<p>SAT I: 800 CR/760 M/790 W (1560/2350)
GPA: upward trend ~3.8 UW/4.2 W
SAT IIs: 800 Literature 700 Math IC 750 World History
ECs: student government, varsity cheerleader, youth coaching, Key Club
APs: World Hist 5, taking 3 exams this yr (Eng. Lit, Calc AB, US Hist) and probably 4-5 next year</p>
<p>I am an intended History major and literature minor...my grades freshman year were ok-ish but skyrocketed soph. year and this year i have straight A's...all Honors/AP in all possible classes
I plan to write a research paper to submit to the Concord Review to go with the intended hist. major</p>
<p>please chance me at:
HYP
Penn (legacy)
Williams
Amherst
Bowdoin
Colby
Wesleyan (legacy)
Georgetown
Davidson
UNC and UVA (OOS)</p>
<p>great shot at all of them with those scores... HYP is a crap shoot really so idk about those</p>
<p>UNC and UVA are tough oos too but i think you're good shot at all of those schools</p>
<p>now you chance me on my thread. thanks haha- im also an 09er-not as good scores tho</p>
<p>HYP: maybe in at one
Penn: Likely
Williams: Mod Reach
Bowdoin, Colby: Slight Reach/Match
Wesleyan: In
Georgetown: In
Davidson: IDK
UNC and UVA: In</p>
<p>thanks! any more opinions...also add Trinity College (CT), Bates College, and Carleton College to the list</p>
<p>oh and what other good schools would you all recommend? nothing right in the middle of a city, but id like a small to medium school in anything but the center of the city (Penn/Gtown have enclosed campuses on city edges) and a preppy feel...nothing too artsy/granola-y</p>
<p>maybe duke or vanderbilt?-- you're in at carleton, trinity, and bates and davidson</p>
<p>It's tough to tell, but just based on scores you should be fine. Give a bit more information on your ECs, grades, and your class rank. Without those its tough to tell for the Ivies. But based on you have given...</p>
<p>Bates, Davidson, Colby, Carleton are fine. Bowdoin, Georgetown, and Williams are between high fit and slight reach respectively. Again, this is just based on your scores. ECs are where I would think you might need more, especially for HYP</p>
<p>Ok so for ECs...my two major involvements are in cheerleading and love of history/literature
For cheerleading Ive been on the varsity squad for all(so far 3, and then 4 next year) years of high school, for two athletics seasons plus competitions, which is about 2.5 hours a day/6 days per week from August to March, plus extra stuff like tumbling lessons. In addition, I coach the Pop Warner cheerleaders (my squad is Grade 6) after my own practices in the fall 3 days per week for 2 hours, help make their routines, and go with them to competitions.
For history/literature...I read alot which I know I cant put on an app, but I truly enjoy reading history texts and British literature. I participated in Nat'l History Day for 2 yrs (but did not win any prizes nationally) but also took summer school courses in History at Choate summer school after freshman year, have traveled in Europe alot, and this summer I am going to study in England. I've taken AP World / Us histories and since my school offers no Euro, I plan to do a formal independent study next year, and also write a paper to submit to the Concord Review.
Anything else I can do to boost my ECs? My others, Student Gov't and Key Club, I've been in for all 4 years but I'm sure they're pretty common activities among applicants so not really important...I do about 3 hrs/week for each.</p>
<p>I think you should be fine with ECs then, they really want to see that you are passionate about a few things and you truly are. What state are you applying from/what is your school like/what is your class rank? Those things I feel will be the deciding factors. </p>
<p>I know an applicant from my school who had a similar level application and ended up being deferred->rejected Yale (EA), but accepted then accepted into Harvard (RD). So these factors can really either put on the fence to having a really good shot. </p>
<p>Your tests/grades/ECs seem fine though</p>
<p>well...i am applying from a competitive public school in CT and my school doesn't rank (to avoid the whole rank competition)...but we are one of those highly regarded suburban wealthy schools with a zillion APs and little diversity, so that i believe puts me at a disadvantage. as for "rank" i would say my GPA puts me at the lower end of the top 10% but I have an upward trend heavily whereas many classmates did really well in 9th/10th and dropped to alot of Bs once they began AP classes</p>
<p>Why don't you consider Denison or Kenyon in Ohio? They are both highly regarded in your proposed major - Kenyon a bit more than Denison - although in the middle of nowhere which is why my D did not apply. Denison is just east of Columbus, OH and close to "one of the most amazing malls I've ever seen" according to my D - and we have been to many of the best malls in the country.</p>
<p>oh and what are some good safety-ish schools that are on the smaller side, good liberal arts (but not artsy or theatre-y or hippie), are preppier and although most campuses are liberal, more towards the center than the far left?</p>
<p>Denison is preppier than Kenyon ( we visited both ) and is more toward the center than the far left. My D is not artsy, theatre-y or hippie and would have gone to Denision (she was accepted & they really wanted her), but she is going to ASU - at Barrett the Honors College - because she is receiving a full ride and Denison offered $11K - not enough. She was also accepted at Northwestern & Macalester - but again - the $'s was the deciding factor. And she REALLY likes the weather in Arizona since we are from Michigan.</p>
<p>Kenyon's a fantastic school. If it was in a suburb of Boston it would be one of the most sought schools in the country. It would be a great safety. Their English program is amazing.</p>
<p>thanks! I'm actually looking to stay on the east coast, but have heard Carleton and Kenyon...and now Denison...may be good :)</p>
<p>wow...so many threads to bump posts!</p>
<p>anyone else have good safer recs?</p>