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Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello, </p>

<p>I am new to CC, and I am hoping someone can help steer me in the right direction with my college applications. I don't even know if I have a shot at these schools, so I would love some feedback. I'm not exactly sure how much information to provide, so sorry if I post unimportant stuff. Thank you so much! </p>

<p>Wesleyan
Bowdoin
Hampshire
Connecticut College
UCI, UCSC, UCD, UCSB (parents want me to apply; personally looking for smaller sized schools)
Whitman
Lewis & Clark</p>

<p>Senior
Female, White
California (public school in So. Cal)
3.8 gpa weighted, 3.6 unweighted
My school doesn't rank, but I am pretty sure I'm in the top 10%
SAT: 1980 : 740 W 660 CR 580 M (retook in October, waiting for scores)
ACT: 28 composite
Interested in: sociology, english, international relations, classics, environmental studies, film studies</p>

<p>9th grade: Hon english, algebra I, coord. sci, Latin I, tennis, Hon. Global history
10th grade: hon english, geometry, coord. sci, Latin II, water polo, AP Euro (4 on exam)
11th grade: Hon british literature, alg. II, bio/chem, Hon. Latin III, water polo, AP US history ( 5 on exam)
currently taking: AP English, AP Econ, AP Latin IV, Advanced journalism, advanced theatre, pre calculus</p>

<p>Extremely involved with Junior Classical League
-have served/am serving as school president, school publicist, state vice president, state southern representative.
-planned regional convention for 1,000+ students
- silver and gold medals on National Latin Exam
-National Latin Honor society</p>

<p>other clubs: Drama Club, Heiffer Club (sends livestock to third world countries for sustainability)</p>

<p>Write for school newspaper, stage crew for school plays, CSF member, Link Crew (freshman mentoring program), class council student government</p>

<p>competed in National History Day, 5 year (started in 7th grade) county champion, state finalist 3 years, state champion 1 year. </p>

<p>semifinalist in Library of Congress Essay contest
3 year winner of school Reflections Essay contest</p>

<p>write movie reviews for local newspaper
work experience as hostess
volunteer hours</p>

<p>Looking for in school: an intellectually stimulating, but not fiercely competitive environment. I want a strong sense of community in school and a curious and passionate student body. Also looking for an Eco-friendly school with friendly professors. Smaller class sizes too! </p>

<p>Again, thank you so much!</p>

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<p>I only know L&C, but I would say you are just the kind of student that they like. In, with maybe a small to medium sized scholarship. </p>

<p>And I take classes there - I can say with a humanities and/or language focus, I th8ink you would be quite happy there.</p>

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<p>have you taken (or planning to take) the SAT2s?</p>

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<p>I took the SATIIs once. </p>

<p>U.S. History 650
Latin 630
Literature 610</p>

<p>eep! I need to retake them, I know! And thank you so much for your help!</p>

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<p>Bump. Anyone else? :)</p>

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<p>Hampshire- safe match
Lewis & Clark- safe match
Conn College- match
Whitman- match
Bowdoin- match/slight reach
Wesleyan- match/slight reach</p>

<p>Bowdoin and Hampshire are test-optional. Lewis & Clark is test-optional if you choose the Portfolio application option. Conn College requires the ACT or SAT II's but not the SAT I. Therefore, don't worry about your scores too much (they're pretty good, in any case).</p>

<p>Have you considered Reed or Pomona?</p>

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<p>To be honest, I didn't really think I had a shot at Pomona. I sort of considered myself way out of reach for Wesleyan and Bowdoin, so I thought 3 super tough schools wasn't the best idea. </p>

<p>As for Reed, I know it's an amazing school, but I hear it's really stressful and there's a lot of pressure. I want a strong academic school, but I don't want to be totally overwhelmed and unhappy. </p>

<p>And I think I'm going to drop UCDavis and apply to the University of Oregon instead.</p>

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<p>Sox, try to find the Common Data Set for each college. E.g., Lewis & Clark's is at <a href="http://www.lclark.edu/dept/imdata/cds.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.lclark.edu/dept/imdata/cds.html&lt;/a>. Part C shows the profile of the last (or previous) admitted class, including test scores and GPAs, and which factors are considered important for admission. This will give you a first approximation of reach/match/safety. Most, but not all, schools post their CDS.</p>

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<p>Oh, that's a good idea! Thank you!!</p>

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<p>Anyone else? Sorry to be so annoying.</p>