Am I a competitive Colgate applicant?

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<p>I'm thinking of applying there in the fall next year----very likely- Early Decision I or II</p>

<p>-White Female
-Class Rank: 1st/ 100
-GPA: 98.2 unweighted GPA, most difficult courseload in the school, too w/ 4 AP's my senior year (only offered senior year at my school)
-SAT: math-690, verbal-660, writing-620</p>

<p>ATHLETICS
-4 time district qualifier & letterwinner for cross country (2 year team captain), member of division championship team
-3 time district qualifier for track, 4 time letterwinner, placed several times at league championships
-swim team my freshman year (district qualifier)
-joined the 1st year of indoor track club @ my school for grades 10,11,12 afterwards</p>

<p>EXTRACIRRICULAR CLUBS: (as of 11th grade)
Spanish Club (9,10,11) (very likely to be president next year)
Gifted Program (9,10,11)
Interact Club (9,10,11) (very likely to be officer next year)
Envirothon Team (9,10,11)
Swimming Scorekeeper (10,11)
SADD Club (9,11)
Math Competition Team (11)
Talent Search (10,11)
Nutrition Advisory Council (11,12)
Shop Club (10,11,12) (very likely to be officer next year)</p>

<p>VOLUNTEER/COMMUNITY SERVICE
ACTION Youth Group (9,10,11)
Hospital Volunteer--- 100+ hours
Shadowed a Family Physician
Special Olympics Volunteer
Meals on Wheels Volunteer
Church lector
Relay for Life Team Captain (9,10,11)</p>

<p>AWARDS/LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
Schuylkill Chamber of Commere Youth Leadership Seminar (9)
Freshman Class Secretary
Sophomore Class Treasurer
Hugh O Brian Youth Leadership Ambassador
USAA National Mathematics Award winner
National Honor Society
Who's Who Among US HS Students</p>

<p>SUMMER PROGRAMS:
(am planning on going to Cornell's Summer College if accepted) or National Youth Leadership Conference in Healthcare & Medicine to learn more about healthcare </p>

<p>I'm also retaking my SAT's in the spring, so hopefully, I'll raise my SATs</p>

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<p>Your SATs are a bit low but DEF. in range. Your GPA and class rank are awesome. I would say great chance E/D and decent chance even R/D.
(match, E/D), (high match R/D).</p>

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<p>I would say your chances are better than just decent. Your ECs are above average, you can't have a class rank higher than 1 and half way through your junior year your SATs are already 1350, which is right at the Colgate avg. I think if you can get the SATs to a 1400+ range, you should be in very good shape.</p>

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<p>the average for 2010 is 1385, and could break 1400 for 2011, but i had the same SATs as you and much lower in eveyrthing else, so do good on your essay etc and your probly in</p>

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<p>The avg for accepted students for 2010 was 1385 (and was actually 1391 for 2009), but the avg for enrolled students for 2009 was 1347. I don't think a 2010 enrolled number has been published yet. What gives you the impression the SAT will rise by that much in one year after it was down a little bit at most schools last year?</p>

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<p>Thanks guys for your feedback :-)</p>

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<p>oh i got confused by colgates 2010 page- the reason i think it could go up is for superficial reasons, such as colgate being named a "new ivy" and attracting perhaps more people</p>