<p>chances at Whitman, Kenyon, Whitman, Macalester, Claremont McKenna, etc?</p>
<p>-white male
-senior at respected public suburban HS</p>
<p>-3.75 UW GPA / no weighted GPAs available
-In HS about 2-3 out of 6 classes are Honors/Accelerated/AP yearly
-AP US History: 4
-enrolled in AP English and AP Gov Pol
-SATs: old - 750v / 630m
-SATs: new - 740v / 650m / 640w
-SATs: composites- 1400 old / 2030 new (I'm going to be retaking in Oct., will probably raise writing score around 100 points, considering I had a 72 writing on the PSAT 8 months before my New SAT score of 640. So I'm looking at a ~2100 new SAT score w/ the studying I'm expecting to do.</p>
<p>EC:
-Very involved in Drama at school in a nationally recognized department (we dominate State festivals, went to International Fringe Fest. sophomore year etc). 2 leads last year as a junior. Voted Best Sophomore Actor in 2004 and Best Junior Actor in 2006. Appointed head of the Program Committee (oversee production of the programs for all shows).
-Applied and accepted as a "TeenRep" on my city's Planning Commission for senior year, which means I attend all meetings and participate as a non-voting member.
-During the summer volunteer as a Beach Naturalist through the aquarium and County. This only takes about 40 hours a year, but is pretty cool.
-Worked all last summer 35 hours a week as a Summer Camp Counseler at a local daycare.
-Member of Model UN Club and Junior Statesmen of America</p>
<p>I'm planning on studying Gov or Poly Sci.</p>
<p>thats all i can think of now. I threw this together pretty quickly, any comments? Am I a good candidate, and what other schools would anyone recommend? I have to dive into the whole application process pretty soon.</p>
<p>yeah i live in a Seattle suburb, so im garaunteed in at UW. Maybe I'm up for the honors program, but I'm not sure my GPA will cut it. However, I've heard it's a lot easier to get in than they make it out to be.</p>
<p>Anyone else, please read my stats and respond!</p>
<p>Hi, russ
I think you have a good list as it stands. Your matches line up with your stats - but they are quite selective (especially CMC) and you shouldn't make the mistake of assuming that match=admit. </p>
<p>Trinity (in CT) and George Washington might be interesting, given your majors. </p>
<p>As for reaches - work on your current list for now. If you really nail the SAT, you could add a couple. Be sure to read up on what they are looking for in the essay, and review your grammer. My son pulled his SAT II writing from a 670 to a 780 in one month - so a big improvement is possible!</p>
<p>You've done a nice job of putting together a very realistic set of schools. All will give you a top notch education and are strong in your area of interest. Ohio Mom is right - concentrate on this list for now, consider adding more if you feel you need to, but really this is an excellent set of schools right here.</p>