Chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Amherst College
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<p>Oy, I’d rather not do this, but I’m feeling pretty stressed writing my essays.</p>

<p>Race: Chinese Oregonian</p>

<p>GPA: 3.955 UW, 4.409 W</p>

<p>Rank: 6/653</p>

<p>Course Rigor: 13/16 available APs taken with a college-accredited English honors course this year as well. 1 AP freshman year, 4 sophomore year, 5 junior year, 3 senior year + the English course</p>

<p>Testing: 35 ACT, 790 Math II, 760 Bio E, 730 US History, 226 PSAT, 5 fives and 6 fours on APs</p>

<p>ECs: Speech and Debate (9-12): State finalist, double lettered
MUN (9-12): Board member
Literary magazine (11-12): Editor-in-Chief, section editor
Journalism (12): Section editor
2 more humanitarian clubs (11-12)
NHS/Key Club (11-12): Only 20 hours in each</p>

<p>Awards: National Merit Semifinalist, Discus Awards Winner, National AP Scholar</p>

<p>Recs: Decent counselor rec, 1 great teacher rec and 1 strongish one.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>You have the scores…you have the grades…You are from Oregon…Definitely depends on your essays, it’s just showing that you’re more special than your competition.</p>

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<p>Go for it!</p>

<p>-Amherst junior</p>

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<p>Write good essays. I think that they really read them. Also if you are applying RD, you need to stand out from a big crowd, so keep that in mind. If you write for a literary magazine, you should have something interesting to say.</p>