Chance Me at Carleton College

Chance Me / Match Me!
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I am a rising junior at a public high school in the Northeast, and a white female. I know it’s a bit premature, but right now I’m looking to major in International Relations and minor in Spanish. Things can certainly change, but I absolutely know that I will be applying to numerous LACs in the future. Here are some of my stats:

Average: 95.25/100 (Unweighted)
Rank: Will not receive until later this summer, expecting to be top 10 (class of 117 students)
SAT (new format): 1380/1600 without any studying or preparation (taking 2 more times and have been studying)
ACT: Taking in the fall, my guidance counselor expects me to score somewhere between 32-34
SAT Subject Tests: Took World History Subject Test in June, expecting a score in the 700-750 range. Will be taking 2 more subject tests next year (US History and Spanish, most likely).

ECs: JV Soccer 8,9 (Captain both years)
Varsity Soccer 10
Varsity Basketball 9,10
Student council PRESIDENT- 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (will no longer be participating in student council)
Leo’s Club 9,10 (Community Service)
DECA Club 9, 10 (recently appointed Vice President of Finance)
Stage crew 9
I work 12 hours a week at a local plant nursery during the school year, 36 hours a week during the summer

I will continue with varsity soccer, varsity basketball, Leo’s club, and DECA. I am also going to join the Community Service Organization,the Language Club, and National Honor Society (only able to join senior year if selected) next year and will continue with those senior year as well.

Freshman Year:

Algebra
Earth Science (no honors or AP offered)
AP World I
Spanish I-B (honors/AP Spanish is not offered at my school)
Honors English
Electricity
Design/Drawing
Film

Sophomore Year:

Geometry
Chemistry (considered honors because I took this as a sophomore)
AP World II (4 on AP Exam, by the way. Somewhat bummed.)
Honors English
Spanish II (honors/AP Spanish is not offered at my school)
CADD
Meteorology
Marine Biology

Next year I’ll be taking:

Trigonometry
AP Composition
AP Biology
AP U.S. History
AP Psychology
Spanish III (honors/AP Spanish is not offered at my school)

Senior year I will take:

AP Physics
Government
Economics
AP European History
Pre Calculus
Spanish IV (honors/AP Spanish is not offered at my school)
AP Literature

Also, I’m a standout basketball player for my varsity basketball team. I am currently in the recruiting process and have the potential to be actively recruited by the Carleton coach. The recruiting process will heat up next year, I’ll have a better idea of whether I really have a chance on getting an offer from the coach next year. If I were recruited, I would probably play freshman year and then quit. I’m not certain if my character would soundly harmonize with the typical athlete culture at small LACs. This could definitely change, it’s just where I’m at right now.

What are my present chances for getting into Carleton College and what can I do to increase my chances?

If you feel up to it, it would be incredible if you could evaluate my chances at some other LACs. Chance me at Middlebury, Bowdoin, Macalester, and the University of Vermont?

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Also, I plan on doing an internship next summer that would access numerous connections to Midd, and would most likely appeal to all of the LACs that I plan on applying to. My family has multiple prominent connections to notable Midd alumni; some of the more influential alumni would certainly be able to put in a good word for me/write recommendations (as one or two of them did for my sister who applied to Midd ED and was accepted).

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For IR Middlebury and Macalester would be stronger choices as both have very strong IR programs. Your Middlebury connections might come in very handy since, while you’re resume looks strong, the acceptance rate for your demographic is less than 10% at Middlebury. Good luck!

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Yes, Middlebury’s IR program seems to be ideal for me. My only concern is what you just said: “the acceptance rate for your demographic is less than 10% at Middlebury”. Midd is currently #1 on my list, but since my chances of being accepted are so unlikely, I am looking into some alternative options. I’m turning to some LACs in the Midwest because I figured that they don’t receive as many applicants from the Northeast as LACs like Midd, Bowdoin, Bates, etc do. I will certainly look into Macalester more, it’s on my radar but I don’t believe I’ve done enough research on their IR program. Thank you for your helpful response, @urbanslaughter !