could grinnell be my safety?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Grinnell College
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<p>SATs: Writing 770 Math 650 Reading 770
SAT IIs: Lit 730, taking Math IC soon
GPA: 95.2, no ranking in my school
most rigorous course load</p>

<p>Awards:
NSAA International Foreign Language award
Poem published in American Treasury of Poetry
Essay winner for New Youth Connections
academic commendation at my school all 4 yrs
elected peer leader at my school</p>

<p>Extra Currics: I want to be a child psychologist
therapeutic activity assistant with 3 and 4 yr olds at hospital/school for severely disabled children - 11th grade
assistant esl teacher - 10th grade
peer leader for 7th graders - 12th grade
tutor at east harlem tutorial program - 12th grade
10th, 11th, 12th grades - model UN
10th, 11th and 12th grades - junior state of america
psych. student at community college - 11th grade
poli sci student at community college - 11th grade
hebrew student - 9th and 12th grades
science philosophy club - 12th grade
tour guide/teacher at children's museum of manhattan - summer before 12th grade
intern at samberg family history program (intensive summer history/genealogy program) summer before 11th grade</p>

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<p>maybe a match but never a safety</p>

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<p>Now that you've posted identifiable information and mentioned that Grinnell may be your safety, admissions will probably reject or waitlist you (in an effort to lower their admittance rate). They do read the boards.</p>

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<p>they have thousands of applications...and mine isn't so extraordinary that they'd recognize it right away...you know how long it would take to sift through all the applications to find mine?</p>

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<p>Not very -- only need to look at applications from New York. Since admissions offices tend to be organized by geographic region, I bet it would only take a few minutes.</p>

<p>More to the point, if you decide to apply to Grinnell, it should be because you like what the school has to offer and feel you can offer something back. There are plenty of places that would admit a student with your qualifications.</p>