Chance a friend for Amherst College?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi everyone. I'm a rising junior (who also likes Amherst), but this thread is for my friend who's a rising senior; she wants to know if she has a good chance at Amherst because it's her dream school, but is reluctant to make a CC account. So here we are. </p>

<p>Caucasian female from NY
Intended Major: Neuroscience and maybe English, but primarily Neuroscience </p>

<p>ACT: 35
SAT: 2300
SAT II: Biology (E) - 790, Math 2 - 760, Spanish 800
GPA: School doesn't have a 4- or 5-point system, but her overall average is a 97/100 (all advanced/honors/AP/IB courses since eighth grade)
Full IB Diploma (expecting a score in the high 30s/low 40s)
13 APs: Mostly 5s, I think four 4s</p>

<p>First generation student
Income: <60,000 combined (parents are separated)
National AP Scholar
National Merit Finalist (expected? She was vague about this...)</p>

<p>Treasurer and later President of Biology Club
President of NHS
Treasurer of Tri-M
Spanish Honor Society
Cello player - school and somewhat prestigious local orchestra
Class VP and later President
Math Team
Freshman mentor/Link Crew leader</p>

<p>Summers:
Tutored someone with Autism*
Research at a chemistry lab (published)*
Research at a neuroscience lab (published)
Worked at town hall </p>

<p>Essays & Recs:
I'm sure CA essay will be great because she's a fantastic writer (*I think they'll be about this summer), and the Amherst essay will be just as good if not better, since she's so interested in the school.
Rec1: Spanish teacher for two years and Class Adviser (observed leadership from student council)
Rec2: TOK teacher who helped her self-study for the AP Gov exams
Again, I'm sure they'll both be glowing. Her guidance counselor also loves her, apparently, and they're in contact often.</p>

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<p>She took two college courses online (grades of A), too. Oh, she also volunteered for about for about 250 hours at a library. Tutoring was around 100, chem lab was 120, and neuro was 200. Thank you! :)</p>

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<p>Bump bump bump. She’s also applying ED; I’m not sure if I mentioned that. And she’s interested in Bowdoin, Wesleyan, Hamilton, and Brown (all RD). Any insight?</p>

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<p>Please? Anyone?</p>

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<p>Ha, maybe I’ll just have to convince her to set up her own account and post her own thread…</p>

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<p>She obviously has a very strong chance of getting in. However, because she is white her chances are hurt…Amherst acceptance rate of white males is 6 percent probably a tad higher for white women though.
I’m going to Amherst btw…wish her good luck.</p>

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<p>Obviously the admittance rate for Amherst is low, but still, she has an incredible chance of getting in. </p>

<p>Good luck to her! :)</p>

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<p>“Obviously the admittance rate for Amherst is low, but still, she has an incredible chance of getting in.”</p>

<p>Not true!
She has solid chances at Amherst!</p>

<p>No unhooked applicant has “incredible chances” at top colleges.</p>