Chances for Middlebury, Brown?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Middlebury College
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<p>Student:</p>

<p>User Name: rickcapp
Gender: M
Location: Buffalo, NY
College Class Year: 2016
High School: Private
High School Type: sends some grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 4.20
GPA - Weighted: 3.92
Class Rank: top 15%
Class Size: 185</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 680
SAT I Critical Reading: 730
SAT I Writing: 730</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars: Tennis, Model UN, Masterminds, Stock Market Club, Intern at Erie County Clerk's, Congressional Campaign Volunteer, National Honors Society
Leadership positions: Assistant Captain (Tennis), President (Model UN), Co-Founder/Co-President (Stock Market Club)
Volunteer/Service Work: ECMC, Hospice
Honors and Awards: 2 Model UN Best Delegate awards, Sage College Scholarship Award,</p>

<p>What are my chances for Middlebury, Brown, or other schools of similar caliber? What can I do to increase my chances? Thanks!</p>

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<p>Can you play tennis at the college level?</p>

<p>Your grades are fine, SATs will neither help nor harm you.You need a way to separate yourself from the pack of qualified applicants-a fab essay, recs that say you are memorable or really exceptional, and an underlying theme “Why Midd” or whatever other school you are applying to.</p>

<p>I’d prolly do something with the UN theme, as it seems your strongest point.</p>

<p>You appear qualified, but it’s a crap shoot.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the advice!</p>

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<p>You really need top 10% to be a serious contender.</p>

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<p>^^^Agree. Both my boys top 5% but at a public school…We can argue whether it is fair or not, but being able to play a sport(or for that matter perform in an ensemble) gives you a boost.</p>

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<p>Not necessarily, especially students from well respected prep schools.
14% of Midd students were not in the top 10% percent of their class-- 10% were not in the top quarter.</p>

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<p>Mostly recruited athletes, development kids, legacies, URMs, and kids with a serious hook.</p>

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<p>Are your GPAs backwards? Lower weighted than unweighted? Just wondering.</p>

<p>I think you have a shot although the class rank hurts a bit. Does your school actually rank or is that just a rough estimate? You can get in if you’re top 15% but it is much harder.</p>

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<p>How much would applying early to either of these schools help? Are there any statistics that should be worked on (my SAT? Perhaps getting math up to a 710-740?)? Also, I did mix up the GPAs, sorry about that. Thanks for all the helpful advice!</p>