If you don't chance me 100 fluffy kittens will die, you don't hate kittens, do you?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>White Male from Missouri
GPA 3.58 weighted (we can't get it unweighted at my school)
class rank 35/289</p>

<p>I predict that I will have above a 3.65 after this first semester and will be in the top 10% (and if not in the top 10% after first semester, definitely in by second semester)</p>

<p>I have a strong upward trend in grades</p>

<p>Senior Year Grades
AP English A-
AP U.S. Government A
AP Calculus B (.1 percent from a B+)
Computer Apps A (it was required)
AP Environmental Science A
AP Biology A
Marching Band A</p>

<p>Tests:
33 ACT (35 Reading, 34 Math, 34 English, 30 Science) no writing This went to all the schools I applied to
31 ACT (34 Reading, 30 Math, 28 English, 31 Science) writing 8 Midd, Carleton and Denison are the only places that got this
1940 SAT (610 CR, 700 Math, 630 Writing-69 MC, 6 Essay) only Midd got this</p>

<p>E.C.</p>

<p>Marching Band (20 hours a week for 20 weeks) 9,10,11,12
Academic Competition Team (7 hours a week for 15 weeks) 11 and 12
Model United Nations (2 hours a week for 3 weeks) 11 and (Security Council) 12
National Honor Society (30 minutes a week for 30 weeks) 11 and 12
Church Youth Group (1 hour a week for 52 weeks) 9,10,11,12
Downtown Kids Association (a non-profit group for youth interested in preserving the local downtown area) 11 and 12</p>

<p>Awards
Eagle Scout
Honor Roll all four years
Student of the Month
Varsity Letter in Academics from 11th grade</p>

<p>I got a full ride at Truman State University (my back up)</p>

<p>Recs and Essays are good, but then who would think their's is bad?</p>

<p>So I'm applying to
Middlebury College (ED)
Grinnell College
MacAlester College
Carleton College
Denison University
Beloit College
Washington University in Saint Louis (University Scholars in Medicine)</p>

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<p>I'm applying to Beloit too! (Actually I already did EA). Anyway:</p>

<p>Safeties: Beloit, Denison
High Match: Middlebury (it would be a reach if you weren't ED)
Reaches: Wash U, Carleton, Grinnell, MacAlester</p>

<p>That's just my opinion, though, and I'm just a HS student. I think it's nice how you have a lot of reaches because it raises the chances you'll get into somewhere you really like. You should probably find a safer match, though, if you're not crazy about Beloit or Denison (those two are WAY below you).</p>

<p>I'd suggest Kenyon (though I probably shouldn't since I'm applying there). It has an average ACT of 30 (from my HS at least) and the small classes and liberal arts focus it looks like you're after. Unfortunately it is in the middle of nowhere, and the supplement it requires is ridiculous.</p>

<p>Again, do not take my opinion too seriously. I'm just saying most of these places are reaches because your GPA is kind of low for top LACs.</p>

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<p>Middlebury College (ED): Deferred
Grinnell College – 75/25
MacAlester College –<em>75/25
Carleton College</em>–<em>50/50
Denison University – A
Beloit College –</em>A
Washington University in Saint Louis (University Scholars in Medicine): Rejected for U. Scholars, 50/50 for Wash U.</p>

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<p>Do you think that Middlebury will accept or reject me if they defer me?</p>

<p>and what do the asterisks mean?</p>

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<p>bump . . . ..................................</p>

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<p>Gotta love the South, with their 5 month marching band seasons.</p>

<p>WashU is a reach... I think you can get into Grinnell. GPA hurts.</p>

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<p>I don't have any idea about your chances.. But I love fluffy kittens.. they are so adorable!!!!!!</p>

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<p>i hate kittens. i don't mind them dying. but id chance you except....idk anything baout those colleges</p>