Chances, ED at Middlebury?

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<p>I’m a junior in high school but I am already thinking about how much I’d love to spend four years at Middlebury. Help me out?</p>

<p>Female
Caucasian
Public high school in Vermont
ACADEMICS
Top 5% / currently summa cum laude (school doesn’t rank but does recognize students with Latin honors)
Freshman year and sophomore year, 4.0 gpa unweighted, 1 honors class: earth systems science. Lowest midterm or final exam grade both years was an A-
-Junior Year-
AP US History: current grade = A-
AP Calculus (have already taken geometry, algebra I, algebra II/trig, and precalc): current grade = A
AP English Language: current grade = A-
Business and technology: currently A+
French IV: currently A+
Principles of Physics: currently A+
-Senior year- Not sure on all my classes, but I plan to take 3 more APs:
AP Studio Art, AP English Literature, and AP Statistics
Haven’t taken SATs but have done the PSATs twice, second time with 680s and 690s. Working on really improving that come SAT time.
I’ve taken one class at the University of Vermont and received a 4.0 on that transcript.
EXTRACURRICULARS
Next summer: mission trip to Ecuador with church group, VERY excited!!
Last month, I started a two-year challenge to walk as many benefit walks in my state as I can. After completing the annual CROP walk for hunger, I will participate in the COTS walk, breast cancer walk, autism walk, humane society walks, and others.
3 years: H20 (Help to Others) club, will become president next year as I am the only junior currently in the club
2 years: CHS cares / Red Cross club
2 years: Junior Varsity girls soccer, captain 10th grade
27 hours of volunteering at the Ethan Allen Homestead and Museum
2 years: Math team
2 years: Art club
3 years: Burlington marathon volunteer
Total, over 300 hours of community service
Girl’s state leadership conference participant
National Honor society
ADDITIONAL
Legacy (my mom was class of ’81)
Recognized as my school’s Artist of the Month, November 2008
Published in my high school’s literary journal
I’m not sure if more opportunities will arise in the next year..</p>

<p>Thanks!!!</p>

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<p>You have some work to do, but it isn’t imposssible.
Try the ACT, or the physics SAT2. Your scores are a little low.
Your best way to look different is to express a strong interest in Physics, not many girls do that. Any ideas about combining Physics and Art?
Your community service is good, but a little scattered. Your essay and recs will need to show how you tie it all together.
Legacy for a parent=1 “point”
Good luck! I hope the story will be “local girl makes good!”</p>

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<p>Yeah, I’m expecting 700s at least because every time I retake the PSATs or do practice tests my scores continually improve.
I just started out with a physics class, but I’m not sure I’m really that into it. I thought maybe my “walk challenge” might be a good/different thing? I feel like I’ve made commitments to activities in all my free time, hopefully that will show in my app, and I’ll really try to make my essay stand out…I REALLY want to go to Midd!!!</p>