Carleton,Macalester, Vassar and a few others...

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi-</p>

<p>First time on CC but have been lurking here for a bit. Would appreciate feedback on chances at the following schools:</p>

<p>UPenn (REACH!)
Carleton (reach - match?)
Vassar (reach -match?)
Haverford (reach - match?)
Oberlin (reach -match?)
Hamilton (reach -match?)
Macalester (reach - match?)
Holy Cross (match)
Union (match)
Gettysburg (match)
Tulane (match)
Rollins (match)
University of Florida (match)</p>

<p>Class of 2012 - large public high school in the North East - Male - Take a mix of AP & Honors classes (a college prep mixed in here in there due to scheduling)</p>

<p>Major: considering one or all - History / Political Science / Economics : may go to law school</p>

<p>GPA: 3.82
Senior Year: just started but commited to making all A's
Junior Year: all A's
Sophmore Year: A's & B's
Freshman Year: A's, B's & two C+'s
**Freshman year I went to a private school where I commuted 3+ hours per day. Transferred to large public school at end of freshman year. I have the long commute and a school transfer in my defense for less than perfect grades.</p>

<p>SCORES:
SAT:
1410/1600 OR 2080/2400
(CR=740 / M= 670 / WR = 670)
SATII:
World History = 740 / US History = 740</p>

<p>EC:
National Honor Society
Spanish Honor Society: elected officer
Boy's State: elected mayor of my city & invited to be a counselor
Best Buddies: elected officer
Junior State: elected officer
Model UN
Student Council
Key Society
Track: ran track for one season - injury caused me to stop b/c I mainly play baseball I did not want to mess around with an injury in a secondary sport for me
Baseball: play year round on a variety of teams
Hospital Volunteer
Part Time Job</p>

<p>Appreciate any & all feedback!</p>

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<p>BUMP! Appreciate any feedback!</p>

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<p>Don’t know much about the admission process but thanks for the reply, and good luck!</p>

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<p>“Don’t know much about the admission process but thanks for the reply, and good luck!”</p>

<p>Did you mean to post this on this thread? Does not make sense…</p>

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<p>I think you have a shot at all those schools ( I posted on your vassar one).</p>

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<p>Thanks - appreciate the feedback.</p>

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<p>Anyone who would like to chime in I am all ears :)!</p>

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<p>bump,bump,bump</p>

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<p>Trying again…please</p>

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<p>I think your assessment seems pretty reasonable with a caveat - for top-rank schools what appears to be a match by the numbers is probably a reach just because so many excellent students apply. Also, for the small LACs the admissions staff is looking at the whole picture, so recs, short answers, essays, etc all play in. OTOH, because they take the time to look at the whole picture, the upward trend of grades will be noted and is a good thing even before coupling with the explanation.<br>
Now comes the tough part for you - where do you WANT to be. Big vs small; urban vs rural; religious, conservative, not…you have a wide variety so make sure to consider where you’ll thrive. If you find a type of school that’s a good fit, that interest will come through in your app/interviews.
Best of luck</p>

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<p>Bingle - thanks for your comments. Very helpful!</p>