ED Chances

Colleges and Universities A-Z Amherst College
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<p>Male Hispanic Legacy from Washington DC</p>

<p>6.45/7 GPA. Roughly an A
Showing upward trend (6.26-6.72)
All IB School (7=A+, 6=A-, 5=B)
-English A1 HL
-Spanish A2 SL
-Chemistry SL
-History HL
-Theatre Arts HL
-Math SL
-Theory of Knowledge
-Journalism</p>

<p>SAT
CR - 720
Math - 640
Writing - 770
(just retook last week)</p>

<p>SAT II
Literature - 690
Spanish - 800
Math 1C - 600
(retaking in November)</p>

<p>AP
Spanish Language - 5</p>

<p>Extra-Curriculars
Theatre
-8 plays since 9th grade
-big roles in musicals and dramas
-regional award nominee
-currently directing a full play
-write plays/screenplays
Journalism
-staff writer
-editor of reviews and entertainment section of paper
-editorials writer
-published in Washington Post
Organizations
-Founding member of OLA (Latin American Organization)
-member of GSA
-Lead Cappies Critic
Community Service
-summer school teacher for almost 6 weeks this past summer
-kitchen and admin work at Food and Friends (2 years)
Summers
-9th: wrote screenplay
-10th: attended Young Writers Workshop at UVA
-11th: community service </p>

<p>Essays still need work but Recs should be fine. </p>

<p>How much of an advantage is Legacy status? According to a statistic I saw roughly 50% of legacies are accepted. That seems awfually high.</p>

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<p>Your SAT's are good, but it would be better if they were a bit higher. Are you retaking them? That said, you have 3 hooks - legacy, yes, but add to that hispanic and then male. Work on those essays - they are crucial since there are no interviews, raise the SAT's and pray, because there are no guarantees in the elite admission process. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Did you attend one of the Diversity weekends? If so, that's a boost that gives you a 75% chance of acceptance.</p>

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<p>No I didn't but I wish I had. I didn't become interested in Amherst until late this summer. Plus it's by invitation only and I am sure there are many better qualified minority applicants out there.</p>