Chance me?!? (will chance back)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hello everyone! Here are my stats, I’m a current junior and I’m thinking about applying Early Decision to Dickinson College in PA, but I’m not sure if I should. The other schools I would apply to (if I got rejected) are Gettysburg, Franklin and Marshall, University of Richmond, and JMU. You can chance me for those too, but I really want your opinion for Dickinson!

Female
White
Jewish
Identical Triplet
State: VA
High School: public, very competitive (3rd best in state), does not rank
Income: around $180,000, but will need financial aid with 3 in college at the same time & no money saved

9th grade: HN Biology, HN World History, English, Geometry, Photography 1, Spanish 1, Gym
10th grade: HN Chemistry, HN World History,HN English, Algebra 2, Photography 2, Spanish 2, Gym
11th grade: AP Physics 1, AP US History, AP Lang, Precalc, Photography 3, Spanish 3, Art 3
12th grade: Anatomy, AP Government, AP Literature, AP Calc AB, AP Studio Art, Spanish 4, Teaching assistant for spanish teacher

UW GPA: 3.7, W GPA: 4.3
SAT (first try): Critical Reading:680, Writing: 630, essay score of 9, Math: 610. Total: 1920
ACT (1st practice, will take in June and bring up science and math hopefully): English: 32, Math: 25, Reading: 34, Science: 25, Composite: 29

Special things/awards/talents/ extra circulars:

  • National Art Honor Society
  • National Spanish Honor Society
  • Teaching assistant for spanish teacher, I will actually help her co-teach a class of first year students
  • volunteered at a therapeutic riding stable for 3 years, worked there as assistant instructor for 2 (total of around 3,000 hours of community service, not including work hours).
  • worked 1 summer as assistant teacher at enrichment summer camp
  • 2 years on a equestrian show team
  • won 1st place in category in school science fair, won 2nd place in regional category
  • won Photography academic achievement award in 10th grade
  • won Spanish academic achievement award in 11th grade
  • will submit art portfolio as supplement if allowed

I think I’ll have a great rec letter from my Spanish teacher, who knows me really well and who I will be a TA for next year. I think for my essay I’m going to write about how my spanish class this year really influenced me and my life’s goals.

I plan on double majoring in Spanish and International Studies, probably to become a Spanish Teacher.

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i think you could get into Dickinson, your test scores fall in the middle 50% and the ED acceptance rate is pretty high, im also looking into Richmond which i think is possible for you as well and JMU is a match

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I think you have a really good shot of getting into Dickinson; the only thing that could hold you back in my opinion are your standardized test scores. If I were you, I would apply early decision and hope for the best. Chance me back if you don’t mind :slight_smile:

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@zorloth, Dickinson is test optional, so, if I don’t do so well on the ACT this weekend, do you think I should submit any scores?

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I would submit your scores even as they are. Dickinson’s range according to their website is 27-31, so you would be right in the middle of that range. If you don’t submit the score, I imagine they would just assume you did poorly, which is not the case.