Another Junior Asking for Chances

Colleges and Universities A-Z Swarthmore College
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<p>GPA - 98.7 Weighted, not sure unweighted, though all grades are As/A-'s
H.S. Junior
SAT I - CR 670, Math 700, Writing 780
SAT II - Math I 740, Bio 690, World History 690, (will take lit/US history) </p>

<p>Female/Caucasian/Middle Class
Attend private all-girls school in Bronx, NY—600 students
Ranked in top 1-5%, won’t know until Sept ’07 </p>

<p>Classes:
**Entered HS w/ credits based on accelerated middle school program. This would, under normal circumstances, be beneficial—however—due to the strict scheduling and general small size of my school, I was occasionally forced to take non-honors courses, though they were with the grade subsequent to my own. I have taken/registered for all A.P classes offered by school (other than Spanish, due to Latin track) and highest level of language.</p>

<p>9th: Honors English II, Honors Global I, Geometry Honors, Latin I, Biology, Communications, Freshman Computing, Religion I, Phys.EdI</p>

<p>10th: Honors English II, Honors Global II, Algebra II, Latin II, Chemistry Honors, Art Portfolio, Religion II, Phys.EdII</p>

<p>11th: Honors English III, AP U.S.History, Pre-Calculus, Latin III, Physics, Web Design, Religion III, Phys.EdIII</p>

<p>12th (will take): A.P Literature, Govt/Econ, A.P Calculus, A.P Biology, Web Design II, Religion IV, Phys.EdIV </p>

<p>Co-Curricular:
Student Council- Freshman VP, Sophomore Exec. Board President, Junior Exec. Board President, just elected “Big Four” StuCo Secretary, headed various committees/instituted Co-Curricular Management Program/part of Global Outreach Committee </p>

<p>Asian Club- Member (9), Secretary (10), President (11)</p>

<p>Newspaper- Reporter (9), Soph.Editor (10), Features Editor (11-12)</p>

<p>Book Club- Member (9), President (10-12) </p>

<p>Political Round Table- Member (9-10), VP (11), Pres. (12) </p>

<p>Senior Run Team (Visit Senior Citizens)- (9-12)</p>

<p>Student Recruitment Team/Peer Mentor (9-12)</p>

<p>Guidance Center Intern (10), Campus Ministry Intern (11)
Teams/Competitions: Math League (MVP Award-10), Science Olympiad, Moody’s Math Challenge, ExploraVision Competition, etc. </p>

<p>Math Tutor- (9-12)</p>

<p>Cashier @ local produce market (May ’05 – present) 15/hrs week</p>

<p>Volunteer @ Community School for children w/ special needs</p>

<p>Summer:
Summer internship 2005 – w/ Local Congressman (mostly worked w/ center for immigration and visas)
Summer internship 2006 – w/ Senator (worked on campaign for re-election) </p>

<p>Honors List since 9th grade, received Congressional Women in History Award, Gold Medals in a variety of subjects for highest average (including subjects taken in advanced grade level), won/participated in various essay contests, Kodak Leadership Award, among others that I don’t think are pertinent to a chances thread =] </p>

<p>Possible National Merit Scholarship semi finalist - will know for sure in Fall of 2007</p>

<p>Major: Some combination of Political Science/Statistics or Quantitative Reasoning—maybe major/minor, or double major</p>

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<p>You are caucasian and president of the Asian club?</p>

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<p>yes i am =]</p>

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<p>What other colleges and/or universities are you interested in?</p>

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<p>You have what it takes. Now put it all together into a cohesive application, and you should have a reasonable chance to get in.</p>

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<p>My other college interests include Barnard, Wesleyan, Lehigh, Vassar, NYU, Fordham, Sarah Lawrence...are there any other schools that are similar to these that I may be interested in?</p>

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<p>I know someone pursuing similar interests at Oberlin who is having a good academic experience. It is in some way similar to some of the schools you listed. Some of which are not all that similar to each other. However it appears from your list that an unstated criterion is being very close to NYC.</p>

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<p>Bryn Mawr, Wellesley, Bowdoin, Hamilton if you are interested in LACs.
Your sat scores are a tad low for Swat; are you geographically limited?</p>

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<p>mommamia do you mean SAT I or II? The SAT I seems almost dead on the median of admitted students from what I can tell. (<a href="http://www.swarthmore.edu/Admin/institutional_research/SAT.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.swarthmore.edu/Admin/institutional_research/SAT.pdf&lt;/a> has for 2006 a median of 2150, average of 2107)</p>

<p>Edit: of course if you mean SAT II then disregard this.</p>

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<p>I would like to stay in the Northeast...NY, CT, MA, PA, VT, RI...maybe Washington, D.C the farthest. I like the opportunities that are available in NYC, plus I'm not sure how I feel yet about being too far away from home--but I guess that's something all college bound students need to contend with. The city offers cultural and internship opportunities that I may want to pursue during my college years--but I know that Swarthmore’s proximity to Philadelphia, coupled with the school's general excellence, will provide me with similar experiences and opportunities. </p>

<p>I will probably retake the SAT I’s, but probably not the SAT II’s, just because I feel that the preparation and teaching provided at school would probably not allow for higher scores, regardless that I did study extensively on my own.</p>