<p>Schools:
1. Kenyon
2. Bates
3. Skidmore
4. Syracuse
5. Conn College
6. Whitman
7. Lewis & Clark
8. Pitzer
9. UVM
10. Wooster</p>
<p>-Female
-Costa Rican
-NYC
-Parents didn't go to college, will not need financial aid
-Competitive, prestigious private school. Does not have GPA, class rank, or any APs. We never give out A+, rarely A's.</p>
<p>-Last semester's grades:
history: A-
english: B+
chem: B-
spanish: B
journalism: A-
math: B+
-1st semester senior year classes: 7 academic classes, plus art classes</p>
<ul>
<li>I've done 120 hours of community service so far</li>
<li>I've worked for two years with a non-profit organization, planning (successful) charity events for it with a small group of friends</li>
<li>Started a club at my school in connection with the organization</li>
<li>Write for the school newspaper</li>
<li>Avid member of enviornmental club</li>
<li>I have participated in Model UN at Yale for the past 2 years</li>
<li>I have an AGI internship this summer</li>
<li>I've done a lot of other EC's but nothing major like these. The things I have listed are the EC's I'm really passionate about</li>
</ul>
<p>SAT scores:
-1940 (first time)
-Verbal-680 Math- 620 Writing- 640
(I didn't study the first time, I got a tutor for when I take it in October so I'm hoping for about 200 points greater)
-Sat II 2C: 720.
-Will take two more SAT II's & the ACT</p>
<p>What are my chances of getting into the schools, based on me as a whole, not just my grades.</p>
<p>bump bump... any feedback?</p>
<p>The only two schools on your list that I know about are Syracuse and Skidmore, but I think you could probably get into either of those. Skidmore is fairly selective, but one of my good friends is going there next year with approximately the same qualifications as you. Her SAT was somewhere in the 1900s, and while her grades were better than yours I believe it may even out because of the nature of your school. EC's seem about equal.</p>
<p>For those two schools your stats look good. It'll be even better if they improve like you anticipate.</p>
<p>shoot for higher. URM is important. Not needing aid is a little helpful in admission. Parents not going to college is very important.</p>
<p>SO basically you have a much better chance than applicant with similar stats because of family/ethnic/money factors.</p>
<p>And u say your school is really good...yet another booster.
Try even better schools and retake SAT/ take ACT</p>
<p>Being a URM gives you a great chance at all those schools. Make sure you visit Kenyon if you can because it is out in the middle of nowhere.</p>
<p>thanks for the feedback</p>
<p>youve got a very good chance at whitman.</p>
<p>Honestly, I think you have fairly good chances at all of those. Whitman would be the only reach for you, I think. Skidmore and Kenyon are safeties...</p>
<p>Whitman will be in your range and they'll be very interested, as you will bring diversity in several categories. Skidmore probably will work hard to get you. Kenyon and Conn College are your two hardest shots, but both are attainable with a bit of focus (I'd put my money on either, if you applied ED, and with a good application and a bit of hustle you could probably get into either on RD - Kenyon, especially, wants to know if you really are serious about going there, and not just sending in an application because it's free).</p>
<p>thanks! i'm really interested in whitman.</p>
<p>any more feedback? should i really play up the diversity card?</p>
<p>bumping once again...</p>
<p>You are who you are. Just tell them who you are. If they aren't clever enough to read it - or if they aren't interested - it won't matter what you say and if they aren't, then it won't be a good fit. Others may disagree, but I'd be careful about "playing up" your traits that make you a "diversity" candidate. The fact is, you will feel best about the decision if they pick you because of what you did and what you can do, not because you are a representative of some group that seems exotic in Washington's dry inland territories.</p>