Chances at some LACs

<p>Applying to Kenyon, Vassar, Wesleyan, Williams (def. a huge reach), Haverford, Connecticut College, Carleton.</p>

<p>GPA - 4.3 W / 3.4 UW
Class Rank - about 140/450 at a VERY competitive school (some people take 7 or 8 APs in a year, and even take an extra class instead of a lunch period)</p>

<p>SAT - 700 CR, 760 M, 730 W on the first go, took again this month
Subjects - 600 Spanish w/ Listening, 650 Literature</p>

<p>Steady improvement throughout high school, from basically-straight-Bs to almost-straight-As</p>

<p>9th grade
Honors C&C (combined English/civics double class) - B English/B civ
H. Algebra II - B
H. Biology - B
Spanish I - B
Jazz Improv - B
Health/Gym - A</p>

<p>10th grade
C&C (combined H. English/AP world history) - B/B
H. Pre-Calc - B
H. Chemistry - A
Spanish II - B
Piano Lab - A
Audio Production I - A</p>

<p>11th Grade
AP English - B (missed A by less than 1 point, counselor will address this)
AP Calculus AB - A
H. US History - A
AP Environmental Sci. - B
H. Spanish III - B
H. Audio Production II (2 pd.) - A</p>

<p>12th Grade
AP English - A
AP Calculus BC - A
AP US Gov&Pol - B
H. Spanish IV - B
Music Theory - A
H. Audio Production III (2 pd.) - A</p>

<p>Extra-curriculars:
Guitar - 5 years (4 years taking lessons, now teaching)
Music production - This is kind of my big selling point. I produce my own music at home as well as other people's at my school's studio, and am pretty much the go-to guy at my school for anything in the field.
Music Club - got a new board position created for me (Director of Technology), am recording all student performances
Ice and inline hockey - on my school's club team (can't letter, because it's not school sanctioned)
Weight training/running - lost 35 pounds in summer '05, have been active since
Eagle club (school spirit)
Work for five summers for dad's construction company, promoted to supervising position this summer</p>

<p>Summer programs:
Cambridge College Programme 2006 - Studied at Cambridge U. for 3 weeks
Berklee College of Music, Summer Guitar Sessions 2005</p>

<p>anyone? thanks</p>

<p>Kenyon - Match
Vassar - Low Reach
Wesleyan - Low Reach
Williams - Reach
Haverford - Match
Connecticut College - Match
Carleton - Match</p>

<p>Kenyon...Match/Safety
Vassar...Match
Wesleyan...Match/Reach
Williams...Reach
Haverford...Match
Connecticut College...Match
Carleton...Match</p>

<p>yeah
im going to have to agree with isle boy because of one reason...
Holy hell ur school is crazy
ur not even in the top 30%</p>

<p>Thanks for the responses. I haven't been able to help worrying that they're all reaches, so this is reassuring to hear.</p>

<p>Yeah bigtwix, my school is insane. That's one thing I like about a lot of these LACs, they brag of collaborative, not competitive, environments, and I want to get out of the cutthroat competition.</p>

<p>I'm gonna bump this just one more time...</p>

<p>J/w...do you know approx. how many students go to top schools in each year. If your school is a feeder, you should be fine at most all of those, with the exception of Williams and possibly Wesleyan. Still, you have good stats overall.</p>

<p>The vast majority of the top students at my school go to UNC-CH, but I guess a few go to Ivies. Very few seem to go to LACs for some reason, but most admissions officers seem to be familiar with the school, if that's what you mean.</p>

<p>Kenyon...Match
Vassar...slight reach
Wesleyan...Reach
Williams...uber Reach
Haverford...slight reach
Connecticut College...Match
Carleton...reach</p>

<p>GPA - 4.3 W / 3.4 UW</p>

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<p>What matters is the unweighted GPA, not the weighted GPA. That is what most of the schools on your list will be concerned with. Additionally, as you yourself point out, your high school curriculum is not the most rigorous possible - colleges will see that on your school profile. Test scores alone will not overcome that low unweighted GPA or so-so curriculum. I'd rate your chances as:</p>

<p>Williams Reach
Carleton Reach
Haverford Reach
Wesleyan Reach
Vassar Reach
Connecticut College reachy match
Kenyon reachy match</p>

<p>I would suggest you add a few more realistic match schools to your list. Right now you do not have a safety at all, and EVERY list should include one.</p>

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[quote]
Kenyon - Match
Vassar - Low Reach
Wesleyan - Low Reach
Williams - Reach
Haverford - Match
Connecticut College - Match
Carleton - Match

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<p>I agree.</p>