Chances for a friend

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>OK, my friend wants to know her chances. I've told her countless times that this site isnt neccessarily a good indicator of true chances but she wants to know anyways. Shes a senior this year, and she wants to know for AMHERST.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.4 UW
SAT: 2360
SAT II - 750, 780, 800</p>

<p>she took the hardest possible courseload in school. i dont know her class rank but probably in the top 25%</p>

<p>EC:
MUN 10-12
JSA 10-12
Youth and Gov 11-12
Mock Trial 11-12
Library Advisory Board
Youth Action Council</p>

<p>no sports or mucis</p>

<p>teacher recs: really probably not amazing (not really liked by teachers)
GC recs: " "</p>

<p>Volunteer Hours: about 40 a year</p>

<p>ok, shoot</p>

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<p>more stuff:</p>

<p>debate team all four years
founded young democrats club at school
member of schools gay straight alliance</p>

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<p>She's in the same boat as I am: High Standardized Tests, Hardest Courseload, low GPA. </p>

<p>I have to say with kids like us, our admission basically comes down to
a) Teacher Recs
b) Essays</p>

<p>Tell her to invest a lot of time in her essays.</p>

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<p>yea, i read her essays and they are verry verrry good</p>

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<p>anyone? she wants to know on a scale of 1-10</p>

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<p>very very good essays will DEF help. i think as long as the teacher recs don't talk bad about her, she'll be ok. No music/sport might be a problem... but for amherst I think she's fine...</p>

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<p>I'd say 8ish</p>

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<p>She has a good chance, no outstanding ECs but still if her essays/teacher recs are good...</p>

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<p>make that 9ish, the SAT is too high to reject</p>

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<p>it depends. if these teachers let it sorta show that they don't like her in the recommendations, then that could have a negative pull on the admissions decision. adcoms want people, not just high numbers.</p>

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<p>anyone else?</p>

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<p>I have to agree with squiggle. It would be an 7-8 if the recs were good, but if the teachers let it show that she's not liked, then it would go down to a 4-6.</p>

<p>=(</p>

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<p>just a question: why do people think they can trick everyone by saying its for a friend?</p>

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<p>treble: Why would it matter?</p>

<p>Plus: It's probably because people are willing to be more brutally honest about someone if they're not talking directly to them.</p>

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<p>...i have no idea why it would matter. touche sahin, touche</p>

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<p>My pleasue. ;)</p>

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<p>well, i know people like follow up stories and ED decisions came out a long time ago but I thought I would post anyways.</p>

<p>Unfotunately, she was rejected. Major loss, but now she is over it. Shes has her fingers crossed for Carleton now!</p>