Chances Please!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>White female, Catholic school in Illinois</p>

<p>GPA: 4.333(W), UW is somewhere above 3.5 but my school doesn't put this on transcripts or requests to know our GPAs.
Rank: 29/327</p>

<p>I have a definite upward trend in my grades and class rank: after first semester freshman year, I was 84th.</p>

<p>Testing:
ACT: 33
SAT: CR/M/W/T 760/800/690/2250
SAT-II: Literature 780, Math 2 780</p>

<p>AP Euro: 5
AP US: 5
AP Lit/Comp: 4
AP Calc AB: 4</p>

<p>Senior Schedule:
French 1 (My first choice was Mandarin but the school couldn't find a teacher.)
Honors Religion (Mandatory...)
Honors Physics
AP Calc BC
AP Spanish 5
AP Psychology
AP Lang/Comp
I have one of the hardest schedules at my school.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Figure skating (K-12. This take up a lot of time, I'm at the Intermediate level. I do volunteer work in skating too, helping run the skating club's competitions and performing in benefit shows.)
Scholastic Bowl (11-12, and I've won conference and tournament awards for being a high scorer)
Administrator on a website with over 6,000 registered members
NHS (just this year)</p>

<p>Awards:
27th in 2004 National Spelling Bee
Gold Medal on National Spanish Exam, level 4
National Merit Semifinalist
Outstanding Student of US History
Outstanding student of European History</p>

<p>I'd love to hear what you think about my chances at:
Dartmouth
Middlebury
Amherst
Williams
University of Chicago
Macalester
Carleton
Lawrence</p>

<p>If I've forgotten any information that might be useful, please let me know.</p>

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<p>Your academic index score is 220--borderline for Dartmouth, Amherst and Williams. </p>

<p>I'd say you will probably get into 1 or 2 of these, but not all 3. It's difficult to know which ones, although I'm guessing the most likely of the three to get in for you will be Amherst.</p>

<p>As far as all the others, you are a match (Chicago, Macalester and Carleton)or safe match (Lawrence).</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

<p>P.S. Essay will have to be good to get into Chicago, especially as an in-state student.</p>

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<p>Thanks, Calcruzer! You're probably right about Amherst being most likely, especially considering another fact I forgot to mention: My mom went there.</p>

<p>Anybody else?</p>

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<p>Well, yes, I would say that would definitely make Amherst the most likely then. Good luck with all of the college applications--especially your top three.</p>

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<p>Anybody else have any thoughts? Anybody at all?</p>

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<p>How do you calculate the academic index score?</p>

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<p>One last bump before I leave this topic to rot...</p>

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<p>I changed my mind... What about Middlebury?</p>

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<p>Why would Amherst be more likely than Dartmouth or Williams? I think the legacy helps most with ED apps.</p>

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<p>Good question... Does anybody have the answer?</p>

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<p>Anybody at all? I promise not to hold you responsible!</p>

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<p>For those who want to compute their own academic index score, go to this site:</p>

<p>Academic</a> Index Calculator - Ivy League</p>

<p>The legacy helps whether you are applying ED or not. The schools would prefer that you apply ED, but won't penalize you "legacy-wise" if they are not your first choice school, or if you want to be able to see where you can get in.</p>

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<p>OffthePrairie, I think your chances at Williams, Amherst, and Dartmouth are all about equal. If you applied ED to Amherst, you'd have a bigger tip, but remember it overenrolled last year, this year will be fierce.</p>

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<p>Middlebury overenrolled last year, too, I hear from a current sophomore.</p>