Chances at LACs

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I would like to narrow down this list to about 5 and I need some help.
Any thoughts about chances or advice would be appreciated =)
Also any personal feelings you have on which schools are worth it/not worth it are welcome.
Thanks!</p>

<p>--Wellesley
--Vassar
--Amherst
--Smith
--Carleton
--Williams
--Colgate
--Mount Holyoke
--Swarthmore
--Hamilton</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Asian (South Korean and Bangladeshi) female, born in New York, schooled in Texas</p>

<p>SAT: 1530/2230 780M/750C/700W
SAT II: 760 Math II, 730 Biology E, 720 Literature</p>

<p>Weighted GPA: 5.7826 out of 6.0
Unweighted GPA: 4.0 out of 4.0
Rank: 4 out of 567</p>

<p>Public High School
--Member of its Medical Sciences Academy
--Most Rigorous Curriculum
--Rarely sends graduates to top schools</p>

<p>Sending in a piano music supplement</p>

<p>Awards:
--1st Place National Champion, Health Occupations Students of America (11th)
--2nd Place National Runner Up, Health Occupations Students of America (10th)
--3rd Place State, Health Occupations Students of America (10th, 11th)
--1st Place District Champion, Health Occupations Students of America (10th, 11th)
--National Merit Semifinalist
--Houston Youth Symphony (Violinist)
--1st Place HMTA Jazz Pop Festival (Piano)
--99% Texas Music Theory Exam
--1st place District Finalist, Computer Science
--Hugh O'Brian Youth Region Leadership Conference
--Highest Average in grade level in: Computer Science I, French IV, Algebra II, World Geography, Orchestra
--2nd place Korean Scientists and Engineers Contest
--Academic Excellence (Varsity Letter)</p>

<p>Internships:
--Medical Internship at MD Anderson Cancer Center
--Medical Internship at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
--Neurosurgery Internship at Southwest Memorial Hermann Hospital</p>

<p>Volunteer:
--PASSPORTS (taught 5th graders from 2 different schools how to speak French) 30-50 hours?
--Southwest Memorial Hermann Hospital (Human Resources) 150-200 hours?
--Colony Baptist Church, Nursery & Vacation Bible School 25 hours?</p>

<p>Extracurricular:
--Health Occupations Students of America- 10,11,12 Vice Pres (12) Parliamentarian (10), 2 varsity letters
--French Honor Society- 11,12 Vice Pres, Public Relations Officer
--Varsity Orchestra- 9,10,11 Concertmaster (Principal 1st Violinist)
--Piano- Headliner 6 consecutive years, winner of jazz contests, classical contests, theory contests, accompanied students at UIL solo & ensemble, featured soloist at school concerts.
--Researched and wrote a computer program that automatically composes music through complex algorithms.
--Solo "ROCK" band- composes and records demos, played small houseshows
--Small publicity "company" that promotes local bands/musicians
--Instruments- Piano, Violin, Viola, Voice, Guitar, Bass</p>

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<li>more "non eye-catching" ECs that I don't feel like typing (NHS, Poetry Club, Math and Science Club, etc)</li>
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<p>Well you obviously have a good chance at all of the schools you listed. I don't know too much about LACs in terms of their science programs, but my cousin is a premed at Carleton. She loves the school and they are really top-notch in the sciences (acc. to her).</p>

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<p>Thanks! Yeah I've heard so many good things about Carleton too.
That'll probably be one of the ones I end up applying to.</p>

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<p>Carleton is a well-hidden gem.</p>

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<p>hehe thanks for the advice.</p>

<p>Anymore thoughts on chances or advice?</p>

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<p>bump .</p>

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<p>or "Presbyterian Minister", or "Preschooler", or even, are you a distant relative of Elvis PRESley?!?!? come on, we need to know these things!!</p>

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<p>lol uhhh I don't want any useless posts on my threads.
Shoo.</p>

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<p>ooookay.
Anyone else like to add something?</p>

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<p>haha yay that yale guy got banned so now my posts don't make any sense.</p>

<p>okay so anyone have any input?</p>

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<p>I could keep bumping this thread forever =P</p>

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<p>What, no Grinnell! But it's in Iowa! Looks like you are interested in med, if that is the case then sign up for Williams, Amherst, and Swarthmore, they are great med school feeders.</p>

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<p>haha yeah I don't think I'm apply to Swarthmore, but I am worried that Amherst and Williams will be too much of a reach.</p>

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<p>super bump .</p>

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<p>Amherst, Williams or Swarthmore- Reaches (2)
Carleton, Wellesley or Vassar- Matches (2)
Smith or Mount Holyoke- Safety (1)</p>

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<p>if i were you;</p>

<p>amherst (45% in)
swarthmore (45% in)
carleton (65% in)
wellesley (75% in)
smith (85% in)</p>

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<p>Well I can't give you any advice on chances as I'm in the same boat as you are, but I visited both Mount Holyoke and Smith and, in my opinion, although they have about the same SAT requirements, etc. I found that they had really different atmospheres. So, if you are looking to eliminate some schools, perhaps you should see which one you prefer out of those to.</p>

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<p>okay thanks a lot for your help!!!
I'm most concerned with getting into Wellesley, it's pretty much my first choice.
Amherst is also high on the list for me, but I know they're so unpredictable in their admissions and even the "best" can't get in, so I don't expect much from them anyway.</p>

<p>Well I'll just hope I can do my best with Wellesley! =)</p>

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<p>collegeprep11-- I like how you said reach but then put 45%. You're very generous haha. When I read the first post, I imagined reach meant about 10% chance. =P</p>

<p>golden_fish12-- Yeah I think I've decided to apply to Smith but not apply to Mount Holyoke.</p>

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<p>u have a great chance at all of them...</p>