<p>Hi, I know that these can get kind of annoying, but if you wouldn't mind, I'd love to know if you think I have a chance at Carleton for EDII.</p>
<p>GPA: 3.59 / 4.13: During my junior year, I got a 4.0/4.8 for the year, so, according to my counselor, I "matured greatly" and that a small liberal arts college would appreciate that. First semester this year I am expecting to again get a 4.0, making my GPA go up.</p>
<p>Scores:
SAT: 660 CR, 700 M, 700 W
ACT: 30 Composite</p>
<p>Recommendations: One really great one from an English teacher, one good one from a French teacher. My counselor recommendation is also very good.</p>
<p>Essays: Good, but not great...I am working on making them great.</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
Weekly community service
Recreational Tennis
Student Member on Board of Directors for a Student Competition (National, not local)
Interned for a Senator over this past summer
Hebrew School Youth Group</p>
<p>Location: Maryland
School: Extremely competitive public high school, does not rank</p>
<p>I visited the campus (and loved it completely) and had an alumni interview. I also spoke to the Dean of Admissions when he visited my high school.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for reading this...Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>now as someone who hasn't even been accepted into any colleges yet, i am hardly qualified to respond to this post. but in my humble opinion, i think that if anything would bring you down it would prob be your scores- they definitely aren't bad and they are in the range for Carleton (i think), but they aren't anything stellar. Your EC's, however, are strong and will look good in the eyes of admissions
your GPA is great though- recently I applied to Pomona College ED 1 with similar stats, and i'm pretty sure Pomona and Carleton are pretty equal on competitiveness (but i think Carleton is slightly more self-selecting). I had a 3.8/4.1 as my general GPA, but for the first quarter of my senior year i had a 4.16/4.83. i got deferred because they saw a great improvement in my grades in difficult classes and they wanted to see if i could keep it up (i called admissions and that's what they told me). since you had a similar improvement your junior year, that will help you a lot- LAC's love a drive for improvement
i don't feel qualified to say where you stand, but you definitely have a shot. let admissions know how interested you are, and good luck with the process!</p>
<p>It is classified as binding, in the sense that you cannot just decide you'd rather go somewhere else or get a full ride somewhere and decide you'd rather save the money. There is a process in which, if your financial aid package really was much lower than you expected and your family simply won't be able to afford it, you can first appeal the package, and then if you can't find a common ground, you are no longer bound to attend. </p>
<p>Just know that Carleton meets 100% of the demonstrated need of all accepted students (according to the CSS Profile), but that does NOT mean you will have a full ride or that it will be your cheapest option. If you get accepted ED and really cannot afford the package they give you, they let you out. If you get accepted ED and decide you'd rather take the full ride at a state university, that's a no-no.</p>
<p>Assuming most of that is AP A = 5 and not honors A = 4.5, I would say go for it. Three semesters 4.0 (uw) with decent courses helps a lot. At a civic scholarship luncheon I attended, one of the students going to Carleton had a 4.10 where only AP courses got the extra point. I don't think he was NMSF.</p>
<p>Yeah, my GPA just went from a 3.59 to a 3.64 (straight A's this semester)...I am hoping that I can get that to Carleton before they make a decision. Thanks for your thoughts r-crispie.</p>