Chances for Top Liberal Arts?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Jewish Girl from New Jersey.
American Citizen.
Competitive Private School.
No need of financial aid. </p>

<p>ACT: 31(Reading 36, English 34...everything else was poor.) I'm not sending these, I don't think.
SAT: 2210(CR 770, Writing 720, Essay 10, Math 720)
SAT IIs: 740 (US History) </p>

<p>GPA: My school doesn't do them nor class ranking. However, I think my GPA would be around a 3.75 at least.</p>

<p>I will be completing a full IB diploma. My extended essay topic is in the field of Gender and Sexuality History and should be very good.</p>

<p>AP/IBs Take/ Will Take:
US History (5)
Spanish Langauge
Spanish Literature
IB Spanish HL/SL
IB English HL (Two years)
AP Art History
AP European History
AP/IB Environmental Science
IB Math Studies
IB History
IB Philosophy
AP English Lit and Lang</p>

<p>This year:
English 12 (As a junior)
IB English
AP Art History
AP European History
Theory of Knowledge
Journalism
Pre-Calc
AP/IB Spanish Literature</p>

<p>Next Year:
Creative Writing
IB English HL
IB History
IB Philosophy
IB Math Studies or SL
IB/AP Environmental Science
Jouranlism
Theory of Knowledge</p>

<p>-Editor-in-Chief of Literary Magazine, Editor for one year, staff member and writer for another two (9-12)
- Founded a writer's workshop at my school for students
- Editor for three years on newspaper, staff writing for one (9-12)
- Gay Straight Alliance President and member (9-12)
-2 years Quiz Bowl "A" Team (11-12)
- Mock Trial Head of Operations, lawyer, witness (10-12)
- Tech Crew/Musical (Four Years)
- Editorial Board and writer for a Jewish literary magazine run by a Jewish newspaper (10-12)
- Attended the following selective writers workshops/planning to attend: Simon Rock College of Bard YWW, Kenyon Writer's Workshop, Duke TIP Ghost Ranch Writer's Workshop, John-Hopkins CTY Writer's Workshop, online CTY writer's workshop, Columbia Journalism Conference
- Semi-Finalist in "Letters about Literature" contest
- Went on a two week Spanish immersion and classes trip with a home stay
- Volunteer work from a young age at a food pantry
- Founded a pancake breakfast yearly to make money to send kids to camp
- Won various other writing awards and been published in various places
- Editor-in-Chief of Kenyon Young Writer's Workshop anthology
- Got one varsity letter each in Field Hockey, Track, and Cross Country before dropping
- Tutoring</p>

<p>I think that's mostly it. I'm going to try to get an internship this summer. </p>

<p>I want to major in Creative Writing and Gender and Sexuality Studies.</p>

<p>What are my chances at schools like: Haverford, Swarthmore, Middlebury, Oberlin, Kenyon, and Brown? </p>

<p>Also: what should I do to improve my chances?</p>

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<p>I think you have excellent chances at all of these schools. Best of luck!</p>

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<p>Thank you. I’m really nervous about schools because of my lowish GPA. I got one B- in sophomore year (although I have a very good reason that I plan on explaining), which I fear will be the death of my chances.</p>

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<p>I think LACs are a graet choice if you feel like you have something you want to explain like the B- b/c schools like Haverford, Swarthmore, and Kenyon have very personalized admissions processes. They really study and spend time on each file.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>“No need of financial aid”</p>

<p>You’re in with your scores. Enough said.</p>

<p>(Think I have a shot at Middlebury ED2?) <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/696422-what-schools-do-you-guys-think-would-accept-me-if-i-did-ed-there.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/696422-what-schools-do-you-guys-think-would-accept-me-if-i-did-ed-there.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Haha. I don’t think the not needing financial aid will really help though. </p>

<p>And I’d try to help, but seeing as I’m posting here too, I don’t really know much about chances or what kinds of things Middlebury wants. I wish I did. xD</p>

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<p>Bumping this up for more people to seee. I really want some opinions.</p>

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<p>i think your unique choice of major will definately help in the admissions process…im sure they’re all sick of philosophy and psych majors…</p>

<p>i had a friend with lesser stats who needed money get into Kenyon, so i say youre a shoo-in there</p>

<p>Haverford and Swarthmore are both matches</p>

<p>Middlebury-i have no idea about their admissions</p>

<p>and Oberlin and Brown? without a hook. i 'd say high reaches…but def worth a shot…you have a better chance than most</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/697634-chances-tulane-carthage-union-bw-i-will-chance-back.html#post1062348328[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/697634-chances-tulane-carthage-union-bw-i-will-chance-back.html#post1062348328&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I’d say Brown is definitely a reach, as it is for almost anyone, and Swarthmore and Middlebury are slight reaches, but you still certainly have a chance. Oberlin and Haverford should be about on par with you, and Kenyon is pretty much in the bag. </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/697672-chances-nd-dartmouth-etc.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/697672-chances-nd-dartmouth-etc.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thank you! I’d agree with that. Surprisingly though, Kenyon is one of my top choices aside from Brown. Haha.</p>

<p>Also, I forgot to add Wesleyan to the list. Any opinions?</p>

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<p>A bump for this.</p>

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<p>Really really strong chances. And yes, not needing financial aid will help A LOT during this economic downturn (though the economy will hopefully improve next yr). Your choices of majors are very unique and your ECs are strong. Have you considered Vassar? It’s a lot like Brown, Oberlin, Wesleyan, and other schools on your list.</p>

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<p>you have a decent chance at all of the schools you listed, but most of those schools are need-blind… so if they are adhering to their policies, your not needing financial aid will not help you get in. regardless, you have a fighting chance</p>

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<p>Thanks guys. And yeah, a lot of the schools I’m applying to are need-blind. Maybe I’ll try and get some that are not.</p>

<p>And yeah, I have thought about Vassar, however, the girl-guy ratio throws me a bit off of it.</p>

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<p>Another bump for this. =]</p>

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<p>And another…</p>