Chance me?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Vassar 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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33 ACT is very good. By itself, that ACT score puts you at the 75% level of accepted students. When you couple that though with your lowish GPA, you fall down to closer to the 50% level and perhaps a tiny bit below, but not below 40%. It is good that you have at three AP classes, but you are correct in thinking that many applicants to Vassar have more than that. I say you have about a 50-50 shot. Good luck!

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^^
Where are you getting the accepted student statistics? The mid 50% ACT Composite is 30-33 for * enrolled* students. The mid 50% ACT scores for admitted students are arguably higher than those who accepted admission.

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“The mid 50% ACT scores for admitted students are arguably higher than those who accepted admission.”

For this figure (30-34) and others for accepted students, try: “Vassar College About the Class of 2019.”

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Yeah, I meant to type “enrolled”.

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Did you apply ED 1?

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@lolaandgee no, regular

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Thank God. Thought I had more competition for ED :stuck_out_tongue:

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@lolaandgee good luck!! do you mind chancing me?

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Well, my relief obviously indicates you have a good shot :stuck_out_tongue: Your GPA is a bit on the lower side, but your ACT is good and your workload isnt half bad. If you can make up for the low-ish gpa with your essays etc, i think you have a decent shot. Mind you, it will still be tough, as it always is, especially with that gpa and in a pretty selective school like vassar. But I think you CAN do it. Vassar IS achievable.

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but keep in mind, vassar is relatively much harder to get in for women.

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@lolaandgee thanks so much! I hope everything works out for you :slight_smile: