<p>Hi everyone!
I am currently a junior in high school, and I will be applying to Colby College next fall. I'll be applying ED, where Colby accepts about half of its applicants. I was wondering if anyone has feedback on whether I have a decent shot at getting into Colby or not. Thanks so much for your replies in advance. Here are my stats:</p>
<p>-White male
-3.9 unweighted GPA (on a 4.0 scale)
-2104 on my SAT
-I go to a very good public high school in Westchester County, NY--one that tends to send its graduates to very good colleges (if that makes any difference)
My classes:
-5 AP's: AP French V, AP European History, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Physics, and AP Macroeconomics
-5 Honors courses: Humanities I-III Honors, Biology Honors, Chemistry Honors, French III Honors, French IV Honors
-Sports: I play on two baseball teams and one basketball team
-Extracurriculars/ Volunteer Work:
-I play trumpet and am the section leader for my school's Wind Ensemble and 7:15 Jazz band, the two most selective music courses my school offers
-I tutor middle schoolers after school 2 days a week
-Relay For Life (a charitable organization), JSA (Junior State of America), Reach Out John Jay (another charitable organization), Westchester Youth Alliance (an interfaith non-profit coalition that I helped start)</p>
<p>Again, thanks in advance for your responses.</p>
<p>I would say you have a pretty reasonable chance some of the factors you might not have considered with Colby is whether or not you need financial aid, (there the cheapest nescac school in this area), whether you’ll be on any of the sports teams (i think like 35% of the students are student athletes), and how your public school compares to most private schools (colby takes over 50% private students). You academics are pretty standard for Colby, but I would recommend filling out unknown for race on your application because the school is in desperate need of diversity. I would also take a look at there common data set which shows the importance of different aspects of the application process. Surprisingly volunteering is far less important than teach recommendations so just use that to your benefit. <a href=“https://www.colby.edu/administration_cs/ir/upload/CDS_2012-2013.pdf”>https://www.colby.edu/administration_cs/ir/upload/CDS_2012-2013.pdf</a></p>
<p>-current colby student</p>
<p>Thanks so much @brandon2170. By the way, I will not be needing financial aid, and I most likely won’t play baseball or basketball for Colby, if I were accepted. As for my school, it ranks something like 11 or 12th best in New York State, and definitely compares well with some private schools in my area. I’m not sure how my school is ranked nationally though</p>
<p>I was just wondering where the 4 points came from on your SAT (2104)? I didn’t know that was possible; I thought that all scores were multiples of 10. Anyways, I think that you have a pretty good chance of getting accepted, especially if you apply ED.</p>
<p>Sorry that was a typo–I had a 2110</p>
<p>Also, thanks for the reply.</p>
<p>You definitely have a shot! Be sure to convey interest in Colby.</p>
<p>Thanks @momfromme. I plan to do an interview some time next fall, and maybe do an overnight trip, so hopefully I will have a better shot.</p>
<p>You should definitely participate in the Experience Colby (<a href=“http://www.colby.edu/admission/visit/ec/”>http://www.colby.edu/admission/visit/ec/</a>) program – if you’re accepted (which I’m sure you will be), Colby will fly you up to Maine to spend three days on campus. Conveys interest and is a lot of fun! They will also do your interview while you’re there.</p>
<p>I think you have a pretty good shot! My scores are about the same as yours and I’m attending Colby in the fall. Good luck! </p>
<p>Thank @Taffyta for the info. Sounds like fun, and a good way to show I have interest in Colby. I will definitely consider!</p>