Chances?

<p>I'm considering Reed as a reach, but I don't want to waste my time and money if there's no chance at all that I'll get in</p>

<p>SAT: 1920, M-610 W-650 CR-690
ACT-31, M-27, S-28, E-33, W-34
I'm retaking both of those</p>

<p>GPA-3.7-3.8 weighted depending on what classes you weight
Extracurricular-Girl Scout Board of Directors, Volunteer at Girl Scout day camp 8 summers, Drama, 8 years (big commitment--I want to minor in it,) Girl Scout trip to Sweden (had to be selected,) Harvard Model Congress Senate
AP Scores-AP English Language-5 AP Environmental Science-4, AP US History-3
SAT Subject Tests-English Lit 710, US History 760</p>

<p>I go to one of those insane Catholic girls schools and next year I'm taking AP Stats, AP Comparative Gov, AP US Gov, AP Art History, AP English Lit, Theology IV and Creative Writing</p>

<p>I'll graduate with 8 Ap's and 4 Honors since Freshman year</p>

<p>I know my essay and recs will be great, but I feel like my gpa could be kind of low--I go to a really intense school. Do I have a chance?</p>

<p>First off, your stats and mine are very similar... and I got in. In fact, the only difference in scores was that my GPA was higher. So, yes. You have a chance. One thing to keep in mind, is Reed really does look at the "whole person" in applying, so essays and the like are very important. And, if you go to super intense school, show your love of learning, whatnot, you have a very good chance indeed. It isn't a safety, but it isn't some impossible reach either. If you really want to attend, then give it a shot!</p>

<p>One thing though, there are no official "minors" at Reed.</p>

<p>hey Whitneylm, I've got a question here. Do people who want to commit to Reed, but have a better mathematical skills rather than the English skills likely to survive the intense English programme of Reed, with the compulsory Humanity 110 and what not.
I don't think Reed expects us to be excellent writers when we enter Reed as freshmans, but only when they leave Reed, huh (hopefully)?</p>

<p>By the end of your first year, you will be able to write or know that you can't write. You'll have plenty of practice that year, mainly writing rather short papers and critiques rather than longish pieces based on independent research. If things are still how they were in my time there, you will meet with your professor after every Hum 110 paper in a "paper conference" to get feedback on your little gem. These can be pro forma or they can be more diagnostic and help you to improve your writing.</p>

<p>If you've looked at the Hum 110 reading list you'll see that in that course alone you are going to have a heavy reading load. The writing load isn't quite as heavy as it was when I attended. But there's ample writing in that course and in virtually every other course in the social sciences and humanities. So again, you'll have ample opportunity to hone your analytic and writing skills in those areas.</p>