chances for Grinnell or other recomendations WILL CHANCE BACK

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>so what are my chances for grinnell and if it was possible could you please give me suggestions for other possible schools. thank you
Male
state:ny
intended major: biology(pre-med)</p>

<p>gpa unweighted: 89.9 (3.58)
gpa weighted : 95.5 (3.84)
Top 10% of class
my essays will be great</p>

<p>Course rigor
totals after senior year
5 Honors
3 APs
8 IBs
1 cc class
sats:
1300/1600 1940/2400
CR: 630
Math:670
Writing:640 E:10
will retake in hopes of at least 1400/1600 2100/2400
EC's:
Volunteer with doctor abroad 80 hrs
president of 3 clubs
3 varsity sports
Hooks:
first gen college student
other:
bilingual, immigrant</p>

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<p>Your unweighted GPA is a little low overall, but if you’re a first-gen college student and an immigrant try playing up the hardships you’ve had to go through while referencing the impact it’s had on your grades. Subtlety is a difficult art.</p>

<p>Consider taking SAT subject tests and the ACT, and retake that SAT. Aim for a 2100-2200 on the SAT and/or a 32/33 on the ACT.</p>

<p>Your chances aren’t bad, I think, but they could be better. Your hooks will help you.</p>

<p>Out of curiosity, why do you want to go to Grinnell? It’s a good school, but I think of it as almost exclusively English-focused. That said, I’m planning to apply to Johns Hopkins (a medical/bio-focused school) as a computer science major, so who knows.</p>

<p>Here’s my chance thread: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1366121-chance-me-please-these-colleges.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1366121-chance-me-please-these-colleges.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>thanks and i saw that they are pretty good for sciences so with a little research saw that it could a potential fit. thanks</p>

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<p>i think that you have a shot at grinnell, but you need to bring up you test scores and gpa a bit, but i wouldn’t worry too much about it. you will definitely be a fierce applicant with these stats. just make sure you stand out! you may want to consider university of wisconsin, case western reserve, university of michigan(this might be a reach for you)</p>

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<p>thanks any other opinions?</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>Unless things have changed, Grinnell doesn’t require SAT IIs or use your writing score. See the Common Data Set for Grinnell-especially Section C. </p>

<p>And Grinnell has outstanding sciences - excellent prep if you are pre-med assuming you take the necessary classes prior to your MCAT.</p>

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<p>what can i do to improve my EC’s???</p>

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<p>bump…</p>