chance me, pretty please

Colleges and Universities A-Z Colgate University
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<p>female, caucasian, will be a senior in the fall, i go to a really good public school
my grades aren't the best, and i could have tried harder but I don't think they are too bad
(only included core classes, but got As in all the others)
Freshman year:
Honors English I: A-
Honors Geometry: B+
Honors Biology: A
Honors French III: B+(i suck at french)
World History: A
Sophomore:
Honors English II: A-
Honors Chemisrty: B
Honors Algebra II: A-
Honors French Iv: B+
AP U.S. History: B+
Junior:
AP Art History: A+
AP Government: A
AP Physiucs B: A
Honors French V: B+ (got A's all four marking periods, sucked up the final-hate myself)
Honors English III: B+(got A's all four marking periods, sucked up the final)
Honors Pre-Calculus: A-
Senior Year: (to be taken)
Ap Euro
AP Environmental
AP Calc
Ap French VI
literature of the fantastic/ literature of war</p>

<p>Weighted GPA~4.26, unweighted, ~3.7
(a lot of those B+s were so close to As, not that it matters to colleegs, but its been eating at me)</p>

<p>SATs: 790 CR ,760M, 780 W (2330)
PSATs: 222 (in the running to me national merit semifinalist)</p>

<p>I'll have like 400 volunteer hours
ECs: rowing, yearbook club, honors and service society, internship, and a few smaller things</p>

<p>anyway, i would like you to chance me and also tell me if all those Bs are going to hurt me a lot</p>

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<p>Valerie: Sorry no one responded to your post sooner. You have very competitive numbers. I don’t think there should be much doubt here. As always, apply to a range of schools. With your numbers, a couple even more selective than Colgate is worth the effort (and a couple less selective to cover your bases). As for the B’s, forget about it. Nothing wrong with a mix of B’s and A’s.</p>

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<p>Very good work which puts you solidly in the Colgate applicant pool, I think. I like the rowing, too, as Colgate is a pretty athletic place. If you are fairly good at it, and if you plan to continue rowing in college, I’d definitely mention that. In fact, if you are a pretty good athlete, one approach is to contact the athletic office and tell them who you are and ask to talk to a coach. If they want you enough, they can tell the Admissions people that. Not sure anyone recruits for rowing, though, but it can’t hurt to ask. Still, those who speak up get chosen! </p>

<p>The important thing about your B’s is that they were in challenging Honors and AP courses which shows you are pushing yourself. They will like that. Colgate is a place where students work hard. I don’t see why you shouldn’t apply, and I think you have a very good chance there. Good luck!</p>