Chance me for Swat?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Swarthmore College
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<p>Race: Hispanic
Sex: Male
State: Texas
School type: Small Private Catholic
Income Bracket: 45k</p>

<h2>Applied for financial aid: Yes</h2>

<p>GPA: 3.58 Weighted, school doesn't rank</p>

<p>Intended Major: economics + finance.</p>

<p>ACT: 30 with an 11 essay</p>

<h2>31 (superscored)</h2>

<p>My school only offers 10 AP Classes. Classes : APs include AP gov, AP chem, AB Calc, AP Lit, AP Lang, AP French, APUSH
Other classes: College class on economic inequality
Everything Freshman and Sophomore year was honors</p>

<p>AP Scores: AP USH- 5</p>

<h2>AP Lang- 5</h2>

<p>ECs:
Volunteering:
I work as a college level intern at a firm that specializes in helping under privileged hispanic families obtain the healthcare they need for their kids through education and informational communication (400 hours)</p>

<p>Clubs:
Debate (top 30 in the country since Junior year). Have attended and placed at tournaments like TOC, TFA, Nats, Harvard Invitational, Yale Invitational. Have gotten numerous awards at the regional and national level. (9th-12th) 20+ hours weekly + VP since Sophomore year.
French Club VP (10-12th)
Model United Nations participant (9th-12th)
Business Club VP: Member of the FBLA
Rocketry (10-12th)</p>

<p>Work:
Investment advisor for an Investment fund (10 hours a week) 11-12th
Started my own business that is selling debate evidence that has been gathered by me to top debate brief companies. </p>

<p>Programs:
Attended prestigious debate intensive summer camps and Michigan, Stanford and UNT.</p>

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<p>Awards:
School's Community History and English Award (highest average in these two classes) (10th)</p>

<p>Numerous and almost countless debate-related awards. </p>

<p>Essays: Really good. I talked about how I wasn't born in the country, and I had to overcome adversity in order to have a successful career in debate and in the business world. I talked about obvious language barriers and how it was hard learning english, but I've taken those skills acquired to learn a third language, French. I also talk about specific Swarthmore research and professors whose research i'm interested in.</p>

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<p>Also, can anyone tell me how much URM status helps in Swat admissions? </p>

<p>I have visited and it is gorgeous by the way.</p>

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<p>I think your chances are pretty good. Being an under represented minority helps quite a bit. Your ACT could use a bit of work and your GPA is frankly very low, but going to the TOC will help you quite a lot. Swat loves debaters. If you get in and decide to come to swat you should definitely check out the Peaslee debate team, it is awesome!</p>

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<p>Haha I wrote about Peaslee on my essay :P… Already on it :)</p>

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<p>bumppp</p>

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<h2>GPA: 3.58 Weighted, </h2>

<p>Your GPA is very low for such an elite school. I realize others will want to tell you to be optimistic, and you should be, but Swarthmore is definitely a reach. There are plenty of URMs with high GPAs. </p>

<p>On the positive side, you have done well on your AP exams so you have that going for you.</p>

<p>Best of luck.</p>