Chances? :)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Vassar College
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<p>Here goes...</p>

<p>Female, Caucasian, from a large-ish public high school in Illinois. Prospective theatre major.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.82 UW, 4.15 W with an upward trend
Class rank: Somewhere in the top 5% (weighted).
Courseload: 8 APs total by the time I graduate. The music/arts classes I've taken have cheated me out of a lot of challenging courses because my school is on block schedule. My counselor explains this in her rec.
ACT: 33
SAT: 2260 (780 CR, 710 M, 770 W) - plan to retake in December and/or January.
Honors/awards: National Merit Semifinalist, a couple of in-school choir/theatre awards.</p>

<p>Essays: Should be decent. I love writing and apparently have a "strong narrative voice"... so we'll see.
Teacher recs: One very, very good, the other spectacular.
Counselor rec: Honestly, probably dreadful. She can be a bit of a dragon lady.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Theatre - 4 years (acted in eight shows, directed, and worked tech for every other show since I started high school. I plan to attach my performance resume with my Common App.)
Show choir - 4 years (500+ hrs/yr commitment, member of two national champion-level groups, featured soloist & performer)
Concert choir - 2 years
Band (top concert band, top jazz band, marching band) - 2 years (played trumpet for 7+)
Graphic/web design for a lot of school-related things - 2 years
Model UN - 1 year
Some minor volunteer work</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!!</p>

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<p>Wow. Your grades and test scores alone should send you into the strongly consider pile. Hopefully you can lock it in with your essays. Good luck!</p>

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<p>…why are you retaking a 2260?</p>

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<p>"…why are you retaking a 2260? "
That’s what I said.</p>

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<p>Because my math score really could be (and should be) a lot higher than it is… haha</p>

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<p>Fair enough. I don’t know what other schools you are applying to, but 710 is definitely a good math score. I got into Vassar with a 2260, and that was including my 690 CR.</p>

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<p>740/650/720 = 2110! Yes? And 700 SAT II Lit and 680 SAT II Math 1.</p>

<p>So that should make my weak point obvious, huh? Any opinions on these?</p>

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<p>You are an average applicant. Your transcript is nothing special, so your chances are iffy.</p>

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<p>@ mattsaysfierce: 2 months late, but those scores are good! 650 in math is within the average for Vassar students (lower average than CR and writing). Not sure about SAT II scores, but I seem to remember mine being lower than those. Test-wise, your chances look good =) Best of luck!</p>

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<p>I’d you’re definitely in, great scores and I’m sure the recs will complement your GPA well.
I had 740 math/680 CR/690 writing (I’m bad at the SAT I >.<). SAT IIs: 770 US history, 780 math I, 790 French.
Still, for a theatre major, that’s VERY impressive considering academics aren’t as emphasized in your app I’m assuming.</p>

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<p>@ Ariies, Thanks! I actually did get accepted EDI. :D</p>

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<p>I think you have a fantastic shot.</p>