Chance at davidson

Colleges and Universities A-Z Davidson College
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<p>I am a rising senior at a competitive public school (top 200 according to newsweek) in Texas that sends many grads to top schools. I am Asian and Male.</p>

<p>Academics:
GPA - Unweighted: 4.00
GPA - Weighted: 4.288 (should go up, i had a beastly junior year)
Class Rank: 13
Class Size: 1017
Top 2%</p>

<p>Good teacher recs
Hopefully i can write good essays</p>

<p>Scores:
Jan Test
Math: 740
Critical Reading: 700
Writing: 700, 9 essay
Total: 2140</p>

<p>March Test
Math: 800
Critical Reading: 630!!!
Writing: 770, 9 essay
Total: 2200</p>

<p>Subject tests:
Chemistry: 740
Bio- 740
Math 2- 760</p>

<p>ACT: composite 36
35 eng
36 math
36 reading
36 science
8 essay (combined eng/writing 31)</p>

<p>12 APs by the time I graduate
Junior year schedule: AP bio, precal h, medical science, eng 3 ap, french 4 ap, apush
Senior year: AP physics b, eng 4 ap, ap macroeconomics/ap gov, french 5 ap, ap calc bc, ap stats, ap comp sci</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>play table tennis competitively
founder/pres of red cross club
VP of Students organizing community outreach
vp of table tennis club (co prez next year)
historian for habitat for humanity
nhs
key club
french national honor society
hosa- teachers were lazy this year.. didnt do anything
mu alpha theta- several math competitions
Texas state french symposium- school got 8th in state. i placed 6th in a category.
several local table tennis awards
national french contest- top 10% in nation
over 200+ volunteer hours
active member at the local buddhist temple
volunteer with mentally disabled kids
Hopspital internship for a month
volunteer once a week at another hospital
dropped orch after 10th for medical science, but in a small orch group still
commended for psat score</p>

<p>what are my chances at davidson?</p>

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<p>I think your chances are good. Of course, you should show interest by visiting etc, and I reccomend emphasising your volunteer work in the extracurricular section.</p>

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<p>yeahhh you SHOULD get in
just make sure you keep up contact with the school, make sure they know how much you want to go there</p>

<p>ps i reccommend applying early if you know its your top school
it makes senior year much easier</p>

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<p>thanks for the advice,
what do you think my chances are for the belk scholarship?</p>

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<p>You have the stats to be accepted, and your stats are in the range for the Belk. But you need to be aware that admission to Davidson is much more than stats. They build a class by looking at many factors. Certain things can increase your chances ... superb essays, interesting peer recommendations, "hook," demonstrated interest, applying ED, etc. Just remember that at schools like Davidson, where there are far more very highly qualified applicants than there are spaces in the class, admission is NOT a given. Be sure to find other great schools you'd love to attend & apply to them, as well.</p>