<p>Hey so I'm thinking about applying to Kenyon
Please tell me what you think my chances are
GPA: 3.5
attend competitive NJ prep school
SATs: CR: 800 W: 680 M: 590 (2070 total)
SAT IIs: English: 710 us history: 710
Extra-Curriculars:
Senior Tour guide
Model UN leader
4 year member of Varsity crew team with varsity letter
Independent study project on child development in the Dominican Republic
-stayed and worked at orphanage for 3 weeks in spring and summer break
editor of school newsaper senior year
writer for freshman, junior and sophomore years
worked at summer camp for underpriveleged children for 10 weeks during summer (40 hrs/week) before senior year
took classes at Amherst college summer before junior year
APs: junior year took APUS (5) and AP English (4)
senior year taking AP Gov, AP spanish and AP Psych
wrote essay on the problems with ignorant priveleged americans volunteering in third world countries who assume they are superior to the natives of the country they are volunteering in. well-written
interviewed...went well</p>
<p>PLEASE! bump</p>
<p>I’m in a very similar situation to you… GPA of 3.6 at a competitive private school. Great interview. MUN. Similar AP stats.</p>
<p>I have a higher SAT than you (2180, CR: 800, W: 700, M:680) but I think you’ve got a much better set of ECs.</p>
<p>While I too would be eager to hear what people have to say about chances, for what it’s worth my counselor thought Kenyon was a fair bet for me. (Though hardly a safety, of course)</p>