Chance for RD CMC

Colleges and Universities A-Z Claremont McKenna College
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Hello I’m applying for regular to CMC and I never did a chance thread before, but the school is definitely one of my top choices.

Intended Major: Politics, Economics, and Philosophy
High School: --very-- noncompetitive public
GPA: 3.9 UW 4.3 W
Class Rank: 2/444
SAT: 1350 (took again in Dec so probably higher)
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AP Courses: 10 by the time I graduate
Scores: 5 5 3 3

Extracurricular Activities/Honors:
Stanford humanities research program (full scholarship)
Columbia/Barnard human rights/creative writing program (full scholarship)
Princeton journalism program ( full scholarship/all expenses paid)
Editor/Founder of human rights online magazine; essays published by Oxford, Columbia, Cambridge and Yale
Editor in chief of school newspaper
3 first place national awards for poetry
2 first place awards for math quizzes
founded human right project to facilitate integration of European diaspora communities through cross cultural language acquisition
Rohingya Relief fund, Develop Africa, Students Interested in Political Affairs

(Low income)
(Illinois)
(First Gen)

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Except for the SAT, your profile is similar but better than mine, and I got in. I think it comes down to how you tell your story and show your leadership skills in your essays, possible interview, and possible video. You have a very good chance, especially if you can get your SAT up, but at ~10% acceptance, no one can say anything for sure. Spend some time crafting those essays, and if you cannot get to California for an interview, make sure to do the optional video submission. Good luck!

P.S The major Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) here is a selective major you have to apply to in your Sophomore year. Have another major you might be interested in here, too.

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@Woandering Thank you! I was actually able to raise my score to a 1420 :slight_smile:

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Hey,

Your profile looks very strong. Low-income, first generation, and high achieving is a really good combination. But as Woandering says, no one can really predict what will happen.

Best of luck and congrats on the new SAT.