chances

Colleges and Universities A-Z Bennington College
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<p>hey I’m a rising senior and I was wondering what my chances were for acceptance. EC achievments from my senior year are just things I’ve been elected/promised. I’m interested in creative writing/journalism/acting:</p>

<p>GPA (unweighted): (I seperated the years to show improvment)
freshman: 2.5
sophomore: 3.5
junior: 3.8</p>

<p>(Weighted):
freshman: 2.5
sophomore: 3.6
junior: 4.0</p>

<p>SAT: M-550, CR- 570 (I’m raising it)</p>

<p>Extra curricular:</p>

<p>Copy editor of HS newspaper junior year</p>

<p>Editor in chief of HS newspaper senior year</p>

<p>Editor in chief of HS literary magazine junior and senior year</p>

<p>Lead role in 3 plays during junior and senior years (the breakfast club, rocky horror picture show, and la mantis religiosa) at local community theatre</p>

<p>supporting role in one school play freshman year (bye bye birdie)</p>

<p>Vice president of junior class</p>

<p>President of student body in my senior year</p>

<p>AP english outstanding achievement award junior year</p>

<p>Journalism/newspaper outstanding achievement award junior year</p>

<p>Winner of Youth Tour to Washington speech contest 2006</p>

<p>1-2 years of private guitar lessons (i don’t know if that matters)</p>

<p>Week long journalism study at the University of Florida</p>

<p>I think there’s more but you get the idea…</p>

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<p>anyone?...</p>

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<p>Our grades and EC's are almost identical. Im wondering about my chances also.</p>

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<p>Your interests are a great fit for Bennington and your grades look fine. Your SAT's, however, are pretty low. The average last year was 1240. The good news is that I believe that Bennington just this year dropped the SAT requirement. Personally I wouldn't submit those numbers. Even though Bennington has traditionally not given all that much weight to the SAT's, I would be worried that they would color the admissions officers perceptions of you. You have some great EC's, why not let them focus on those instead!</p>

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<p>how's their financial aid?</p>