs:: ap world history (glowing) and honors bio and ap bio (same teacher—glowing) </p>

<p>couselor: not so good…i was suspended…twice…someone cheated from me and i was blamed, the second time was a piece for ap english, a savage machiavellian piece of argument…it was denounced as EVIL by the school board…:-/ but she does like me as a person, she’s just baffled by my artisy personality (i know this doesn’t make any sense but just take it for what it’s worth…)</p>

<p>Extra curriculars and jobs:
children’s hospital volunteer- essay on this
convalescent center
band—four years (section leader) — essay on band as a microcosm
los angeles regional foodbank volunteer — essay on this
environmental science club-vice president
science olympiad
amnesty international (president) - essay on sudan
journalism (columnist)
foreign language club
bible club (president)
poetry club (president) - essay on hamlet
democratic national committee volunteer—spent countless hours calling people in 2000 and 2004–essay on how the PRI (the mexican equivalent of the GOP) wrecked my childhood
active member of the internation socialist organizaion
piano teacher
website designer</p>

<p>senior schedule::</p>

<p>Band—A
AP english literature- A+
AP u.s. government- A+
AP bio- A-
AP european history- A+
AP economics- C…i have a month to boost this puppy…
Wind Symphony-A</p>

<p>if i can keep these grades up for two months, it should be able to at least get to be #10 for the midyear report, cuz nobody except the valedicatorian is taking more than 2 AP’s (public school—senioritis is rampant)</p>

<p>“extra credits” and supplementary materials:: </p>

<ul>
<li>mexican immigrant-6 years</li>
<li>first generation </li>
<li>my family is very, very poor</li>
<li>i will send a packet of poetry</li>
<li>i will send a tape—i play piano and clarinet to a considerably high level of technical expertise</li>
</ul>

<p>im applying as a sociology major and i talk in one of my essays about how hard it was for me to learn english while at the same time trying to adjust and resist the decadent society around which my family is forced to live in (i live in the heart of los angeles county…)</p>

<p>ps. i’ve heard the ivy league adds 150+ points to your SAT if your a minority, will this still happen to me? cuz if it does ill end up higher than anyone i know</p>

<p>and of course, im applying regular decision</p>

<p>thanks for reading, hope to get some replies</p>

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<p>Not that i’m an authority of any kind on this subject, but I’ve said this for many others</p>

<p>what’s your hook? what distinguishes you from the crowd?</p>

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<p>Oh wow, I would seriously rethink the 8 essays thing. Even if you’re the most fascinating person in the world! Think about this: tAdcom has thousands of RD apps to sort through in a short amount of time. Don’t irritate them.</p>

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<p>they tell you to send more essay if you feel like it, look at the supplement</p>

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<p>Yeah, but they don’t mean 8 of them! In my app, I sent an extra essay about my most important EC. But I think 2 or 3 is a good limit.</p>

<p>Haha, but I haven’t gotten in yet. What do I know.</p>

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<p>They say you can send an extra essay; I’m pretty sure they do not want multiple additional essays. If you really feel they are an asset to your application, you have to do what you have to do, but I would suggest sending no more than 2 extra essays.</p>

<p>But like sunglasses, I don’t know if I’m in yet so I’m certainly not an authority. :p</p>

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<p>“additional essayS…if there is something you would like us to know…you may do so.”</p>

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<p>k, go for it. I’m not really sure why you’re asking us for advice on your chances if you don’t want constructive criticism! But seriously, good luck. You’ll be fine.</p>

<p>:)</p>

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<p>Write an essay on your socialist beliefs. Emphasize your rebellious spirit(suspensions, etc.) In short, convince the Harvard adcom that you are the next Che Guevara. ■■■■■.</p>

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<p>haha</p>

<p>no, my “rebellious spirit” is more akin to Paine’s</p>

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<p>ooo awesome! finally, i’ve found another clarinetist applying to harvard… so what pieces are you sending? i’m curious :stuck_out_tongue: good luck!</p>

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<p>weber #1 good luck to you too :)</p>

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<p>i dont like it when people ask for advice, and not end up following or taking them. if you know you’re right, then why bother asking for confirmation and validation? And if it isn’t what you like to hear, then don’t ask it.</p>

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<p>i did not ask for any advice</p>

<p>i merely asked about my chances. i couldn’t change anything now even if i wanted to. my application was sent on friday.</p>

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<p>in light of your counselor’s report, i find it very very unlikely that you will get in.</p>

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<p>finally someone answered</p>

<p>thank you, and i agree</p>

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<p>but then again, my best friend’s brother was accepted into princeton after having been EXPELLED in the middle of the year, so he had to explain, and they understood</p>

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<p>can we see your evil essay?</p>

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<p>I also would like to see your essay.
The counselour rec is really going to hurt.
I find it awesome that you got a 800 on the US SAT II. I made a 5 on the AP and a 690 on the US SAT II. I find it surprising that you made a higher verbal than math when you had to learn english several years ago. The math SAT II is also going to hurt, but I wish you all of the luck.
The DNC volunteer will be an interesting addition. I was a GOP volunteer, so I don’t know how well political EC’s pan out.</p>

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<p>i went on a rage and deleated it</p>

<p>perhaps im not emotionally stable enough to attend harvard </p>

<p>oh well, there’s always berkeley</p>

<p>or maybe my couselor won’t even mention it, since she’s new–the one who suspended me left two years ago</p>