chances? (bryn mawr, wellesley)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>(international) high school junior, starting my search 4 next year,</p>

<p>sats:
770 - m
710 - v
670 - w
(taking them again this june)</p>

<p>sat iis:
not yet, but taking them early next year. lit, math, bio. i expect 700 range for the first 2 and 600 range for bio (from the practice tests i have taken)</p>

<p>ecs:
tennis (will be 4 years varsity)
cross country (will be 3 years jv//varsity)
mun
orchestra - violin (but do not want to pursue in college)</p>

<p>(i have travelled overseas to represent my school in all these, have varsity letters, etc.)</p>

<p>i do lot of other randoms (like rock climbing) but my main ones are the top 4.</p>

<p>volunteer work:
worked (full time) at disabled school for 2 summers (this is an interest of mine), and again next summer
key club - vice president</p>

<p>work experience:
internship at law firm
internship with a newspaper</p>

<p>reccs:
one will be very good, the other fairly okay, but my counsellor loves me</p>

<p>essay:
have always been a good writer, so i assume it'll be fairly strong (and i'll work hard on it to make up for everything else :))</p>

<p>gpa: saved this for last, because it is my crippling factor: very low: about 3.3 cumulative</p>

<p>but i am doing full IB and am predicted fairly high for my subjects (one 5, rest are 6+7s). will this increase my chances (maybe make up for my gpa?)</p>

<p>i am an international student, go to a (fairly competitive) international school in asia, don't know how much that will affect.</p>

<p>i am looking at bryn mawr, wellesley, mt holyoke as my top choices, but i know they are reaches. if there is a chance of ED at either of the first 2 (especially bryn mawr) i will definately go for it. otherwise, what are my chances for RD? and what are better matches/ safeties for me?</p>

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<p>Since you're applying to tiny, competitive liberal arts colleges, your GPA isn't going to help. But if you knock the socks off the admissions officers with your essay, you might have a chance.</p>

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<p>do you think there's any point in me applying ED to bryn mawr? like would i have a chance?</p>

<p>i'm visiting the states this summer, so i'll hopefully get an interview then.</p>

<p>also, i forgot to add: i won't be asking financial aid, and i am taking the hardest course load possible at my school.</p>

<p>so should i go ED for bryn mawr?</p>

<p>also, what are some better matches for me?</p>