I think I love Reed.

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<p>Hi! I guess you could say that Reed is my "dream school." I think I am going to give it a shot and apply. My counselor said I definitely should apply...but I think my test scores and ec's are lacking...I'm drawn to Reed! My interests are biology/chemistry. I just hope that I have a slight chance.</p>

<p>Male, Caucasian
Los Angeles, CA
GPA unweighted: 3.8
GPA weighted: 4.3
On the ACT I scored 24 but I am retaking it next weekend aiming for 28, at least 27
(I took the SAT and I believe the scores come out on October 25th)
I'm in the top 10% of my class, around 25 out of 316</p>

<p>10th AP's/Honors:
English Honors</p>

<p>11th AP's/Honors:
AP Environmental Science
AP U.S. History
Pre-Calculus Honors
English Honors
Spanish 4 Honors</p>

<p>12th AP's/Honors:
AP Calculus AB
AP Literature
AP Spanish Language
AP Biology</p>

<p>Also...I don't know if these matter...
Geometry at a community college,
Chemistry at a community college
Internship at large corporation
JV Water Polo 2 years
JV Swimming 2 years
Varsity Track 1 year
Animal Rights Club (Vice President) 3 years
Junior Statesmen of America (Political/Debate Club) 2 years
Spanish Club 3 years
Gay-Straight Alliance 2 years
Green Club 1 year</p>

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<p>Repeat after me: It's all about the essay. It's all about the essay. It's all about the essay. </p>

<p>I don't know about your test scores, but I don't see anything bad here, particularly. I would think your Why Reed essay would help a lot.</p>

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<p>Agree with Trin that essay is very important, but I think your 24 ACT is a bit low, so your SATs will be important; interview is also important. Here is the CDS profile of this year's freshman class: <a href="http://web.reed.edu/ir/cds/cds0708/cdssecc200708.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://web.reed.edu/ir/cds/cds0708/cdssecc200708.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>