<p>I have been looking into Bates and it looks like an awesome school. First, I would like to know what my chances are. If my target school sends a rejection before January 1st, then I will apply ED II to a LAC, I just don’t know which one yet. That’s what I am trying to figure out: which LAC is right for me, and which one do I have the best chance of getting into? Here are my stats, sorry if it’s long:</p>
<p>I am applying to be a History, Philosophy, Political Science, or English major. I want to go to law school after undergrad.</p>
<p>I have a 1910 SAT 610, 610, 690, and a 28 ACT. I took it again last Saturday and am hoping I got a 30 or 31. I am not sending these scores.</p>
<p>5.1 weighted GPA, and about A 3.72 unweighted. I’m a white male from Texas.</p>
<p>My school stopped reporting rankings but last year my rank was 68/603 (about top 11%). Rank will not be sent to colleges though.</p>
<p>By the end of the year ill have taken 10 AP classes: Human Geography (4), World History (3), English lang & comp (4), US History (5). my senior courses:
AP German 5, Aquatic Science, AP Gov/AP Microecon, Debate 4 called "Independent Speech Study, Pre ap pre cal, AP Biology, Ap English lit, & AP Psych</p>
<p>I took pre-ap which is basically honors at my school throughout my high school career. (We don’t have “honors” only regular, pre ap and AP)</p>
<p>I think i have strong extracurriculars:
Eagle Scout with some leadership positions in the troop like patrol leader and librarian. </p>
<p>Started my own functioning business through a year long Entrepreneur academy. Got a grant and have sold my product at several events with profit. </p>
<p>My main hook/strongest EC is Debate. I’m the Debate team captain, I went to state, have gotten to finals/semifinals of several tournaments, and was selected by coach to coach the novices. I also wrote my common app essay about this.</p>
<p>I have NHS, German Club (with a leadership position) & German Honor Society, and a few smaller academic awards like AP scholar with honor. I also put my debate awards in the awards section.</p>
<p>I have 100+ volunteer hours. Ive volunteered at a couple republican conventions as a page, and worked a little on the campaign for Abbott. Besides that I did a lot of Eagle project community service and I did a lot of volunteering with my church. Went on a local mission trip 3 years in a row with my church and helped the local community. I’m also involved with Youth Group. My volunteer work shows that I like helping my local community.</p>
<p>For work, I work about 10 hours a week at State Farm. I helped lead a marketing campaign and I also assist the workers with different things around the office. I also worked at a resturaunt during sophomore and half of junior year.</p>
<p>I am planning on showing interest in Bates, because from what I have seen I would love to go here. I have requested an interview and am planning on flying over to Maine to visit the school sometime in January.</p>
<p>So, I have narrowed my choices down to a few LACs where I think I would like to attend: Bates, Trinity, Colby, and Colgate. I know Bates is different from the other three, I just don’t know how to make a definite decision on which one I would like over the others without visiting all of them (which isn’t a possibility).
I also want a school that typically puts kids into a top law program (top 14 preferably) and has a good pre law advising system. What I am interested in schools are: greek life (I know this is absent at Bates), student government, studying abroad, debate, and maybe participating in crew or another sport for fun. I have heard that Bates has a lot of outdoor activities. I have been camping a LOT (Ever since elementary school - plus Boy Scouts was camping at least once a month) and I love camping. I also love kayaking, hiking, and other fun outdoor activities.</p>
<p>So the main question is: Could I get into Bates, (Would it be a matter of ED II vs RD?) and based on my interests do all of you think I would enjoy attending?</p>