Chance me for Amherst

Colleges and Universities A-Z Amherst College
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<p>Hello,</p>

<p>I’d like to know what my chances of getting into Amherst college are. A basic overview of my stats is below:</p>

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<li>SAT Reasoning- 2320</li>
<li><p>SAT Subject tests:
World History- 730
Biology(Molecular)- 790</p></li>
<li><p>I will be appearing for a few AP exams this may and I’m well prepared to score above 4 in all of them.</p></li>
<li><p>The most important factor is that I am a homeschooler. I have homeschooled myself in the last two years of high school to focus on research in psychology. Will being an international homeschooler have an adverse impact on my application?</p></li>
<li><p>My extracurriculars include:
*ISEF Semi-finalist
*Founder of a start-up publishing company that bridges the gap between self, traditional and vanity publishing.
*Founder editor of my high school newspaper(This was during the first two years of high school. I am a homeschooler now)
*Won lots of quizzes, debates and other related competitions, not only at the high school level but also at the university level.
*I am a freelance journalist and have published articles in some of the most popular mainstream publications of India including The Bangalore Mirror, The Hindu and others.</p></li>
<li><p>I need 100% financial aid as my total family income is <$5000</p></li>
<li><p>I hope to major in Psychology/Neurobiology and minor in Molecular Biology.</p></li>
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<p>I’d greatly appreciate honest feedback.</p>

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<p>Looks good. All that’s left to do is to make sure you have an amazing essay showing who you are and why you would be a great fit at Amherst. As you may know, Amherst is one of six schools in the U.S. that are need-blind for internationals (the others are Dartmouth, Harvard, MIT, Princeton, and Yale).</p>

<p>Minoring is not a possibility here, but many students double-major. Because of the open curriculum, double-majoring is not at all difficult if you plan ahead.</p>