chance me?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Vassar College
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<p>unweigted gpa:3.3
weighted:4.2</p>

<p>just this year i transferred to public school from private school so that explains the low GPA.</p>

<p>I am an International Baccaleaureate candidate</p>

<p>junior schedule-IB English 11, AP US, AP Latin 4, AFM, Ib Theory of Knowledge, AP Government, IB Environmental Science
senior schedule (still up for debate, if anyone has any suggestions on things to switch out) IB English 12, AP Psychology, IB Philosophy, IB Math (Calculus), AP Latin 5, IB 20th Century History
***IB is the same as AP</p>

<p>sports:
varsity soccer
varsity corss country
jv basketball
lacrosse</p>

<p>no music or art
(i know this is going to come back to haunt me, but i am taking piano and painting classes outside of school)</p>

<p>over 50 hours of community service both freshman and sophmore years
over 75 hours for junior and anticipated senior years
student council
Coummunity Action and Service Club VP
Various Clubs- amnesty, global citizens, model un, habitat for humanity, special olympics, urban ministry</p>

<p>No SAT or SAT II yet, i take that in march, then the subject tests in may (US History and Math and possibly english?)</p>

<p>Strong Writer and very personable, so im hoping to have excellant interviews.</p>

<p>Summer plans: pre-college program at Columbia, Stanford, Davidson, or Boston University
(if i get in!) and maybe be a page for either a House rep. or senator</p>

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<p>First off, I’d like to say that your credentials look fantastic. The classes you are taking are great, and your supposed senior classes are perfect! I wouldn’t change any of them! I’m also a latin student by the way :slight_smile: You’re extracurriculars are obviously very strong, however, I would recommend when it comes to application time that you put a strong focus into the one area in which you are most passionate. Vassar won’t be super impressed by seeing that someone has done 20 hours building a house here, and 15 hours giving old people soup there, and another 10 doing something else. If you really concentrate your extracurriculars and volunteer efforts into one or two categories where your passions lie, it will seem a lot more impressive. For example, I am very passionate about fair trade, so on my application I put a strong emphasis on everything I was doing that involved fair trade and I left out most other things that did not have a strong tie. Also, I wouldn’t worry about not being involved in art so much. Vassar will understand that not everyone has the same interests. It seems that you have strong interests in global thinking and local action. I would definitely make that a theme.</p>

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<p>Agreed with nmatth.
Also, not having music or art will not necessarily haunt you—Vassar does not want a whole class of art students!
The only thing, I think, is that your GPA is a little lower than the average, which I believe is about a 3.7. I’d recomend having your counselor explain the transfer in your recomendation. Do you know what your class rank is? If it’s in the top 10-15%, that will definitely help you.<br>
Good Luck!</p>