<p>I want to attend Smith College in MA for their Education and Child Studies major.</p>
<p>Here are some stats on me...
1810 SAT
3.4 (unweighted) GPA
4 years honors English (plus one year of journalism and one year of media literacy)
4 years of math (one year above my grade, but average level difficulty)
3 years history (average level)
3 years of honors Spanish
2 years of honors science (bio and chem) and average level physics
1 year child development, 1 year early childhood, 1 year early childhood 2 (advanced, portfolio level)
teacher aid in early childhood 1 (1 year)
1/2 year philosophy
1/2 year psychology
1.5 hours of preschool community service every day
national honor society member</p>
<p>What is your weighted GPA and class rank (if applicable)?</p>
<p>Smith is test-optional (1810 is very low), so the admissions process is holistic. Your EC’s and classes are relevant to your major (shows dedication and passion), but it’s going to be a reach.</p>
<p>Looking through your post history, I can see you are considering Wheelock but you are not sure you can afford it. You also posted a different (higher) GPA and slightly higher SAT…which one is the right one?</p>
<p>I think you have nothing to lose by applying to Smith (and it seems that their financial aid is generous), but you need to find more schools besides Smith and Wheelock.</p>
<p>Also, you pointed out in the Wheelock thread that you would be $130k in debt if you went there. If you were to receive the $17k/yr merit scholarship, it would only cost you $112k over 4 years assuming you receive no other aid whatsoever. It sounds like you will probably receive some kind of grant since you have financial need. But you won’t know until you apply, so apply!</p>
<p>(and also, use the net price calculator).</p>
<p>My GPA is actually 3.5 UW and 3.99 W, I know my SAT is between 1800 and 1850 I can’t remember. Smith would only cost me 7k per year plus federal loans and work study so really about 14k. I did awful on the writing section of the SAT and not as well on the math as I had hoped, though 1800’s isn’t low… most people in my school, average students, get 1600 (my school is actually a very good public school) anyways, i would like to retest, but I need to prove to my mom that it’s worth it first.</p>
<p>Also, the middle 50% of Smith College accepted SAT’s is 1700-2000 so I’m in the middle of their scores roughly. Also, how does smith admit? It says they are test optional and don’t want your transcript, if what I’ve been reading is correct… so what do they judge applicants on?</p>
<p>What is the point of reporting different gpa’s when you are asking for chances?\</p>
<p>1800 is good compared to average students, but it isn’t strong for selective colleges.</p>
<p>If you want to prove to your mom that it’s worth it show her your scores on your practice test that show you be doing better than the first test. then show her the average scores at Smith, so she can see that higher scores mean better chances. See the pinned threads in the SAT-preparation subforum for good study guides:
[SAT</a> Preparation - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/]SAT”>SAT Preparation - College Confidential Forums)</p>
<p>You have a good program of study, too bad your gpa isn’t a little higher. Make a strong showing for Sr. year. Write great essays, really spend time on it. That’s all you can do at this point. And spend some more time researching more schools.</p>
<p>The GPA’s were different because one was what I calculated (I have to calculate UW myself because my school does not report it)as my junior year but then i realized i needed to report all 4 years. the 3.5 one is for every year</p>