<p>I'm applying! Anybody else? </p>
<p>Let's get a discussion going.</p>
<p>I am, if I my aid estimate shows the college as affordable for me.</p>
<p>for all ya ED'ers (if there are any other, besides reaceme, lol), what would you say caused davidson to stand out to you such that you want to apply ED?</p>
<p>also, raceme, im guessing you're a runner. I am too, haha that cake run sounds pretty sweet.</p>
<p>I am a runner. Everything about Davidson sounds amazing.</p>
<p>..I just hope I can get in..</p>
<p>im thinking maybe ED2...and honestly, as it gets colder where i live, im really dreaming of that warm sun and a lake campus..</p>
<p>I will definately apply ED1, and actually, I will be ready to submit my application in about two weeks!</p>
<p>What do you guys think you want to major in? any teams your lookin at? lol</p>
<p>Economics! with a minor in French.</p>
<p>TTwhite, have you submitted your application yet? Or are you applying EDII?</p>
<p>I am applying ED1 as well and I will be so nervous when december 15th rolls around.
I am thinking History major with a concentration in international studies.</p>
<p>race me - im not sure about ED I yet, but if i do apply ED, it will likely be ED I.</p>
<p>Anybody want to post their stats?</p>
<p>sure...
it seems like davidson has a good range of people stat-wise (something like 630-730 mid 50% on sat sections... so probably a handful of people with high 500's and some with 800's lol)</p>
<p>This is kinda old, but:
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White
State: Florida
Current Grade: Senior</p>
<p>GPA/Class Rank
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Weighted GPA: ~4.78 (should be 4.83 by grad)
Class Rank: tied 1st/232
School Type: Small town school</p>
<p>AP/IB Classes Taken (by far the hardest course load at my school)
AP US Hist (5)
AP Environ Sci (5)
AP Eng Lang (4)
AP Microecon (self study 5)
AP Macroecon (5)
AP U.S. Gov (5)</p>
<p>may self study for a few tests sr. year</p>
<p>Senior schedule
AP psych
AP Eng Lit
AP Euro
AP Calc AB
journalism 3 (yrbk)
AP biology (online course)
-also took dual enrollment local/state gov over summer, and life management</p>
<p>SAT Reasoning Test (1st try last year... waiting for oct scores)
Critical Reading: 690
Math: 690
Writing: 600 (9 writing)
Composite: 1380
Total: 1980</p>
<p>SAT Subject Tests
World History: 750
Math Level I: 680 (may retake, try Math II or bio E)
U.S. History: 790</p>
<p>ACT:
eng: 35
math: 33
read: 28
sci: 26
writing: 8
eng/writing: 31
Composite: 31</p>
<p>Extracurricular Activities/Awards:
-Interact Club (3 yrs - offices: Director International Relations, President )
-National Honor Society (10,11,12)
-Varsity Cross-Country (2 yrs in HS)
-Varsity Track (2 yrs in HS)
-I participate in every run within about 40 mile radius... member of local running club
-Co-founder/co-captain of bike team
Bike in few local races
-Fencing (2 yrs @ national level, had to stop after I moved to Florida)
-AP Scholar with Distinction (maybe ntl as senior)
-County Teen Court Attorney
Tri-county winning mock trial team Attorney
-Boys State
-Sr. Class SGA representative
-Yearbook sports editor (11th), assistant editor (12th)
-Hi-Q team
-Envirothon team
- Young Democrats club
Work Experience: 9th grade: UPS store during December rush
current: YMCA Kids camp counselor</p>
<p>something like 170 community service hours right now...</p>
<p>Should have some interesting essays.
and if it matters, I'm a first-gen college student.</p>
<p>whoa, you completely blow me out of the water. I just became much more worried.</p>
<p>I worried about a lot of this stuff too for all kinds of colleges and scholarships.. but you come to notice you really don't know - only applying or trying for it will determine.. if you worry and guess and end up concluding you won't get something and don't apply, you lose your chance! you miss every shot you don't take, they say. Seeing you like davidson so much, definitely apply. Just try not to let it be the end of everything if you don't get in. Have a few schools you might want to reach for, and a few that you are pretty sure you could get into, and apply to em.
well thats my two cents.. gotta go!</p>
<p>I'm just going to throw out my stats to see what you guys think. My grades are average but I think my EC's are particularly strong. But I'm also from North Carolina which may hurt my chances a bit.</p>
<p>4.58 - Weighted GPA
3.96 - Unweighted
22/337 - Class Rank</p>
<p>ACT: 28 (29 if superscored) ugh, they are so low.</p>
<p>APs Taken:
US History
English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition
Environmental Science
Chemistry
Calculus AB
Calculus BC</p>
<p>Leadership:
Editor-in-Chief, School Newspaper (3 years)
-Newspaper has been awarded the highest honor 3 years in a row
North Carolina Scholastic Media Association Vice-President of Communications (Elected State Office)
Holly Springs Business Alliance President/Lead Mentor
Class President (Freshman and Sophomore Year)</p>
<p>Academic Awards:
North Carolina Scholastic Media Association Editoral Leadership Award (State Honor)
North Carolina Scholastic Media Association Journalist of the Year Finalist(State-wide, possibility for national)
Archie Griffin Scholar Athlete Award (County Wide)
Richard Huffer Scholar Athlete Award (City Wide)
Regional Debate Champion (Two Years)</p>
<p>Internships & Work Experience:
National Institute of Health Summer Internship
Interned for a Local Mayoral Campaign (Budgetary Issues)
Part-Time job at Lifetime Fitness</p>
<p>Athletics:
Varsity Football (3 years)
-All-Conference
Varsity Baseball (4 years)
-All Conference
-Greater Neuse River Conference Sportsmanship Award
Varsity Track (Freshman and Sophomore Year)
-All Conference
-All Region
-4th Place, Indoor State Championships
Archie Griffin Scholar Athlete Award (County Wide)
Richard Huffer Scholar Athlete Award (City Wide)
Dale Crow Scholar Athlete Award</p>
<p>Summer Experiences:
Junior Statesmen of America Summer School
National Young Leaders Conference
Global Young Leaders Conference</p>
<p>I think that is about it. Nothing to special, but hopefully my essays and recs will push me over the top.</p>
<p>Hey Guys,
I have been reading these threads for a while, but never really had the time to enter my stats in. But now, I've written my essays and I am just waiting for editing, so I actually have some time.</p>
<p>GPA 4.0 (unweighted)
Class- 22/496
Big City, TEXAS</p>
<p>SAT-
Reading- 710
Math- 740
Writing- 620
Essay-8</p>
<p>I'm waiting for my October scores. Hopefully the writing will improve. </p>
<p>APs
World History 5
English Language 5
Environmental Science 5
US History 5
Calculus 2---- BAD TEACHER.. I didn't even know the format.. oh don't get me started..</p>
<p>Senior Schedule
AP Human Geo
AP English Lit
Hon. Yearbook 3
AP Macroeconomics
Hon. Anatomy
AP Art History
Varsity Tennis
AP Gov't
AP Comp. Gov't</p>
<p>Activities-
---Yearbook- 10th, 11th, 12th
Editor in Chief
---Student Council- 9-12
Officer, Leading Member
---United High School Council 11th & 12th
Member and President
---Spirit Crew 12th
Crew Leader
---National Honor Society 12th
Vice President
---Link Crew 10th, 11th
Group Leader
---Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Walk to Cure Diabetes (I have diabetes! YEA!)
8th-12th Team Creater and Leader over $50,000 raised
---Varsity Tennis 9th-12th
Mixed Doubles-- City Wide Champs
---Youth Group 9th-12th</p>
<p>Jobs:
--Work at Vet Clinic 20 hours a week since Freshman Year
--Founder/Owner of a Computer Company that produces DVD slide shows of student activities</p>
<p>I tried to be brief but that's about it. I spend a lot of time in all of my activities but I didn't want to but the hours involved and such. I agree with raceme, I hope my essays push me over the top. I am writing about my best friend, who's also diabetic! I am so excited about the possibility of going to Davidson, it's not even funny.</p>
<p>oh and to raceme.
I wish I was an athlete. It sounds like you have devoted a lot of your time to sports. Which is great from a personal standpoint and it looks great on resumes. And it's also a plus that Davidson has such a great sports program. And if it makes you feel any better a friend of mine who was barely in the top 10% of his high school class, was a big time cross country runner with only average grades, and slightly below average EC's and he was accepted and offered a scholarship to run. Maybe that's in your future?</p>
<p>Has any one else decided if they are applying Early Decision?</p>
<p>And does anyone know if you can default out of the binding contract if the money given doesn't add up to enough aid?</p>
<p>Raceme, I wouldn't be as concerned as you sounded! your stats and stuff are definitely not far below mine - there just about neck and neck. and your EC's, i would say, are better. i'm involved really widely, but i know schools like to see commitment to less, more so than some involvement in a lot (quality over quantity). conference winning teams, going to states, various awards... I can't claim most of that stuff.
all three of us look pretty even, i'd say. but you guys have some pretty crazy EC's!! $50,000 raised and states are hard to compete with!</p>
<p>about the ED contract. I've seen that there are always a few people who are accepted ED and don't enroll (like two out of 130). I've also heard from graduate law professors at Ithaca College that the ED contract is basically bull - it holds no weight and isn't legally anything.
There is a thing davidson will do to estimate need based aid. prob too late to do for you for EDI, but you could do it and apply EDII. they say not to apply ED if you are dependent on merit aid. i'd look in the fin aid forum about this question.</p>