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Harvard will consider your GPA as a whole and your SAT score before they will even look at your 79. Therefore, the 79 did not necessarily kill your chances, no. Harvard does consider honors and AP credits as points in students' favor, but it is not necessarily the case that they require all the classes be honors. It is definitely not the case that every single freshman at Harvard last year had all honors courses in high school. So it will not look bad to be out of honors math this year, but it won't look as good as the honors and AP credits of other applicants look.Clubs, community service, music and so on are great, always assets, but they are not as important to Harvard as a high GPA, high SAT, and strong letters of recommendation. Work on improving as you go, share your dream of Harvard with teachers who could attest to the quality of your work in letters of recommendation, and demonstrate consistency and commitment. Last, please consider expanding your dream; I've seen too many high school students consider suicide after rejection from Harvard, and no school is worth such pressure. Conduct yourself excellently and with aim, and let Harvard take care of the rest.