Chances for Bowdoin,Clark,Colby,ConnCol, Kenyon,Lafayette,McGill,MiamiU, UMich,Midd,Richmond,W&M

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hi! I go to a highly ranked public school in Massachusetts. Can you please tell me my chances? I want to be an IR and French Double Major.

Schools-
Bowdoin College
Clark University
Colby College
Connecticut College
Kenyon College
Lafayette College
McGill University (I get to list that I have Canadian citizenship)
Miami University, Oxford
University of Michigan
Middlebury College
University of Richmond
College of William and Mary

Here are my stats
4.05W/3.8 UW
ACT: 29

Leadership positions/Activities-
President of my school’s GSA
Student head of costuming and VP for my school’s theater company
Arts and Entertainment Editor for my school’s newspaper
Member of town’s health advisory council
National Honor Society

Grades-
9th-
Honors World History: B+
CP English 9: A
CP French Intermediate I: A
CP Geometry: A-
Honors Physics: B-
Journalism: A
Chorus: A

10th-
CP Modern World History: A
Honors English 10: A-
CP French Intermediate II
CP Algebra II: A
CP Biology: A
Journalism: A

11th (Projected)-
AP US History: B+
Honors American Literature: A-
Honors French Intermediate: A
CP Pre-calculus: A
CP Chemistry: A
Journalism: A

12th courses-
CP Race, Class, Gender
CP Shakespeare
AP French
AP Statistics
CP Introduction to Calculus (One semester)
CP Poetry (One semester)

Parents-
Both hold the highest degrees in their field (Mother went to UMich)

2

For UMich, your GPA is below admission average while ACT below 25th percentile. It is a reach for you.

3

The 29 ACT is borderline for McGill.

4

For such a highly ranked school you should know to put spaces after your commas.

  • @xraweda2 - Besides the explanation given below, it is silly to comment on grammar, spelling and similar issues on Internet postings. Most people consider it juvenile. - Fallenchemist, Moderator.*
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French and IR are both under Arts at McGill… so I will chance you based on this.

Bowdoin: Reach
UMI: Reach
Clark: Match
Colby: reach
CT College:
Kenyon: Reach
Lafayette: Reach (pay attention to your interview)
McGill Arts: Safety
Middlebury: Reach
Richmond: High match
W&M: High match

6

I had to delete spaces in order to fit all the college names

7

Thanks Catria!

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Middlebury College: 1%
Bowdoin College: 2%
Colby College: 15%

Reaches:
College of William and Mary: 20%
University of Michigan: 20%
University of Richmond: 22%
Kenyon College: 23%
Connecticut College: 26%
Lafayette College: 34%

Safety:
Miami University, Oxford: 95%

Didn’t have data handy:
McGill University
Clark University

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I disagree with moderator about grammar, spelling. I think it is important to point out so that these kids don’t make the same mistake on their essays and applications. But you don’t have to be snarky about it! Just be nice and the OP will appreciate that they learned something on this board.