Chances at Midwest Liberal Arts Colleges

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I've been reading a lot here for a while now, but I've only just registered, and I figured I'd start posting...</p>

<p>I'm a high school junior right now and I'm just wondering what my chances at some of the Liberal Arts Colleges in the Midwest are. I underachieved quite a bit in high school, but I'm hoping that my essays and test scores will make up for that somewhat.</p>

<p>GPA- 2.96
ACT- 30
SAT- 1980</p>

<p>The schools I'm looking at right now are:</p>

<p>Antioch College (thinking this might end up being too radical for me, as liberal as I am, though we'll see)</p>

<p>College of Wooster (don't exactly know how good my chances at a decent financial aid package or even at admission are here, but I really like the school and I'm planning on visiting in April)</p>

<p>Oberlin and Reed (I realize that Reed is in the Pacific NW, and that both of these are almost certainly out of my league, although it never hurts to dream, right?)</p>

<p>Kalamazoo, Macalester, Denison and Kenyon (don't know too much about these schools, except for that they are very good, although again, they may be a little bit out of my league)</p>

<p>Safety right now looks like U of D Mercy, (close ties with my high school)
and Financial Safety looks like Michigan State or Grand Valley State, which I hear is very underrated.</p>

<p>I realize this is a very long topic, and to any of you who are still reading, thank you! I guess I'm just looking for people's thoughts on any of these schools...</p>

<p>Thanks a lot in advance.</p>

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<p>Have you considered Hiram? It's very small, but looks like a good school. My son has similar profile to yours, and was accepted there. I think Wooster is getting more competitive every year. As for those that you assume are out of your league -- I came to the same conclusion in reviewing my son's college list, and he ended up applying to Hiram, Ohio Wesleyan and Wooster (only Hiram has been heard from, as of today).</p>

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<p>carringgiscreepy: You have a great selection of schools and a very good-to-decent shot of getting into most of them. Your GPA is not great, but you have extremely solid ACT/SAT scores. Have you heard from anyone yet? I'm guessing that Wooster will not only want you, but will offer you a scholarship, depending, of course, on your essay, recs, etc. (Just my humble opinion.) Your liberalism will not hurt or help you there. My daughter (a Wooster freshman) is very politically liberal. She says Wooster's a left-leaning campus, but not radical, and is very welcoming of different opinions. Best of luck!</p>