Chances anyone?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Vassar College
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<p>Hey guys! So I've been looking at Vassar College and it seems like the perfect place for me. But there's always a catch. My GPA is definitely on the low side but my SAT is solid. Please chance me!</p>

<p>Location: Very competitive public high school in Pittsburgh, PA.
Income Status: <40,000 annually.
Year: Junior</p>

<p>UW GPA: 3.3/4.0
W GPA: 4.3
Mostly all honors and AP courses except for the mandatory regular classes. My foreign language grade pulls my GPA down considerably. Upward trend. </p>

<p>SAT: 760 Critical Reading 760 Math 740 Writing. 2260 overall.
ACT: 34</p>

<p>ECs: Chess player, top ranked in the country for my age. 99th percentile for U18 year olds.
100+ hours at the Pittsburgh Chess Club. Also on the board of directors for the club.<br>
Leadership position. </p>

<pre><code> Works as an assistant in an international business consultancy firm.

Part of the Existentialist club, President. Also of the Happiness Club, no leadership position.

Model UN participant, I have won some awards locally and regionally.

Have run Cross Country for 3 years. Will go for four next year and have run track for 1 year.
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<p>Other things: Guitar, bilingual. I am an immigrant from Russia and speak the language fluently. Recommendations should be really good from teachers and from work. </p>

<p>Thanks guys for chancing!</p>

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<p>How does your W GPA shoot up ten points? Even with 5 AP’s mine only shot up like two haha, prolly since AP’s are +6 and Honors are +4.</p>

<p>But as for the chances, it’s totally fine bro, Vassar’s priority is Course Rigour (found in their common data set). Your ACT and SAT’s are exceptionally strong, and you have a very good chance.</p>

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<p>Well our WGPA is built to “reward” hard classes because of their rigor. AP classes are worth 5.5 for an A and honors is a 5 for an A. </p>

<p>Thanks for the opinion as everyone here has these amazing statistics and it really makes someone feel insignificant.</p>

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<p>I don’t really want to do this but BUMP.</p>

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<p>wow you guys are lucky! My school doesn’t weight Honors only AP and you get 10% sux!</p>

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<p>^^</p>

<p>No need to worry. Vassar, as well as almost all colleges, recalculates GPAs in order to create parity.</p>