Chance Me (RD) please!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Grinnell College
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<p>Hi,
I was wondering what my chances at being accepted to Grinnell would be.
It's one of my top schools and I am really looking forward to this upcoming April.</p>

<p>Gender: male Ethnicity: Nepalese (adopted)
I go to a selective private school... if it helps
ECs:
4 years in school orchestra (cello)* leadership role
8 years in other orchestras (not in school)* leadership role
12 full years playing the cello
Asst. Editor in school newspaper* leadership role
Roughly 120 hours of community service
2 international exchange programs (dublin, paris)
Middle Eastern Club (Jr & Sr year)
Asian Culture Club (Fr year)
Editor of school literary magazine* leadership role
Crew Coxswain (varsity) (Soph year)* leadership role
Investment Club (Fr and Soph year)</p>

<p>Scores:
SAT Is: CR:680 M:640 R:590 Total: 1910
SAT IIs: Literature: 700 U.S. Hist. 670 A.P.s: English Lang/Comp: 4 US History: 4
rank: N/A (my school doesn't rank)
GPA: cumulative weighted 3.6 (due to difficult freshman year transition)
but it started as a 3.1 freshman year and ended up a 3.97 by Senior Year
I'm currently taking: Physics B AP (B+ avg) French AP(B+ avg) Eng. Lit AP(B+ avg) Pre-Cal Honors(A- avg) world religions (A) and java programming (A)
** my school doesn't give A+'s, A is the highest **</p>

<p>I had an alumni interview that went very well.</p>

<p>Thanks for the feedback</p>

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<p>Since no one has answered you, I will weigh in. Your SAT scores are within the school’s range, although at the middle to low end. Here is the address for Grinnell’s 2010-2011 common data set. You can compare your stats to those that Grinnell admitted last year.
<a href=“http://www.grinnell.edu/files/downloads/GC_CDS2010-2011.pdf[/url]”>http://www.grinnell.edu/files/downloads/GC_CDS2010-2011.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Keep in mind, though, that applications are up sharply this year (by more than 50%!) and that may make Grinnell more of a reach for you. </p>

<p>Grinnell has an excellent orchestra with a wonderful director. I hope you submitted an arts supplement including a CD. It can only help. Good luck!</p>