Do I have any chance at all at Amherst, Wesleyan, or Haverford?
3.6gpa for 9-10 grade
3.85 for 11 grade
^uw and unranked
1430/1600 SAT
first gen and low income living in the city (i am aware about QB
course difficulty : school offered only spanish and math honors, both of which ive taken
EC’s
red cross
varsity soccer all 4 years
volunteer at physical therapy place
church club leader
community program for college preparation during summer and school year
volunteer camp every summer
work for 1 summer
food club
writing workshops for 11 and 12 gr
Amherst is typically inclined towards students from low-income families, so if you applied ED, you have a decent chance of getting in (assuming that you wrote decent essays and have good rec. letters).
Best of Luck
Still it is still hard to say for Amherst College.
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SAT Critical Reading 25th: 680 || 75th: 780
SAT Math 25th: 680 || 75th: 780
SAT Writing 25th: 680 || 75th: 770
25th Percentile New SAT: 1430/1600
75th Percentile New SAT: 1570/1600
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Your SAT is barely touching the 25th percentile for the new SAT.
@HardOREasy Would my chances improve if I were to apply through questbridge (which i am planning to do)?
And what are your thoughts on my EC’s? thanks by the way!
Solid chances to Wesleyan and Haverford, but Amherst will be a reach unless you do ED, which would improve your chances.
@Pokeman1 From what I’ve heard from my Questbridge friends, the network is the most rewarding part of the program. Although Questbridge Finalist is a nice award for your college app, it is not enormously beneficial for your chances since you are already low income and first gen and will get an admissions boost regardless of if you are Questbridge or not. Also, the Questbridge Match is unlikely unless you have an EFC of less than $500 since it’s a literal full ride.
Chance me back: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1936788-predict-my-results-stanford-mit-princeton-cmu-and-others.html#latest
@Pokeman1 Amherst is the #2 LAC in the country. They have an acceptance rate of 14%. It’s a hard school to get into. It’s a reach school for many students because of it’s low acceptance rate and competitive stats. Good luck!
ETA: You never mentioned, what are you considering majoring in?
@allnighter21 Cool, thanks! And what does EFC stand for? Also does that mean quest bridge offers full rides to people based on their income more so than their academics?
I will chance you back btw!
@paveyourpath haha this sounds like I should be preparing myself for a rejection, if that’s what you’re getting at. I understand though.
Im not completely sure, but environmental science or something math related maybe.
@Pokeman1 Thanks for the chance me. EFC stands for expected family contribution. You can get your EFC by filing the FAFSA. From what I know, Questbridge offers full rides to people who have both really low EFCs (preferably zero) and high caliber academic credentials. And one of these qualities won’t necessarily compensate for the other. For example, having perfect sat scores with middle class income will not get you a Questbridge full ride. You need both of these components get a full ride.
Based on the number of Questbridge full rides, it seems the chances of getting one are much lower than applying somewhere EA or ED, which is why I didn’t do it. Only 657 matches (or full rides) are awarded annually by ALL 38 QUESTBRIDGE PARTNER COLLEGES.
Little low for Amherst but you have a good chance at the others! Chance me back? http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1939905-chance-me.html#latest
@Pokeman1, I don’t know a lot about the schools you’re looking at, but I think they’re pretty different culturally. I’m sure other people will chime in. I don’t know much about Amherst, but I’m pretty sure Wesleyan and Haverford are very different culturally. I would take a serious look at that.
Overall, I think there are more similarities than differences.
@WalknOnEggShells Cool, ill look further into that. what do you think of my chances at each of the mentioned schools?
@Pokeman1, I honestly have no idea, sorry. There are other people here who could probably give you a better idea.
What caught my eye was Haverford and Wesleyan being mentioned together. I have an impression of Wesleyan being
artsy-nerdy and Haverford being just nerdy, but I could be wrong. I’ll defer to other people here who definitely know more about those schools.
“I have an impression of Wesleyan being artsy-nerdy and Haverford being just nerdy, but I could be wrong.”
I guess it depends on one’s definition of nerdy. I’d call them more intellectual. 
The principal differences between Wesleyan and Haverford are scale and degree of urbanity. Wesleyan is approximately the size of Haverford and Bryn Mawr put together. Middletown CT is the traditional county seat of a densely populated stretch of towns and villages along the northeast corridor and Wesleyan is only a few blocks from its main street. Haverford and Bryn Mawr (as well as Swarthmore) are located in contiguous, highly manicured, Philadelphia bedroom communities.