<p>if anyone could give me an idea about the following stats as far as smith is concerned, i would really appreciate it. thanks</p>
<p>gpa: 3.7
sat: 680 cr; 710 w; 550 m
sat 2: 750 japanese; 610 french</p>
<p>AP's: english, european history (scores not yet available, but no 5's i'm sure) and psych, english lit, french during senior yr.</p>
<p>ec's: mostly work (15-20 hrs/wk): and community service
awards: college book award (prestigious); english award (less prestigious)</p>
<p>bi-cultural background: japanese mother/american father; went to japanese weekend school as a child and was tutored in japanese until age 13; spend most summers in japan (at least a month) and will be studying japanese in tokyo this summer.</p>
<p>My daughter was recently admitted to Smith as a transfer student with statistics similar to yours. I think her EC's might have been slightly "better", but she had very little community service. I think the difference maker on stats like yours and my daughter's will be things like personal interview, personal essay, and references. Those items will give the adcoms a sense of the "fit" that you and Smith are for each other beyond the stats.</p>
<p>Your test scores are better than mine, and I got in. Just make sure you have great references, a well-written essay, and a strong interview. More EC's wouldn't hurt either.</p>
<p>Actually, I just realized that my verbal score was higher than yours, but only by 10 points. I took the old SAT so I didn't have the writing section.</p>