Chance Me at lots of liberal arts schools?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hi there,</p>

<p>I go to an elite public school (#1 or #2 in my state, it changes). I'm white, Catholic, wholly average in that respect. My GPA's not excellent, a 3.4 unweighted and a 3.7 weighted, but given my work this year, I'm expecting around a 3.9-4 by the time I apply. My school doesn't do class rank, but I would imagine top 25%. I'm a junior, and I plan to take the SAT's in Jan/March/ Oct of my senior year if really, really necessary. Judging by PSAT scores, I'm expecting around a 21-2200. I'm an excellent writer, that's really my greatest strength, so essays would be great. My EC's:</p>

<p>Consistent work with my town's historical society, particularly with one man, so I could get a great rec from him.
Lots of community service.<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/register.php?do=regfin%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/register.php?do=regfin&lt;/a>
4 years on debate team, I'll get Vice President next year.
Amnesty International
Academic League
A political participation club
Lots and lots of tutoring hours from one club
Three week internship at a breast cancer lab at Northwestern Hospital.
This summer I'll either work with a NY prosecutor or do a course at Brown.</p>

<p>Colleges I'm thinking about:
Williams (I know this seems out of my reach, but I've got a hook-a guy who will write me a rec whose an incredibly distinguished alum)
UChicago (legacy-dad/aunt, and I'll apply EA)
Bowdoin (probably ED)
Bates
Skidmore
Colby
Vassar
Elon
American
Northwestern (aunt is a doctor at the hospital, if that helps)</p>

<p>What are my chances? Also, any suggestions as to other schools?</p>

<p>PS: I'm new here, so here's hoping this is the right forum to post this in. Also, please be brutally honest.</p>

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<p>Oh, also BU/BC. Not really liberal arts, but I like the Boston area.</p>

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<p>I realized this is the wrong place, oops. I’ll repost it in the right place.</p>

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<p>Being only top 25% may make Williams tough. Bowdoin is only slightly easier but ED might help a tiny bit. There’s a difference, though, between 2100 and 2200. 2100 would make Northwestern, Bowdoin, Williams, Vassar and Chicago a little difficult but you should have a pretty good chance at the others, especially Elon and American. Do you want to do something with writing in college? If so, you might want to look at Kenyon and Hamilton.</p>

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<p>Thank you sir.</p>