Can this get me into Harvard?

Question

Hello, I have always been eager to attend Harvard or other Ivies, but I don't know if im good enough. This is me in a nutshell

4 years of track
4 years of mun, 4 year letter
4 years of debate, merit recognition
4 year classical society member, Certamen winner
4 year FBLA member
4 years of CSF
4 year youth library volunteer
3 years of mock trial, best witness
4 years and 3 years of latin and attic greek, respectively
IB diploma
780 on math IIC 770 on Latin and a 700 on chemistry
2100 on SAT reasoning
1 of only 3 greek ib students in america
I've had two years in both chem and physics
I have a cumulative gpa of 4.8 weighted and 4 unweighted
over 200 community service hours
a school-year tutoring job and a summer office job
first generation to attend college and i have two cousins who currently attend Harvard


What else do you think I need, or what should I improve on, or am I just nowhere near close enough to getting in. ANY SUGGESTIONS would be very appreciated.

Answer 1

Well, you'll be in the running. With Harvard, nothing's guaranteed. Your profile is pretty typical for a Harvard applicant (and for an applicant to any Ivy-level school). Identify things that help make you unique, the items that distinguish you from the thousands of others with similar transcipts.

I'm not trying to be discouraging, only realistic.

Your essay will be important, because this is the way to communicate who you are to the admissions officers, and to make them sit up and take notice. The essay is the way to distinguish yourself from the other applicants. I remember a Cornell admissions officer saying his favorite application essay opening was, "I was born on a kitchen table in the Alaskan wilderness." You can believe that set that candidate apart.

So, keep doing what you're doing. And work like heck on your essay.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Here's what else you need: You need an excellent essay where you put your ACADEMIC achievements FIRST, not after everything else you consider important. You need a plan as to what you are going to do with your life and why. You need to research Harvard and say why you want to go there. And please, don't say something like "Harvard or the other Ivies," they'll trash your application. It helps that you have relatives who are alumni. Good luck.

Answer 3

Maybe, you'll probably have a chance. You might want to try and improve your SAT reasoning test though, as sometimes Harvard rejects perfect 2400 applicants. Good luck on getting in!

Answer 4

what are you asking us for, ur the smart one!?!?!

p.s. what is greek IB?