Chance me?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Hamilton College
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Im a Pakistani female from NY (Long Island). I’m worried about my lack of rigorous courses and transcript.

9th grade:
-honors english
-regents algebra. regents exam grade: 83
-regents social studies. final exam: 88
-earth science. regents exam grade: 76
-regents spanish

10th grade
-honors global regents grade: 96
-honors english
-regents spanish
-regents geometry exam grade: 92
-regents bio exam grade: 79

11th grade
-regents chemistry regents grade: 81
-regents trig exam grade: 77
-AP US score: 4 regents grade: 99
-Honors english exam grade: 94
-regents spanish

12th grade
-honors english
-ap government
-ap biology
-honors physics
-regents spanish
-precalc
-calculus

sat iis
chem- 700
us history- 710
math 1: 790

GPA:3.6 UW (been consistent all years)
W: 3.8
ACT: 33

Extra curricular activities:
-model UN (4 years) public relations
-Peer educators (4 years) Vice president
-Amnesty (4 years)
-Mock trial (3 years)
-key club (3 years)
-constitutional debate
-Spanish Honor society
-founded a club this year

I received awards for art and volunteering services.

Outside of school:
volunteered at a hospital, nursing home, local library, LGBT services, Sunday school (where I teach arabic and urdu, editor for the newspaper, organized events such as interfaith dialogues), synagogue + church, and I volunteered in Nepal, and India over the summer
-had an internship with a business company, and one with my county’s legislative
-I do artwork as a hobby and I have some pieces worth sending to schools
-sending in science research supplement and poetry as well
-taught english in pakistan
-I attend NYC protests whenever I can about regarding issues I am passionate about
-I’ve done karate for 10 years
-I’ve danced for 8 years and I also assisted my teacher in choreographing for tween classes
-fluent in english, spanish, arabic, urdu, hebrew

Essay: Outstanding (based on my interest for social justice and interfaith)
Recommendations: excellent (chem teacher, english teacher, and spanish teacher)

I am not requesting financial aid. I also keep contact with the admissions staff.

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Hi I am also applying. I will chance you, but to give you the best answer I have some questions. First, are you applying early decision? Next what is your rank in class? Also did you go see the school and interview? All of these things can sometimes make up for a lack of rigorous coursework.

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@isaf33 I am applying under regular decision. I attended a info session at my high school in which my regional counselor attended. I am going to visit and interview this month. My high school does not rank.

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How come your regents scores are so low but your ACT and SAT 2’s are so high? I don’t even study for regents until the day right before or the day of the exam and have scored 90+in all of them, but I’m barley scraping 2100 on my sats. Better for you I guess because only NY state schools look at regents anyway.
Your gpa is pretty bad your ACT is above average at Hamilton so that might balance it out

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@Yugimoto I ask myself the same thing everyday. Thanks for your response