Claremont Mckenna, Duke, Bucknell, Grinnell, UofR chances!

<p>^then you would be more competitive.
Although Swarthmore , like many schools, rejects many good candidates.(which is sad! My friend called admission what part of app was lacking, and she got a response: Sorry, but there isn’t any specific reason why you got rejected)</p>

<p>@hqureshi11 I’m not quite sure how else to improve my ECs. I’m also part of the TEDx club, which I forgot to mention. But really, anything significant or important to me is up there. Do I join more clubs? Do I need more leadership? </p>

<p>By the way, in your opinion (everyone), is a internship better than a prestigious summer program? The summer programs I’m looking at are TASP, Leadership in Business World at Wharton, ND Leadership Seminar, YYGS, while I am pursuing (asking about) a internship at a major international bank (not based in America). </p>

<p>@Woandering‌ yes, in fact, I am.</p>

<p>@lbad96 Remember I said I posted a chance in my Sophomore year. I checked back to my old thread and you were one of the few users still active. I thought it’d be interesting to see what you say now. My speculations back then were much more wild than now.</p>

<p>Ah, I see. I hate to derail your thread, but what do you think of my chances at where I’m applying? Keep in mind that I may add an extra school this week…</p>

<p>@lbad96 Could you link me?</p>

<p>Claremont Mckenna - Low Reach (Sorry idk much about LACs)
Duke University - Reach
Bucknell University - Match
Grinnell College - Match
University of Rochester - Match</p>

<p>Your GPA and test scores are all pretty solid, but maybe you can take another SAT 2 if you want. Your ecs are fairly standard compared to others in the applicant pool, but your summer activities are pretty noteworthy. Thanks for chancing me and good luck with applications! </p>

<p>Claremont Mckenna - Reach (Again this is a reach for everyone especially with the limited spots)
Duke University - Reach ( but it is for everyone)
Bucknell University - Have no clue about this
Grinnell College - Match
University of Rochester - Match</p>

<p>You’re a good candidate and you’ve done a lot of stuff. You should get into most of your schools. Granted Duke and CM are reaches for everyone but you could get in.</p>

<p>Living in California will not help you with CMC, especially with its acceptance rate down to 12%. It is driven to be a national or beyond school and wants out-of-state and out-of-country students. Even as of about 2 or 3 years ago its applications had doubled (and it’s more than that now). It said when we visited that given the demand for UC’s and the budget mess of California public universities, the privates colleges in California are very in demand, and most have had applications double. Being Asian won’t help either. You have a chance, but I think you have far more of a chance at the other universities, especially Bucknell, Grinnell and U of Rochester, as they are all looking for our of state students, too.</p>

<p>Your academic standing/ test scores are pretty solid and I think you have a good varied list of ECs. I would have to say that most of the schools you have on your list are matches, except for maybe Claremont McKenna (high match) and Duke (reach). But Duke’s a reach for everyone. I think if you have the chance to do a summer program and internship you should do both. Sometimes it depends on the summer program; I’ve heard from some people that attending really expensive summer programs just looks pretentious to some colleges (maybe it’s just a rumor, idk I may be wrong…). If you want to show more interest in a particular college, maybe attending one of their summer programs would be better, but I think it ultimately depends on your interests.</p>

<p>Chance me? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1694691-chance-me-architecture-schools.html”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1694691-chance-me-architecture-schools.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>For the record, I’ve joined another two clubs (1 I’m interested in, and the other just for friends. I’m not going to let either bring down any higher priority activities.) And, I have a great chance at becoming Treasurer in one of them, and I will be a founding member in both.</p>

<p>@urbanslaughter @arcadia‌ </p>

<p>I’ve recently become enamored by Middlebury. I’ve seen you two a lot around the Middlebury thread, so could you please chance me?</p>

<p>I am considering EDII, if that plays any part.</p>

<p>Thanks, in advance.</p>

<p>Admissions to the most competitive colleges has become a total crapshoot. No one can tell you with any degree of certainty whether you’ll be accepted to Middlebury or any other top college on your list. In the past few years, I’ve seen kids with nearly perfect SAT scores and GPAs get waitlisted or rejected.</p>

<p>With small LACs, it really depends on who else is applying during your admissions cycle. Middlebury has to take great care to craft its class–they need quarterbacks for the football team and violinists for the orchestra and costume designers for the theater department. They have lots of boxes to tick when assembling a class of around 625 (including Febs). Think long and hard about what YOU have to offer the college. What will you bring to the class? If you have a solid answer to that question, make sure that comes across in your application. I will tell you that ED admits most often have serious hooks–athletes, URMs, or development kids. ED II does not offer as much of an advantage as ED I. Why? Because by the time the ED II applications are due, admissions already has had an opportunity to judge the relative strength of the entire RD applicant pool. Your chances of acceptance increase significantly when you’re in the top 10% of your class (preferably the top 5%), and you have SAT I or II scores above 700 (preferably above 730) on each section or an ACT score above 32. And figure out your hook and play it up. Good luck! </p>

<p>@Gumbymom‌ </p>

<p>I see you’re very active regarding UCs, and so I’m asking if you could please chance me. In addition to my OP, I just need to add that I have UC GPA of 4.1. </p>

<p>I’m mainly interested in Cal, UCLA, UCSD, but if you could, please chance me for all the UCs. </p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

<p>Claremont Mckenna - Accepted
Duke University - Waitlisted
Bucknell University - Accepted
Grinnell College - Accepted
University of Rochester - Accepted
Middlebury - Accepted</p>

<p>Good choice of schools! Maybe toss in another reach school in there or two. Your stats are very competitive, so you will get into most schools on your list. ECs could be better, but it’s good enough for the range of schools you are aiming for. </p>

<p>Since you’re from California, Berkeley may be a reach for you (heard they don’t want Cali students?). UCLA and UCSD should be a low reach/match.</p>

<p>Work on these essays, and you will have a great chance at all the schools you are applying to.</p>

<p>CMC/UCLA/UCB: High Match
UCSD: Match
Write stellar essays and your chances are very good for acceptances. </p>

<p>@MiddKid86‌ </p>

<p>I just saw you post today, and I’m assuming you have experience with Middlebury, based on your name. Could you please chance me for Middlebury, and any other school in this post that you’re familiar with?</p>

<p>^^^
Sorry, I don’t do chances. I think they’re silly. The only thing I can tell you is that your chance of being admitted to any particular school is, without a doubt, ZERO if you don’t submit an application.</p>

<p>Woandering, here are some stats from my daughter’s rigorous prep school in So Cal. On their Naviance graph for CMC in the last few years, one 4.0 and 2400 waitlisted, three 4.0 with 2300 waitlisted, one 3.8 and 2250 denied, one 4.0 and 2200 denied, many others with slightly lower stats were denied. We have had four acceptances out of about 35 applicants, all who were recruited athletes with lower stats than those denied. One was a CA state champion in her sport. And yield for CMC was equal to Harvard and Yale, those three topping the list of all institutions. Bottom line, unless you have a hook, CMC is very difficult to gain admission to. With a student population of less than 1300 and close to 40% of students recruited athletes, the numbers are not representative of your chances. In a place like Duke, athletes comprise a much smaller percent of the student body.</p>

<p>@acemom As much as I love CMC and appreciate your info, I know CMC is a very “leadership” driven school. They’re looking for leadership qualities, more so than any other college I know. This is why especially for CMC, I cannot use numbers to predict my chance. This is why I come to CC for advice on how I’m doing and how I can improve my chances.</p>

<p>In any case, thanks for the info. I still can’t figure out how to get those stats from Naviance everyone else seems to have. </p>