Chance me?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Swarthmore College
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<p>SAT: M800 V690 W700
SATII: Math II: 780 Chem: 690 USHistory: 620
GPA: 3.91/4 unweighted
weighted: 4.955/5
Rank: 3/263</p>

<p>Governor School on the Environment
Retirement Home volunteer
President of Environmental Club
Key Club/Buddy System (volunteer program in school for 4 years)
Ran a Thanksgiving Food Drive
Science League 4 years
Varsity Girl's Tennis 3 years and was MVP last year
Bowling for 3 years
National Honor Society
AP Scholar with Honor
Have taken 4 AP classes so far and have another 4 AP classes this year
(AP English, AP World History, AP US History (5), AP Chemistry (3), AP Physics (3), AP Biology, AP Statistics, AP Calculus AB (5)</p>

<p>Female
Public School
White/Russian
Major:Environmental Studies</p>

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<p>Just out of curiosity, how is your GPA nearly a 5.0 if you have only taken 4 APs? </p>

<p>As for the chances, I'm another 08er, so who knows. I can say that our stats were somewhat similar and I was deferred, which maybe can give you hope?</p>

<p>I think essays are really key.</p>

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<p>In some school systems (like mine), Honors and AP courses are given the same weight.</p>

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<p>i really dont understand the weighting system for gpas...
b/c i also have a 5.55 out of 6 as a GPA.
i never know which one to use</p>

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<p>Ahhh I'm jealous! My school is very stingy about weighing.</p>

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<p>at my school they weigh the AP and Honor courses the same so I like it.</p>

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<p>Most colleges ignore weighting in your GPA. So it really doesn't matter much.</p>