<p>Hi,
I'm a high school junior and I'm wondering what my chances are to get into Middlebury College. </p>
<p>INFO:
--White male from solid middle/upper middle class backround. Full Catholic education
--Father is a college graduate and has a solid teaching job. Mother graduated high school</p>
<p>Grades: I've maintained basic straight As with the exception of a few rogue high 70s in a math or science honors class. (Will that hurt me?)</p>
<p>GPA is not sure (3.7, 3.8?)</p>
<p>--Class rank = between 7 and 15 out of a class of 78
--National Merit qualifier</p>
<p>Freshman year: 2 honors (only 2 offered)
Sophomore year: 4 honors class (1 regular, 1 religion, 1 music elective)
Junior year: 4 honors classes (2 electives, 1 religion)
Projected senior year: 2 or 3 AP classes, 2 or 3 honors, 1 elective</p>
<p>Possible Major: Political Science or International Relations. Minor either Spanish or Economics.</p>
<p>Currently in SAT prep course.
PSAT overall 81 percentile. 95% reading percentile 89% writing percentile 49% math percentile </p>
<p>ECs:
--piano lessons since 2rd grade
--Several out of school piano recitals
--Spanish Honor Society
--Full participation in Model UN when held
--3rd year of Mock Trial. Constant highest rank for my team
--Yearbook Staff
--Newspaper Staff (if it starts up again)
--2 unsucessful Student Council runs but possible Senior Vice President
--Letters to attend National Congressional Youth Committee (not sure how legit/prestigious)
--Current job at a local supermarket</p>
<p>OTHER:
--never received a detention or any type of blotch on personal record
--great possible recommendations</p>
<p>Any suggestions/advice/chances? Thanks.
I'm pretty new to the whole college thing. Middlebury seems great for me. However, I'm not sure if I'm overshooting based on my record. Thanks</p>
<p>Your PSAT scores (esp. math) are not good, and you don't have any SAT IIs yet. If you get 2100+ from SAT I and 750+ from SAT II's, you have a chance. Your class rank, course schedule and EC's don't make you stand out...</p>
<p>That doesn't mean you're a National Merit (Semi) Finalist. With a 49 percentile in any section, to be truthful, you probably will not get any National Merit title.</p>
<p>Also, as long as you're a junior and you're planning to go to college, you qualify for CONSIDERATION of the National Merit awards. That includes nearly all juniors.</p>
<p>Middlebury is going to be a reach for you. You need to score high on the SATs, make better grades, take more AP classes. Middlebury is EXTREMELY selective.</p>
<p>thanks for the advice. Middlebury (along with bowdoin) is in my reach category. Trinity and CT College are what I'm aiming for now. Hopefully I'll get into those, and with some luck, my reach schools.</p>
<p>I see that you have never recieved a detention in your high school career. A recent study by Jesus Sakari of the National Society For College Bound Youth (NSCBY) shows that students who never recieve detention have a much better chance of getting into top league schools. You are definitely up to par with these standards. I have personally written a letter to my close friend B. Neufeld, a Middlebury alumnis who says he has nominated you for the Vermont Daily Award regarding well behaved students with non-blotched records. He feels happy knowing that such a responsible student is on the way. Just a tip, on your essay do not write "since 2rd grade" due to the fact that one cannot decipher the specific year.</p>
<p>If you got that from the fact that there was no asterisk next to your score, that's not what that means. I read that little thing about the asterisk and made that mistake, but all it means is that you live in the country, are in 11th grade, etc. and therefore are eligible for the award IF you score high enough. To be even a commended student (not in the running for merit), you need to be in around the 97th pecentile. =)</p>
<p>I got 730 on math, but was unable to break 600 on English (SAT) even though my ACT was a 30 composite (which isn't bad). however, I am taking 4 AP's this year (Math, Science, History and Spanish), I took 2 last year (Chem and Stat) and Biology 2 years ago, and was able to maintain a 4.2 GPA. </p>
<p>I also have been highly involved in a Japanese exchange Program and spent 6 weeks of my past summer at a Spanish Immersion program.</p>
<p>I'm the second year captain of my soccer team, I am highly involved in theater, a capella, president of math club, mu alpha theta member and 2 year NHS member. Basically, not a day goes by where I don't do about 2 or 3 extra-curricular activities. I too have never received a detention.</p>
<p>I got waitlisted.</p>
<p>No offense, but if you don't have the scores you probably won't get in. I'm guessing that they have to take SOME kids without the numbers, but they probably just do some coke and draw names out of a hat- I really don't think colleges "Read essays and review the student as a whole beyond tests". That's bull.</p>
<p>isnt midd one of the increasingly many schools that dont require the SATs at all? I dont see how one can say that getting into midd is all about the numbers when they arent even requiring the most common standardized test to get in. I understand that numbers will always have some bearing on admissions, but i think that they have less bearing at middlebury than most other top-tier colleges. I dont plan on taking the SAT at all; I do plan on applying to midd with my ACT only (depending on what i end up getting, just took the april 8th test). Anywho, good luck on the SATs!</p>
<p>After visiting Middlebury and speaking with admissions officers, I can honestly say that scores are not of paramount importance. My SAT was a 2080, and many other accepted students who I met had scores lower than that. Since fewer students apply to Midd than a large university, the AdCOM truly has the chance to give substantial time to each applicant. Midd is a highly selective school, but they do recognize the value that students will bring as reflected by much more than test scores.</p>