Chances early decision? Any input appreciated!

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<p>Thank you thank you!!!</p>

<p>-I’m a junior, looking to apply EDI this fall.</p>

<p>-Public high school in Vermont, 792 students. Sends a grad to Middlebury about every two years. According to schooldigger, my school district is 200th out of 228 VT districts, though my HS is 17th out of 47 public VT high schools.</p>

<p>-White female</p>

<p>-School doesn't rank, but I'm top 5% in a class of about 200</p>

<p>-4.29 cumulative GPA, unweighted (never gotten below an A- as a final grade thus far)</p>

<p>-Summa cum laude</p>

<p>-10 APs offered at school, plan to take 6 (opting not to take all 3 AP sciences and AP Euro)</p>

<p>-SAT reasoning: 2050 (projection from PSATs, will take SATs in March)</p>

<p>-1 parent Legacy at Middlebury </p>

<p>ECs (no particular order):
-{9, 10} Junior Varsity Girl's soccer: Captain 10. *10 hrs/ week (10 wks/yr)
-{11, 12} CHS Cares/ Red Cross Club *1 hr/ week (30 wks/yr)
-{11, 12} Grace’s Honey Sales: Founder. *1 hr/ week (10 wks/yr)
-{10 summer} Ethan Allen Museum volunteer *3 hrs/ week (8 wks/yr)
-{11 summer} Shelburne Museum volunteer *3 hrs/ week (8 wks/yr)
-{10, 11, 12} H20 (Help to Others) Club: President 12. *1 hr/ week (25 wks/yr)
-{11, 12} Harry Potter Club *1 hr/ week (25 wks/yr)
-{10, 11, 12} Burlington Marathon volunteer *4 hrs/ week (1 wk/yr)
-{10, 11, 12} Photographer *2 hrs/ week (40 wks/yr)
-{11, 12} Walkathon participant. *3 hrs/ week (12 wks/yr)</p>

<p>Recognitions:
-{11, 12} National Honor Society
-{10, 11} Published in Reflections, school's literary journal
-{11} Discus Award
-{11} Girl's State Leadership Conference
-{9} CHS Artist of the Month
-{11} NEASC Accreditation Visit Aid
-{9, 10, 11, 12} Champlain Valley Art Show participant</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>Middle school classes for HS credit:
Geometry in 7th grade, Algebra I in 8th
French I</p>

<p>9:
Honors Asian experience (required english + social studies course)
Honors Earth systems science (required)
PE sem1 and PE sem2
Algebra II/Trig
Art 1
French II
uw GPA: 4.33</p>

<p>10:
Honors American Experience (required)
Experimental Biology (some level of bio required)
Experimental Chemistry
Pre-calculus<br>
Art II
3D Art
French III
Summer: Canadian Lit online course at University of Vermont
uw GPA: 4.30</p>

<p>11:
PE sem1
Business and Technology I
Business and Technology II
Principles of Physics
AP Calculus
AP American History
AP English Language
Photography
French IV (last year of language offered at my school)
Summer: TBD online class at University of Vermont
current uw GPA: 4.295</p>

<p>12:
Environmental science
Forensic science
Modern Media Impact
AP Statistics
AP Literature
AP Studio Art
Psychology
International Politics and the UN
Geography
Virtual High School class (specific course TBD)</p>

<p>I know I haven't won any big awards or participated in any well-known summer programs, but I've done the best I can with what I have and what is within my capabilities. Thanks for any advice!</p>

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<p>As a legacy applying early with those grades you should have a great chance. Math+verbal 1400 or above is important. Take 3 SAT II’s and try to do well so you can use the 3 SAT II option if they are better. Are you into art enough that you would submit some of your work? Good luck!</p>

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<p>What Hitch said.</p>

<p>Near perfect grades + Vermont resident + legacy = very, very good chance</p>

<p>But I could conceivably see you getting deferred given the somewhat low SAT’s (I’d definitely consider studying hard to get a 700 in each section or just sending the subject tests if you do well on them, which I’m sure a student like you could) as well as the relatively modest EC’s. Some solid stuff on there, to be sure, but that was just my snap impression.</p>

<p>My gut is that you will get in. Wish you the best of luck.</p>

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<p>You need: either 2100+ SAT1s, or 3 700+ SAT2s or ACT>30 with a good score on the writing part to have a good chance, so take those practice tests! Everything else is good.</p>

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<p>Thanks to all of you! I am going to concentrate all my time and effort until March on improving my SAT score. I will definitely try to get a 2100 - I have taken two practice tests at this point with over 700 on writing and 700 on reading both times. Hopefully those will go up by March. Then ACT in April! Thanks for the input.</p>

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<p>Virtual class will be a semester-long German language and culture class. Just sent in the papers today.</p>