Chances, please?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Bates College
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<p>I’m a white PA female!</p>

<p>Basics:
SAT: 2240 (Math 640, Writing 800, CR 800)
SAT II: Literature 760, US History 620
Rank: 4/205
GPA: 4.0</p>

<p>Classes:
-All honors/APs
-4 APs
-Four college courses senior year, which will get me 12 credits. I’m one of seven students chosen for this.
-Hardest possible workload.</p>

<p>Extracirriculars:
CSC (10, 11, 12)
Peer Mediation, certified (11, 12)
NHS (11, 12; current President)
Soccer (9, 10)
Tennis (11, 12)
Rugby (11, 12)</p>

<p>Randoms:
-National Merit Commended Student
-Scholarship to leadership camp this summer (I went)
-Writing’s my strong suit; essay good – good recs, too (both of these are so subjective though, so whatever)
-Magna cum laude on National Latin Exam
-Work 20 hr/wk</p>

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<p>People say I have a 50/50 chance, and your GPA/stuff is higher than mine, so you have a good one too. Did you apply ED?</p>

<p>Anyway, having the hardest course load will help a LOT</p>

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<p>i would say that you happen to have a great chance...of course there is no 100% on college admissions. just hope for the best!</p>

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<p>What % (roughly) chance is reduced if one does not attend an interview?</p>

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<p>Alabee, I would say you have a great chance of getting in. Just make sure your essay really creates a sense of match between you and Bates.</p>

<p>Rigor, regarding interviewing, Bates is a school that places a great deal of value on the interview, but you can of course be accepted without it. </p>

<p>Our daughter did get in without the interview, but we did visit several times. When we tried to schedule an interview, the schedule was full, and her work obligations on week-end precluded her returning.<br>
We did make sure Bates understood we would have liked to interview, but couldn't come back, and asked to have her file noted to that effect.</p>

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<p>I would definitely try to get an interview, if it's not too late because Bates does put an emphasis on the interview</p>