Chance Me Please!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Amherst College
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<p>I can’t believe I’m doing one of these, but I’m going to be that kid.</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT: 2040
[ *] SAT IIs: Spanish - 690
Math I -680
Bio Eco - 630 (ehh)
[ *] ACT: 32
[ *] GPA: 96.0500
[ *] Rank: 2 of 154
[ *] Other stats: Spent the entire last summer working at a prestigious lab down state doing cutting edge research towards finding a cure for Cystic Fibrosis. I also interned at another biology lab for several days and ended with a presentation in front of a roomful of scientists. I’m also on NHS (including a regional and state board of MNHS), Math Team for four years, volleyball, Swim Team (All-County), drama for four years including principle roles, involved in band and chorus including being accepted to the Maine All-State Honors Choirs. I also founded and am president of the first Spanish Club at my high school. I’ve received several awards including Gold Presidential Academic Award, Bausch and Lomb Science Award, High Honor Roll, and Honors 12 Award (given to seniors who took the most rigorous course load offered).
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: Pretty good, it was about my aquisition of the Spanish language and why I enjoy it so much
[ *] Teacher Recs: Amazing
[ *] Counselor Rec: Amazing
[ *] Hook (if any): A lot of science (including much professional lab experience). I also had an amazing interview. The guy described to me what would happen after the interview, saying it will be moved to an admissions person who will choose to deny me, advocate me, or “table” me, which would mean getting more opinions. He said he wouldn’t even expect me to get tabled.
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: Northern Maine (WAYY UP North)
[ *] School Type: Public, 600 people
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments:[ /b] Also applying to Harvard, Dartmouth,Brown, Bowdoin, Bates, BC, and Middlebury. Opinions on any of those or Amherst would be much appreciated!</p>

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<p>i think if your interviewer said that you prob. wouldn't get tabled, then that's your answer right there lol. in his opinion, you must have a really good chance at being admitted.</p>

<p>i'm interested to see what other people say though...since i have similar stats (although i certainly didn't do all the internship work that you have done or have your ECs).
in my opinion though (and not that i know anything) it looks like you have a great shot at any school.</p>

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<p>If he said he wouldn't expect you to be tabled, did he say anything about advocating? :) Cause in case you missed it, there's a third option in there!! However, those are some heavy hitting schools you're applying to and I would guess you got good advice on that list. Hard to believe these kids are now only 28 or so days out from decisions. <gulp></gulp></p>

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<p>Haha, yeah, he said he expected me to go straight on to being advocated;)</p>

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<p>"Interviews: Amherst does not offer interviews for prospective students."</p>

<p><a href="https://www.amherst.edu/admission/visit/tours_infosessions%5B/url%5D"&gt;https://www.amherst.edu/admission/visit/tours_infosessions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>???</p>

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<p>.....Amherst does not offer interviews......</p>

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<p>Hey, yeah sorry. I created that post on another one of my school's threads, and then I copied and pasted and changed the schools in the "General Comments" but forgot to take off the interview. Sorry haha. Everything else is right though.</p>

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<p>It is hard to say. Your extracurriculars are strong but your SATs are around the 25th percentile at Amherst. I think it will ultimately come down to how well you stack up against other candidates from Maine or even NH and Vermont. Since there are no interviews, the college essay is a critical factor in their decisions. Good luck!</p>