I’m a Questbridge national college match finalist and Swarthmore is one of my ranked schools. All of the other schools I chose are ridiculously selective (Columbia, UChicago, Penn, etc.) and Swarthmore, while of the same caliber, seems to be slightly less selective.
SAT (one sitting): 1490
ACT (one sitting): 33C (35E, 31M, 31S, 35S)
GPA (UW): 3.94
AP courses (Score): Biology (4), EnvSci (5), US Gov. (5), Comparative Gov. (5), Chemistry (3; only took half the course); taking Physics (Mechanics, E&M), Psychology, Calculus AB, Stat, World History, Micro this year
My essays were solid and I think my letters of recommendation were, too.