Chances for Claremont McKenna College? Thanks!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Feel free to be brutally honest- I'd rather have my expectations be low so I'm not too disappointed when decisions come out.</p>

<p>I go to a small (but very good) public school in Massachusetts.
My weighted GPA is a 3.67, and my school doesn't calculate unweighted but I suspect it's around a 3.4. I understand this is pretty low for the Claremont colleges. I'm definitely in at least the top 25% of my class but my school does not do ranking either.</p>

<p>SAT: 2180 (740 CR, 750 W, 690 M)
ACT: 31 composite (34 W, 31 R, 29 S, 28 M) I retook the ACT and got a 31 again but with a 32 on math, but I don't know if they ever "superscore" for the ACT)</p>

<p>My school also does not offer many AP's at all (and you can only begin taking AP's during junior year) so I took AP Statistics and AP Spanish Language junior year (5 on both exams) and I'm currently taking AP English, AP Biology, and AP Spanish Lit.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-Tennis Captain, 3 Varsity letters so far (because the spring season hasn't started), heavily involved with tennis both inside and outside of school, Coaches' Award, Sportsmanship Award
-Drama Club Senior Representative, former Junior Representative, and Thespian (4 years)
-Founder and President of Asian Culture Club (Learning Japanese)
-President of Spanish Club
-Member of National Honor Society, Amnesty International, Junior States Association, school newspaper
-JV Winter track team freshman + sophomore year</p>

<p>Volunteering/work:
-Volunteering 2 hours each week for "ACEing Autism" in which I teach autistic children how to play tennis
-Volunteering 6 hours each month at an animal rescue facility
-Currently work at Panera Bread around 14 hours each week, and I used to work at Old Navy</p>

<p>Awards:
-Wheelock College Book Award for Outstanding Commitment to Improving the Lives of Children and Families
-National History Day Competition Winner- 1st in state</p>

<p>Miscellaneous Info:
-Did two study abroad trips to Spain over the past few summers
-I believe my essay was well-written and unique
-Recommendations should be pretty good
-I visited the CMC campus a while ago and had an interview there (which I think went pretty well)
-I applied ED I</p>

<p>Thanks everybody!</p>

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<p>I’m applying there too, but for RD! :)</p>

<p>Anyway, I think you’ve got a really good chance here, considering they’re big on leadership and involvement. I think your only weak point is your GPA. Also, I went to an info session and they <em>DO</em> superscore, so there you have it! But I would send both the SAT and ACT, since your SAT score is good, too.</p>

<p>The campus is soooo beautiful, and I really hope you get in! May the odds be ever in your favor :D</p>

<p>Chance me back?
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<p>Thank you! Will do :)</p>

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<p>High Match, because of the GPA. ECs should help balance some of that out. Best of luck to you! Applying ED I was a smart move. Chance me? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1426652-ohio-state-chances.html#post15141258[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1426652-ohio-state-chances.html#post15141258&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thank you!!</p>