Chances at Claremont McKenna ?

Hey guys! I’m planning on applying ED I to CMC and was wondering what my chances are at the school.

Intended Major: Economics or International Relations
High School: Top 100 in California
GPA: 3.98 / 4.00 (unweighted)
Class Rank: 27 / 666
SAT: 1480 / 1600, 24 essay score

AP Courses: Human Geography, Environmental Science, Calculus AB, US History, Statistics, Government, Psychology, Literature

Extracurricular Activities:
- Speech and Debate Captain; part of the team since freshman year
- HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America) Historian; help to found the club at my school
- Habitat for Humanity President
- Model United Nations President
- Mock Trial Competing Team Member

Honors/ Awards:
- National Merit Letter of Commendation
- Garfield HS Regional Debate Tournament; semi-finalist
- AP Scholar with Distinction
- UCLA BruinMUN; 6th place in committee
- Mission Viejo HS Regional MUN Conference; 2nd place
- Gahr HS Regional MUN Conference; 2nd place
- Schurr HS Regional Debate Tournament; semi-finalist

Volunteering and Work Experience:
- Middle School Tutoring (tutored 2 middle school students who had just recently moved to the US from Taiwan in
language arts and math.
- Arab Spring Research (helped a professor at Pomona College with research for his upcoming book regarding the US’s
response to the Arab Spring)
- Customer Service Help at Permasteel Incorporated (helped with customer service and simple book keeping)

Letters of Rec:
- Calc AB teacher, Environmental Science teacher, Pomona Professor

Other Info:
- Ethnicity: White (middle eastern)

High (with the usual caveat of who knows). Best of luck.

I would say that you have a really good chance. You sure look a lot more appealing that I think I did on my application, so I would definitely apply! Also, Econ and IR are CMC’s bread and butter so definitely mention your interest in those areas and how you want to make use of CMC’s resources. Good luck!