Chance me to help temper expectations/alleviate anxiety for Friday?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Smith College
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Smith is my dream school and I really can’t see myself anywhere else. I’m really really hoping for a positive result on Friday, but college is a crapshoot, haha. My school is also super rigorous, does SC look at academics in the context of your high school?

Current GPA: ~3.4 UW, 3.87 W (my school grades on a weird scale so that’s an estimate).
SATs sent and superscored: 2130 out of 2400, 1400 out of 1600 (750 CR, 650 M, 730 W)
Recs: 2 teachers and a counselor who like me a lot as a student.
Essays: I love writing and I’m pretty good at it so they should be good.

Honors Classes (year taken):
Honors Biology (9)
Honors English (10)
Spanish 4 Honors (11)
2D Art Portfolio (12) (honors-level art elective)
Epidemiology/Public Health (12) (honors-level science elective)

AP Classes (year taken):
AP Lit & Comp (11) - 4 on exam
AP Lang & Comp (12)
AP US History (11) - 3 on exam
AP Comparative Government (12)

Extracurriculars:
-Quiz bowl team (captain 2 years, went to national competitions all the years I’ve been in it. Wrote my CA essay about going to last year’s History Bowl nationals tourney in DC.)
-Drama (never been a lead but I’m always a consistent actor in the school/community theatre)
-Creative Writing (I plan to study English and I think my writing talent came out in my essays. I also write for my school’s online magazine and I’ve entered stories in writing competitions all over the country.)
-Paid work experience (summer job at hair salon)

I mention a few others in my application (ski team, Christian Fellowship, book club, social justice clubs) but the above are the big ones I highlighted. Quality over quantity, right? Also, I go to boarding school and had adjustment issues freshman year so my grades that year weren’t great (B- average) but I’ve shown a lot of upward trajectory (my first senior grades were an A- average.) That’s made clear by my transcript, would that negatively affect me?

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I’d be quite surprised if you weren’t accepted. True, the grades could be higher, but you have a good range of ECs and fairly high test scores, which, although optional at Smith, will work in your favor. Smith also cares a lot about the essays, so that’s another point in your favor. Good luck! ~ A current Smithie

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@123wombat thank you so much! I’m just kind of freaking out on the inside about tomorrow. But I’ve been reassured that I’ll be fine and everyone in my life is cautiously optimistic for me but college applications are a crapshoot.

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I actually have really similar stats (grade wise) and extracurricular wise too (mine are different things tho, quiz bowl sounds fun!!) and my counsellor who’s seen many kids from my school go has said I have a good shot so hoping for the best!! and I’m assuming it’d be the same for you. ahhh I’ve been panicking haha ONE MORE DAY!

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@senioryear1516 haha, I’m sure you’ll be fine. Quiz bowl is a ton of fun by the way! Good luck!! :slight_smile:

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I have similar stats, but my unweighted is higher and your weighted is better. Unfortunately my HS hasn’t really sent anyone to Smith, (I’m from the Midwest so very unrepresented). I can’t stop checking these threads!!

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@collegebnd16 your stats may be similar to mine but the fact that you’re from an underrepresented area should be a plus for you (colleges like geographic diversity.) Good luck!