Chances, please?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Kenyon College
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<p>Hi I'm a senior at a really prestigious magnet school-Newsweek names it one of the 'public elite.'
Stats:
White female, 17
PSAT: 203 (oops. but I still got commended scholar-I sent my letter to Brown and Middlebury)
SAT I: 2250, 800 CR, 710 M, 740 W
SAT II: I'm taking lit and us history on saturday
no ACT, no gpa or class rank
my grades for the most part are good, probably 3/4 A's rest B's, but I got a couple c's last year when I was seriously ill-like hospitalized ill (when/where do I mention that in my app?)</p>

<p>EC's and Honors:
Literary magazine-contributer, copy staff, editor-in-chief this year
Writing Center tutor and Staff Development coordinator
Peer tutor
Fine Arts Club
Discussion Classics (a literary discussion group)
French Club
Political Forum
TeenAge Republicans
Creative Writing Club
Interact
President's Award for Academic Excellence
Award for Exemplary Student Achievement in English
First place in a district-wide writing contest
National Merit Commended Scholar</p>

<p>I'm kind of lopsided but I have leadership positions in the things I really care about
Also, I go to a math/science school, but am an English person, and I've persued just about every opportunity I could for English/writing things.</p>

<p>I also went to State Science Fair, and have done a lot of volunteer work and church work. And I've done two independent research projects on methods of writing and the current oil crisis. And I skipped French 2.</p>

<p>Two of my Recs should be great and the other should be good.
I don't know about my counselor rec because i got a new counselor this year, but my old counselor loved me and she supposedly was giving him info on each student.
My essays also should be great.</p>

<p>Feedback please?</p>

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<p>Why do you attend a math/science school if you are not into those subjects? Also, what exactly did you have happen that caused you to be hospitalized?...you are going to have to be very upfront if that is your excuse for Cs. Some Cs, no class rank or gpa and only 75% As is not going to cut it in my book. I also don't see anywhere that you had any AP or even better IB classes???</p>

<p>Your test scores are good and ECs decent, but I feel you are going to get destroyed by good students from public suburban and private schools overall. It doesn't do you any good to brag about going to an Elite school if your stats don't stack up. No school is going to care if you got commended, even national merit isn't worth much these days.</p>

<p>You do seem very intelligent and involved, but I think you might be a bit overconfident in your competitiveness at top schools...esp Brown etc, though I concede Kenyon should take you without large merit aid. Lucky for you I haven't signed up to do alumni interviews ;)</p>

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<p>Ok, I just looked at your other posts and hope you have applied to easier schools as well. You do realize how hard it is to gain admission to the schools you have been asking about?</p>