<p>I'm applying to Smith regular admission this fall, planning to major in Film Studies. Do I stand a chance?</p>
<p>GPA: 4.1 W/?? UW</p>
<p>Class Rank: Top 15%</p>
<p>APs:
European History 4
US History 5
Biology 5
English Language 4
(currently taking Statistics, Government, and English Lit.)</p>
<p>SATs:
740 CR
570 M (eek!)
700 W
I am taking it over in October, in order to send out my new scores with my applications.</p>
<p>SAT IIs:
US History 750
Biology 730
I am taking the English SAT II in November.</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
Producer of RHS TV (school news channel)
Editor-In-Chief of school newspaper
Film Club President
NHS Secretary
ASIA Club Vice President
Model UN (3 years)
National History Day (1st Place at Regionals for past 3 years, State Finalist)
I also volunteer at various film festivals in the Philadelphia area. </p>
<p>I am also applying to Hampshire, so feel free to give me advice on those chances as well.</p>
<p>Well, your stats seem pretty good. Even if your Math SAT is kind of low, you have a pretty high score on your biology SAT IIs so you're obviously not a quantitative dunce, and if you want to do film studies it probably won't count against you that much. Your experience doing tv at your school certainly seems interesting, not many applicants go to schools with news channels so that may make you stand out. </p>
<p>But just so you know, film studies is a five college major, not a smith major, and that can make it kind of tricky to pursue.</p>
<p>S&P, from the stats I've seen, the OP's Math SAT is a little low for Smith but only in a "below average" sense, not a waaay down there for Smith. I don't know if there's a chicken-and-egg with Smith's open curriculum not requiring a math course that encourages many applicants with math scores lower than applicants applying to peer institutions to apply to Smith or what.</p>
<p>HF, hard to say. I'd file your chances under "reasonably good," neither a slam dunk to get in nor an applicant who is problematic on the surface.</p>
<p>Your leadership roles might trump your math SAT scores. Smith wants intelligent leaders -- women who will go out and make a difference. Although your stats don't make you a shoo-in, your ECs might tip you into the admitted list.</p>
<p>The SAT scores are only used to make sure you can be expected to do the work (and, maybe, for STRIDES and things), NOT for admissions decisions. They have been heavily de-emphasized, by orders of the President's office. The won't hurt you (but they likely won't help you either.)</p>
<p>Well, all I can say is that my math scores were lower than hers and I made the cut. like mini said, they're being de-emphasized and I feel like for someone who's probably not going to be much of a math major, it won't be too much of an indicator for the admissions team. Just my 2 cents.</p>