Chance me at Lafayette

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<p>Can anyone please chance me on this great school. I know it may be reach, and I know I have made a lot of Chance Me threads, but i want to know where to apply. Thanks</p>

<p>Male
NJ-Public High School
African American- Parents born in Ethiopia
UW GPA- 3.5
W GPA- 3-7
2 C's sophomore year in honors class, had some trouble but a huge upward trend!
SAT: Math-760 CR-660 Writing-720
Overall- 2140
APs: Biology-4 Economics-5
Taking AP Stat and AP Psych and AP Modern Euro
Honors: Geometry, Algebra 2, Chemistry</p>

<p>EC'S
Lacrosse 9-10
Volleyball 11-12
-Went to Ethiopia both Junior and Senior year to work with an orphanage, and also created a blog. Wrote a great essay on my trip, and have a great recommendation.
-Stock Market Club 9-12
-treasurer 11th grade
- VP Senior year
-Model UN
-11-12
-Secretary Junior and Senior year
-Over 75 hours working with the Boys and Girls Club
-Club CERT- Certifies you to help with emergencies in your area such as earthquakes tornados etc
-Treasurer of the Senior Class</p>

<p>Thanks Again</p>

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<p>Hello lylukas97,</p>

<p>I’m Taylor Brown, one of the student ambassadors working for the Lafayette College admissions office. I do NOT play a role in admissions decisions, but I am familiar with what our admissions directors evaluate in applications.</p>

<p>Based on your academic statistics, you are certainly within our ball park range for acceptance. Please see this link to view the academic profile for the Class of 2017–<a href=“http://www.lafayette.edu/about/lafayette-at-a-glance/entering-class-profile/”>http://www.lafayette.edu/about/lafayette-at-a-glance/entering-class-profile/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Also, please keep in mind that the admissions process at Lafayette is holistic, and includes factors other than grades and standardized test scores (although those factors ARE important). Extracurricular involvement and contribution to the community are among the many non-academic factors that are taken into account when making admissions decisions. Additionally, I would like to note that the interview (whether on campus or by one of our alumni representatives in your area) is very strongly recommended and has become a more important part of the admissions process over the past few years. An interview adds character to an applicant, which is important in our holistic review.</p>

<p>That being said, I encourage you to apply to Lafayette! If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me, or refer to my “Lafayette Questions and Answers” forums.</p>

<p>Thanks,</p>

<p>Taylor</p>

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<p>Thanks Taylor,</p>

<p>I am definitely going to have an interview when I visit the school. Do you think applying early decision will boost my chances.</p>

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<p>If you open the link Taylor gave you with the class profile (I have it below as well) , you can see that there is an advantage to applying to Lafayette ED.<br>
[Entering</a> Class Profile · About · Lafayette College](<a href=“http://www.lafayette.edu/about/lafayette-at-a-glance/entering-class-profile/]Entering”>http://www.lafayette.edu/about/lafayette-at-a-glance/entering-class-profile/)</p>

<p>That being said, in my opinion you should only apply to a school ED if: 1) you are positive that it is your top choice and 2) you don’t need to compare financial aid offers from different schools.</p>

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<p>happy1 sums it up well. Applying early decision greatly enhances your odds of acceptance. Applying early decision is the ultimate demonstration of interest (something that our admissions office values). However, only apply early decision if you are certain that Lafayette is your #1 choice of school, since the early decision agreement is binding.</p>

<p>Taylor</p>