Chances for Top Liberal Arts in Northeast

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>White female, northeastern suburbs
Intended major: environmental sciences</p>

<p>SATS
CR: 660
M: 690
W: 720</p>

<p>ACT: 32</p>

<p>GPA Unweighted: 3.64
Weighted 96
Top 10%</p>

<p>All honors classes except for these APs:
Junior year - Stats, US History (4s on both)
Senior year - Bio, Calc AB</p>

<p>All A's freshman and sophomore year, B's in the two APs and Spanish junior year, B's in just the APs first quarter senior year</p>

<p>Part time job junior year through present</p>

<p>Field hockey - 3 years Varsity
Swim - 2 years Varsity</p>

<p>National Honor Society - 12
World Language National Honor Society - 11,12</p>

<p>Key Club - 9-12
Amnesty International - 9-12
Student Mentor - 11-12</p>

<p>That's basically the bare minimum because I don't want to bore anyone who's willing to chance me. ;) If more info is needed, just ask. </p>

<p>The schools I'm wondering about are Middlebury, Bowdoin, Colby, Hamilton, and Skidmore. I know they're all reaches to different degrees, but I'm not sure why I'd get rejected. My test scores are in the mid-50% for them and my grades are close to the mark, so what is it?</p>

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<p>I think you can be pretty confident in all except Skidmore and Bowdoin, which I would classify as a low reach and a reach respectively. </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/834442-chance-me-please.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/834442-chance-me-please.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Nymphadora - you ask why you could be rejected - schools like Bowdoin and Middlebury have very low acceptance rates (19 % for Bowdoin, Middlebury is similar). In other words, 80% of applicants are not admitted and most of these applicants are also highly qualified. Some of the successful applicants - have not only the scores and GPA but also a hook - tipped athlete (selected by a college coach), minority, or very unique skill or experience. </p>

<p>It doesn’t mean you shouldn’t apply, but, as you will read over and over on these boards, also apply to a couple of true safeties, schools that admit 40 to 50% of applicants or more and that your stats would be in the 75% range. </p>

<p>[First-year</a> class most diverse yet](<a href=“http://orient.bowdoin.edu/orient/article.php?date=2007-09-14&section=1&id=4]First-year”>http://orient.bowdoin.edu/orient/article.php?date=2007-09-14&section=1&id=4)</p>