Chances for Babson Early Decision

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I sent my Babson ED app in yesterday, looking for opinions on my chances:</p>

<p>HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC:
Weighted GPA: 95.9
Unweighted: 89.2
Rank: 15/92
Course load: All honors classes (when available) 17 total (not including APs) from freshman year to this year)</p>

<p>SATs & APs
SAT (1st try): 630/640/630 (1900)
SAT (2nd try): will get scores on the 20th
SAT II Math I: 700
SAT II Math II: 650
APs: 1 junior year English Lit (got a 3)
APs this year: 2 (Stat + Human Geo)
(my school only about 340 kids, doesn't offer many APs)</p>

<p>ECs:
School:
Varsity tennis: #1 player on team 9,10,11,12 (top player in 15 school league 10 and 11)
Math team: 10,11,12 (I was the top scorer out of ~150 participants in 11th grade)
Civil rights team: 9,10,11,12
Jazz Combo: 10 (combo went on to represent school at districts)
Spanish Club: 12 (senior officer)</p>

<p>Outside School:
3 week internship at a web marketing firm
Headed up youth community tennis program (140 hours over 3 summers)
Volunteer for elderly: 20 hours</p>

<p>WORK:
Started two web businesses (Babson is big entrepreneur school, so this is a +)
Teach tennis for 26 hr/week for past three summers (3hr/week in winter)
Freelancer designer for web design business I started
Worked for the web marketing firm I interned at as a freelancer for a couple of months.</p>

<p>ESSAYS & RECS:
Essays were decent I think.
Recommendations are probably decent too, I really don't know though.</p>

<p>OTHER STUFF TO CONSIDER:
My grandfather worked there for 10 years full time. He donated a good chunk of his paycheck to setting up a scholarship fund that now gives out about 20k a year.</p>

<p>I've visited several times: went on tour, interview, stayed over for a weekend w/ tennis team.</p>

<p>Tennis coach is interested.</p>

<p>So, what do you think?</p>

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<p>in........</p>

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<p>I think you have a good shot.</p>

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<p>you're a match.</p>

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<p>Thanks guys, anyone else? I can handle your honest replies, whatever they may be.</p>

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<p>Ok got my November SAT scores:</p>

<p>Critical Reading: 660
Math: 730
Writing: 610
Total: 2000</p>

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<p>Last bump... but I'd really like a few more opinions, please, PLEASE!!!</p>

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<p>I lied, but it's been a long time so I figured it was alright to bump, anyone else? I can handle realistic opinions.</p>

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<p>i say you're in..</p>

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<p>why did you apply ED??? absolute in with RD....</p>

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<p>Do you think I have worse chance ED?</p>

<p>I applied ED because:</p>

<ul>
<li>It was totally my first choice. I won't go into all the reasons (unless anybody's really interested), but it really is a great match.</li>
<li>I've seen kids go through the college scramble, and I've seen my brother get in ED, so I know it would be a huge relief to get it done stress free.</li>
<li>Tennis coach said he had more influence ED.</li>
</ul>

<p>Thanks for the responses :)</p>

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<p>definitely in.</p>

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<p>In for sure, have fun!</p>

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<p>Thanks guys, I hope so :). Anyone else?</p>

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<p>Alright, decision is supposed to be posted tomorrow at noon. Anyone wanna throw anything out there before i hear for real?</p>

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<p>i say IN!
lol good luck :)</p>

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<p>being an athletic recruit will help. alot. alot alot. your in.</p>