Chance me at Holy Cross?

Colleges and Universities A-Z College of the Holy Cross
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<p>What I am looking for is this school a stretch, match, or safety schools for my following stats.</p>

<p>Rising Senior </p>

<p>Intended Major : Political Science
High School : One of the top catholic private college-prep schools on the east coast located in NJ </p>

<p>GPA = 95 out of a 100 scale [do not know the weighted and unweighted conversion]
Class Rank = School does not do this however in the top 20% of the class at least.
Course Rigor : 3 AP Classes and 10 Honors Classes for my 4 years (more honors would have been taken but could not have been due to scheduling conflicts, my guidance cousenlor will be able to let admission officers know of this) </p>

<p>SAT I : 1920
Reading : 610
Math : 660
Writing : 650
Essay : 12<br>
Taken both in March and June and recieved same exact scores in every single section. </p>

<p>Academic Honors : First Honors [Freshmen - Junior & Senior Year]</p>

<p>Co-Curricular Activites :
Spanish Club [9,10,11,12]
Italian Club [9, 10, 12]
F.B.L.A. [11, 12]
Model U.N. [11,12]
J.S.A. [11,12]
National Honors Society [11,12]
S.A.D.D. [9,12]
La Sallian Youth [12]</p>

<p>Sports :
Varsity Cross Country
Varsity Volleyball </p>

<p>Extra Curricular Activites:
-member of Teen Committee in my town government
-part of three different travel baseball teams throughout the state of NJ
-law explorers
-youth group
-altar server in local church
-altar server in school ministry
-member of the teen age republicans
-special olympics regulator/coordinator
-member of NJ Young Republican Federation
-volunteer on the NJ Governor's Race </p>

<p>Leadership Positions :
-Spanish Club Treasurer
-F.B.L.A. Executive Board
-Head Intern in State Representatives Political Office
-Special Olympics Coordinator </p>

<p>Community Service :
-Over 500 hours of service throughout different things:
-Visits at Local Nursing Home
-Involvement at Township Public School with Autistic Children
-Individual Work with Autistic Children
-Special Olympics Coordinator/Regulator
-Altar Serving
-Helping out at local downtown Soup Kitchen
-Local “Clean-Up” Organization in town park
-Tutoring Peers, Autistic Children, and Underprivileged children
-Autism Volunteer/Ambassador with the NJ Autism Foundation </p>

<p>Employment History
- Unpaid Counselor in Training (Summer 2007)
- Cashier at Wegmans Food Market (Summer 2007 - present)
-Umpire in Local Baseball Little League (Fall 2007 - present)
- Intern in State Representative's Office (November 2008 - present)
- Law Intern Clerk Prestigious NJ Law Firm (Summer 2009 - present) </p>

<p>-Attended Penn State Volleyball Sports Camp for two summers.
-Extremely strong recs and essays.
-Parental Income : Upper Tier (greater than 250k a year)</p>

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<p>Looks to be a great match.</p>

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<p>thank you very much for your input! </p>

<p>means a lot! :)</p>

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<p>just go visit and have an interview.</p>

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<p>Great advice about interviewing. I think you would have to show a real interest in going and an interview will do that. It also is a great idea to visit to see if the school is right for you. Have you already taken 3 APs or is that the total? If that and the honors courses are considered the high end for your school it should be a good match for you. My sense is that HC (like many other small LACs) looks for its students to take the most difficult curriculum available. The most important things you can do now is keep your grades up in the fall and go visit.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>