<p>How good is my shot at middlebury? It's such a good school that I realize its never a sure thing, but is it a major reach or better yet, a possible match?</p>
<p>*SAT: 730-V, 730-W, 700-M
*SAT II's: 770 Biology, 750 US History, and 690 Literature (will take some more in the fall)
*GPA: 3.96 unweighted (I will have taken 11 APs but school doesn't weight)
*Rank: 1 out of 35 (very small, but competitive private school)
*APs: Spanish, Calc AB, Enviro scinece, Bio, US History, Lit, Human Geo, Econ Macro, Econ Micro, Calc BC, Gov, and Eng Lang (plus 4-5 honors) - completely maxed out honors and APs at school.</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
*Varsity soccer (9-12) - captain junior year and probably next year too
*JV Basketball (10)
*Premier Division club soccer (5th-10th) - state champs 2003
*Student Council (11-12)- Junior class prez and student body vice prez
*NHS member (11-12) - Vice prez
*Utah HOBY ambassador (10) - youth leadership conference
*Utah Boys State Ambassador (110 - political leadership/debate deal
*Debate team member (10-12) - team captain 11th and 12th
* Debate State champ oratory (2006), 2nd at region
*Debate region champ extemp (2005), 4th at state
*School won state Debate champ this year (2006)
*Took 2nd overall at Southern Utah State science fair (2004)
*qualified for Intel internation science fair
*AP US hist. student of the year (05-06)
*AP Calculus student of the year (05-06)
*Joshua Award winner - most prestigious award at school (for leadership, academic achievement, etc.)
*Founder and leader of ICS Mountaineering club
*Founder and volunteer of Middle school math tutoring program (meet 2x per week)
*2004 Concordia Summer Language Camp -Spanish (2wks)
*2003 Concordia Summer Language Camp -Spanish (2wks)</p>
<p>Community Service:
*Vavtion Bible Schoo Volunteer -this summer (25 hrs.)
*1 week colorado work camp - built houses (50)
*I've gone to Peru the past two summers with a medical group(2 weeks in in 04 and a month this past summer) - setup day clinics along Amazon
*I'm going to do the same thing in Guatemala this summer for 2 weeks
*Volunteer math tutor for 7th-9th graders (2x a week)
*miscellaneous volunteer work here and there adding up to about 150 hours</p>
<p>Just to note: I'm from Utah (and go figure, I'm not a mormon!) and an Asian-American.</p>
<p>Great language program at Middlebury if you like foreign languages.</p>
<p>Make certain the graded essay reflects your writing skills. Pay close attention to the supplemental essay - make certain it reflects something unique about you. Last year's essay was about tested values.</p>
<p>Two students from my daughter's small private school were admitted, but did not choose to attend going to Yale and Duke instead. Her school had 73 seniors and does not rank.</p>
<p>If you are looking for financial aid Middlebury is known for offering the least amount.</p>
<p>Arcadia, do you think that this strategic plan will positively affect Class of 2010 too? At Midd we apply for aid each year, right? Will this mean that our financial aid packages in the years to come will be better due to the new plan?</p>
<p>From a news release on the new strategic plan:</p>
<p>"Increased financial aid is also identified as a top priority, said Secretary of the College John Emerson, who chaired the planning committee and will oversee the plans implementation. Larger grants to those students who need financial assistance will allow Middlebury graduates to enter the work force with less debt and greater freedom to pursue the careers of their choice, including nonprofit work, he said. More financial aid also supports another of the plans key recommendations maintaining and expanding the diversity, including the socioeconomic and ethnic diversity, of the student body. </p>
<p>The process of implementing the plan has already begun. More financial aid will be available beginning with the class that enrolls in the fall of 2007, and plans are underway to expand the faculty size. The increase will take place gradually, at a rate of three to four faculty members a year, and will be complete by 2015. A recent $20 million donation from an anonymous donor will help support the colleges efforts to proceed with these changes."</p>
<p>You must either have some serious issues with self-confidence or, more probably based on your post, extreme competitiveness, which for whatever reason drives you to seek validation for your accomplishments. It really sickens me when I see people who do things because they want to "beat" other people and "win," instead of because it's something they really like to do. You need to stop focusing your life on college. It's really not that big of a deal, no matter what your parents might tell you. You'll be happy wherever you end up.</p>
<p>And OF COURSE you're a good candidate for admission to Middlebury, but it would help your chances if you didn't give the same kind of passive-aggressive impression on your application.</p>
<p>Good luck! IMHO, you don't have any hooks (geography, perhaps?), and other than tutoring, your EC's are all things that kids/parents pay for in the hope that they will look good on a transcript.</p>