Chances at LACs and other top schools...

<p>White male from
Long Island public school</p>

<p>GPA: 95.5 unweighted
Rank: 7/180
SAT: 670V/730M
SAT II: 740 Writing/710 Math IC/660 Latin
AP: 5 Euro/4 English Comp/3 US History</p>

<p>All honors/AP courses in HS (except regular Eng/Soc in 9th)
Senior Courses:
AP English Lit
AP Calc BC
AP Bio
AP Latin
Senior Humanities Program (Eng/Soc)
Band
Chorus</p>

<p>Honors/Awards:
National Merit Commended Scholar, National Honor Society, Tri-M, Foreign Language Honor Society, National Honor Roll (scholarship winner)</p>

<p>Clubs/Activities:</p>

<ul>
<li>Key Club/Community Service - VP (11,12), some awards, 242 hours</li>
<li>Chorus and Madrigals - 4 years</li>
<li>Latin Club - President (11,12) - founded Junior Classical League chapter in my school</li>
<li>Band (principal player since 10th grade)</li>
<li>Gay-Straight Alliance</li>
<li>Quiz Bowl Team (varsity member since last year)</li>
<li>SADD - VP (12)</li>
</ul>

<p>Other:
- Piano lessons since I was 7
- Very politically involved/interested - volunteered for Kerry over the summer
- took an anthropology course at columbia this summer (grade: A)
- Academic Tutoring in Math and Latin several hours a week</p>

<p>Prospective Majors: Classics, Political Science, Econ</p>

<p>Schools (in order of preference, sort of):
Vassar (ED)
Tufts
U Chicago
Columbia
NYU
Swarthmore
Dartmouth
Haverford
Wesleyan
Boston U
Conn Coll
Union</p>

<p>Very good recs, pretty good essays</p>

<p>I'd appreciate it if anyone could evaluate my chances at any/all of these schools. Thanks!</p>

<p>OMG! You're applying to Vassar ED too!!! So am I!!!</p>

<p>I've only met like a few other people on this site that are applying to Vassar ED, so I'm always shocked to find another. You should post on the Early Decision thread I started on the Vassar board. Are you applying ED I or II? Just put it on my thread.</p>

<p>Okay, anyway. By looking at your stats, I'd say you have good chances at all the schools you're applying to. Good luck!</p>

<p>Hey thanks Iheartvassar - i'm applying EDI actually - i sent everything in already... I really love vassar. it was one of the first schools i visited, and after visiting about 12 other schools, i realized that i was just comparing all of them to vassar (which, i must say, is incomparable)... the atmosphere that is just so stimulating... i hope we both get in.</p>

<p>anyone else have opinions - i'd love to hear some specific school-related chances - thanks</p>

<p>i'd appreciate any feedback - thanks guys</p>

<p>it looks like you have a really good chance</p>

<p>what school do you go to? I also live on LI</p>

<p>You will totally get into Vassar...Its an awesome place, have fun there!</p>

<p>what about the other schools? can some people run down my list and predict likelihood of admission perchance? thanks</p>

<p>what are my reaches, major reaches, matches, safeties, etc</p>

<p>Bump Bump Bump</p>

<p>ummmm hmmmmmmmm</p>

<p>Propspy:</p>

<p>Here's just my 2 cents on your school's list:</p>

<p>Vassar (ED)...Match/Safety (based on ED acceptance rate, and male/female ratio)
Tufts...Reach
UChicago...Reach/Match (take care with your essays, less predictable than most)
Columbia...Reach
NYU...Match (just because there are many LI applicants)
Swarthmore...Reach (again, essays, recs and fit are very important here)
Dartmouth...Reach
Haverford...Reach/Match (chose based on fit, and interview recommended strongly)
Wesleyan...Reach (is a bit numbes driven as of late, and depends on major interest)
BU...Match/Safety
Conn Coll...Match
Union...Match/Safety</p>

<p>Again, just my 2 cents. Remember at some schools, more than others, the essays and recs and fit are extremely important. Good luck. :)</p>

<p>thanks very much blaineko</p>

<p>No prob, Prospy.</p>