Applying at Midwestern LACs

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi, I am a huge advocate of small colleges (less then 3000 students MAX) and took 4 of my colleges out of CTCL. I do not really look at selectivity as a indicator of how good a college is, but what students do once they leave, and what kind of people they are, therefore I am applying mostly to colleges that are not as well known.</p>

<p>White Middle Class Male (Damn you affirmative action)</p>

<p>High School
Medium Size public high school 260 in my class (1200 students total in HS)
GPA: 4.6/5.0 UW 5.2 W
Class Rank: Top 20%
Class Rigor: Hardest Classes my schedule will allow (from Illinois where PE is required)</p>

<p>All Honor Courses offered</p>

<p>1 AP Junior Year: US HIST
5 AP Senior Year (One not Independent Study): AP Bio, AP English, AP Gov, AP Calc AB and AP Euro Hist (ind study)</p>

<p>Test Score:
ACT w/o writing: 32 (34,29,33,30)
AP US Hist: 3</p>

<p>EC:
-Eagle Scout (boy scouts highest award, only 2% of scouts ever achieve)
-Numerous Music Awards, Participate in Flute Choir 4yrs, Jazz Band (Saxaphone) 3 yrs, Concert Band 4yrs, Marching Band 4 yrs, District Band 3yrs, Summer Camps and more. High School has very strong music program, with concert bands top in state (including Chicago bands) and National Renowned Jazz Band
-Many Service trips to places like West Virginia, Hurricane Katrina Relief and Community
-Very Active in Church Youth Group
-Science Olympiad 2yrs
-Many Leadership Conferences/Training sessions with Boy Scouts and Music
-Job for end of junior year and summer at public library (paid)
-Theatre (active with both speaking roles and orchestral pit)
-Many other smaller things</p>

<p>Recommendations: Very Good recs from Junior year math teacher and AP hist teacher</p>

<p>Essays: Very good according to AP english teacher w/ a lot of experience with essays</p>

<p>Colleges:
(visited all, interviewed at all accept Cornell College, overnight at beloit and grinnell)
Top 3:
Grinnell College
Knox College
Beloit College</p>

<p>Others:
St. Olaf College
Cornell College
Luther College (saftyish)</p>

<p>Financial Aid very important</p>

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<p>bumpity bump</p>

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<p>anyone? c'mon</p>

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<p>You have an excellent shot at all schools.</p>

<p>I'd say you're in at Knox and Beloit. (I'm also applying to Knox. whoo!)</p>

<p>If financial aid important, then Knox and Beloit should give you a lot of need-based aid.</p>

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<p>^i have to disagree. you have decent chances at all schools except grinnell which is definitely a reach.</p>

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<p>could you elaborate? The only thing that does not match up with grinnell is my class rank, but they only have around 60-70% top 10%. Also I have a very strong ACT score, and With music and Eagle Scout, very strong extra curriculars</p>

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<p>You should be solid at Knox. Their football coach basically told me I should have no problem getting in with similar stats.</p>

<p>Knox is a very good school from all i've gathered, which reminds me, I need to apply there ASAP.</p>

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<p>The only one im worried about it Grinnell, and maybe St. Olaf a little</p>

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<p>based on your stats and what you said about recs and essays, I'd say you have very good shot and most likely get into all except Grinnell. I don't know anything about Cornell College though</p>

<p>By the way I'm applying to St. Olaf too hehe</p>