Chance Me?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Swarthmore College
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<p>Hi everyone, I'm gonna be a senior next year and I was wondering if any of you could be so kind as to give me an idea of what you think my chances are of getting into Swarthmore - I assume it's a reach, but I'll be visiting and interviewing next month, and provided everything goes well I might apply ED. It seems like my ideal school. Here's some info on me:</p>

<p>GPA 3.9 UW (my school doesn't wait GPA so I have no idea what it is weighted, ~50 in a class of 320)
SAT 2080 (740 CR, 660 M, 680 W)
SAT II: USH 770, Lit 710, Math 1 670
33 ACT (35 English, 32 Math, 32 English, 31 Science)</p>

<p>APs:
World History 4
US History Pending
English Language/Comp Pending
English Lit/Comp (senior year)
Government (senior year)
Psychology (senior year)
Statistics (senior year)</p>

<p>ECs/volunteering/other stuff:
-Editor-in-Chief of student newspaper for two years, was Entertainment Editor as a sophomore and involved as a freshman. Won a national award for a piece I wrote this year
-Involvement in Student Government all four years, getting a higher level position next year too
-Mock Trial as a freshman and sophomore (disbanded but regional champions)
-Self-published a novel a couple years ago, have promoted it at local community events
-Key Club
-Scrabble club lol, also disbanded
-Play two instruments
-A few school-wide academic awards
-I work as a page at the public library
-member of Spanish Honor Society
-Link Crew
-Student mentor at high school summer program</p>

<p>Thanks for the help!</p>

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<p>Swarthmore is a reach for everyone, however, you definitely will be a competitive candidate for admissions. I don’t know that GPA sale well, but since you have a 3.9/4, I’ll assume it’s very good. For standardized tests, you should definitely send in your ACT score; a 33 is really high. That way, you won’t have to send in SATIIs unless you want to. You seem to have a good senior year course load. About extracurriculars, you have a lot, which makes them seem really scattered. It’s much better to be deeply involved in a few than somewhat involved in a lot. Overall, I think you have a good shot at Swarthmore!</p>

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<p>Bump?</p>