I know it is early, but chances please!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Bryn Mawr College
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<p>I am a white lower middle class female from the central east coast. (I don’t want to state the exact location.) Not an underrepresented state so that need not matter. I go to a respectable local public school that isn’t really competitive. (In the college sence.) However, I know of one student who got into Yale, one who got into Stanford, and one this year will be going to Columbia. NOTE: I will be in only the 10th graduating class so the school is still relatively young. </p>

<p>Info about school…
Predominantly black…the only time in my life I will be a minority
average SAT score is 950 (old sat)
most graduates (60%) go to local CC college
only 30% go to 2-4 year institutions</p>

<p>Info about me…
1750 (SAT) will be retaking, but asume it wont change
27 (ACT MOCK)…will be taking in the fall
30-35/400 (rank)
3.5uw/4.01w
Don’t have any SATII’s
Will have 10 AP’s by graduation
(u.s. Hist., Lang., lit., world hist., chem., bio., stats., latin lit., euro., and phyc.)
I am taking the hardest coureload of any student in my school, so that is why I don’t have a stellar uw GPA.</p>

<p>Activities</p>

<p>Freshman
Piano (3rd year)
Latin club (member)</p>

<p>Sophmore
Piano (4th year)
Latin club (president)
NOS (member) NOTE: you aren’t supposed to join until Junior year</p>

<p>Junior
Piano (5th year)
Latin club (president)
NOS (member)
NHS (member)
end of year/summer:Teen court </p>

<p>Senior
Piano (6th year)
Latin Club (president)
NOS-this club ended because the sponser left so I created a new club which does similar but more things (I am one of 3 founders).
NHS (treasurer)
Academic club (member)
Teen court (respected postion)
model UN (this club just started)
Newspaper club (also just started; the only way you could be in newspaper before was to enrole in the class and I never had enough space in my schedule.)</p>

<p>I have accumulated about 200 hours of Community service. Most from childrens camps and Teen court</p>

<p>Awards
I was awarded $500 in grant money by the military for community service hours and I recieved a National CS award. Plus several school awards…honor roll, student of the quarter, etc.</p>

<p>Well what do you think my chances are at Bryn Mawr!
Thanks a bunch!</p>

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<p>scarletsky,</p>

<p>Your coursework shows that you are really motivated, and having those AP's should help out in the admission process. Your test scores (both SAT and ACT) seem a bit too low, though. I have come to find that I get a higher score on the ACT than the SAT, so you might try just taking that to see if it works for you. Especially since you get to choose which ACT composite scores to send to your prospective colleges, unlike the SAT...</p>

<p>If you can bring up your unweighted GPA before you apply, that'd be helpful, but if not, you definitely still have a chance. You need to make it clear to the adcom what you're passionate about. It seems like music and Latin are your main interests. Do you play the piano for parties, weddings or ceremonies? If not, you might want to try that. Don't limit your experiences, but also remember that high school is not merely a "pre-college" time. Enjoy yourself and good luck!</p>

<p>-Leslie</p>