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<p>chances for vassar please!? </p>
<p>Female, from a very prestigious high school in Northern California
Class of '09
SAT II:
US History: 730
Math II: 710
Biology : 710
Act: 31
SAT: 2060 (trying to pull it up to above 2100)
Weighted GPA: 4.02 Unweighted: 3.55
Extracurricular:
-8 years piano
-3 years Guitar
-2 years tennis on school team, but i've been playing at a club level since I was 5 and I'll be doing track my senior year of HS.
-Volunteered at Temple for several years
- Youth Coordinator at temple
- Research at a medical lab
- Book Club Vice President
- Had some of my writing published in a literary magazine
- Publicist for Enviornmental Club
-CSF
-NHS
- Key Club
- STAND! (A club helping those affected by the genocide occuring in Darfur)
-Volunteered at a local hopsice and for the American Red Cross & Cancer Society
-Cultural dance for 6 years
- Science Alliance for 3 years (I helped 5th graders from local schools on their science fair project)
- I've also tutored underpriviledged elementary/middle school children with their homework through a library program.</p>
<p>I've also taken a rigorous course load. Junior year I took 4 weighted classes, (2 AP's and 2 honors), Soph I took 1 honors class, and senior year I'm taking 2. </p>
<p>Thanks for your comments</p>
<p>anyone wanna chance me!?</p>
<p>Hey there... I'd be happy to give you my thoughts. </p>
<p>To start, you certainly have the standardized test scores and extracurriculars needed to get into Vassar. The 2060 is a bit low, however, your SAT IIs and ACT are both in a good range. In addition, you have a very nice mix of extracurriculars. In particular, your volunteer/community service work is fantastic, and certainly something that should help your chances. A couple of recommendations... first, I noticed that you play both piano and guitar. If you feel that you're accomplished at either or both of those instruments, I would recommend sending in a recording of yourself playing either as a music supplement or as part of your YourSpace. It could be one more way to set yourself apart from the rest of the applicant pool. In addition, if you're planning on trying out for the Vassar tennis or track teams, you should consider getting in touch with the coach of those sports. You can do this by filling out the following form: For</a> Prospective Students. </p>
<p>All that being said, I personally feel that your GPA is a bit low. The average GPA for the class of 2011 was something between a 3.7 and a 3.8. Don't get me wrong, your GPA won't stop you from getting into Vassar, but it won't help your cause either. </p>
<p>In addition, I'm a bit curious about your course load and the way honors and AP classes work at your school. Does the school offer a broad selection of accelerated classes? I'm asking because, to me, the fact that you've taken 2 APs and 5 honors classes during your high school years doesn't seem like all that many (at my high school, honors classes were offered in every subject and there were somewhere around 15 APs offered, so a rigorous course load usually meant a minimum of three honors/APs a year). If you didn't have the option to take very many APs/honors courses because of your limited school offerings, don't be concerned. However, if you did have the option to take a lot more honors/APs, and decided not to, this could hurt your chances.</p>
<p>Overall, I would say that you have fantastic extracurriculars, so be sure to let them shine on your application. If Vassar is your first choice, make sure you apply ED I or II. I think Vassar will be a semi-reach for you, if you've taken most of the honors/APs your school has offered. If this is not the case and honors/APs are offered in most of the subjects at your school, I would say that Vassar will be a reach.</p>
<p>Thanks for taking the time to respond:)
I understand what you're saying about my GPA and the whole honors/AP classes. At my school there are definitely more honors classes offered than APs...and most people end up taking around the same AP classes as I've taken (around 3-4).</p>