Chances please?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Claremont McKenna College
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<p>I'm a junior and my current unweighted gpa = 3.58 weighted=3.9 (should go up)
SAT: Taking it in March
My current class rank is 29/166
White Female
In one of the most, if not the most, competitive public school districts in North Carolina </p>

<p>Currently taking AP French Language and AP Psychology (and next year I'm planning to take AP Comparitive Government, AP Human Geography, AP Art History, and a French class at UNC) </p>

<p><strong>EC's</strong> + I have the most service learning hours in my grade
-founder/co-president of the Amnesty International Club (11,
-founder/o-president of the Movie Club (11,
-Third World Relief Club (10)
-JV Volleybal Captain + on Varisty (10)
-In Academy of International Studies at my school + A.I.S Board (10, 11,
I have over 370 service learning hours by:
-volunteering at local elementary school every summer (9, 10, 11)
-voluneering at local library (10, 11)
-CIT for 3 weeks at a YMCA Camp (10)
-volunteer counselor at an Art Camp (9)
-volunteering at local walks (9, 10)
-childrens soccer coach (9, 10, 11)
-tutor for students at my school (11,
-freshman mentor (11)
-I stay afterschool to fundraise for the Amnesty Club-which gets me more service hours</p>

<p>i've been to summer camps like NC State Design camp (2 summers), Savannah College of Art and Design Summer Camp (1 summer), and Minnesota College of Art and Design Summer Camp (1 summer)</p>

<p>-Taking online marketing high school course</p>

<p>Awards so far::
NC Scholar-Athlete Award
Varsity Letter (volleyball) </p>

<p>working at Barnes and Noble Bookstore </p>

<p>Just let me know what you think!</p>

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<p>I would say you have a chance but you should work on getting your uw gpa up this year. Your EC's are impressive but perhaps too many; concentrate on what you love and is important to you. The art and design part of your interests; is that something you want to pursue? How will you do that at CMC?
gook luck with your SATs!</p>

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<p>I agree w/okgal
your ecs are extensive so I would say try to focus your energy to a few that you could really excel at. though, your community service hours are very impressive
also, try to get your uw gpa up. schools like cmc and those of similar caliber really look at your gpa. (but having a challenging hs certainly helps explain why your gpa might not be as high as others)</p>

<p>good luck!</p>

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<p>While you should definitely aim to improve your GPA simply because every little bit helps, I do want to add that there is no “magic number” to get into CMC. I’m a current student and I had a relatively low GPA compared to most of my friends here and still got in. Since CMC is such a small school they really take the time to look at all the applications holistically. If you think there’s a weakness in your application or even if you just really want to get into CMC, spend the time improving EVERY aspect of your application. Make sure you have stellar teacher recs and focus a large amount on your essays. Make sure you know that you aren’t just a good student, you’re a good CMC student.</p>