<p>Hi!
I love CMC and applied for the fall 2011 year feeling pretty confident about my application.. but then I came on here and looked at the various "What are my chances?". The people have nearly perfect SAT scores, about 9 AP classes (I'm from a small school that only offers 5), and amazing ECs. So my question is.. are all CMC applicants like that? Or is there a chance for a small town New England girl like me?</p>
<p>In case you were curious...
State: CT
School: okay public school, only 5 AP classes offered (I took 1 my junior year and am taking another this year), total student body of 500
GPA: weighted 3.96
Senior Classes: Spanish 5, Calculus, Ap Stats, physics, English, robotics
ECs: student council president, interact club president (those two are the biggest clubs in our school, we only have 9), tennis captain, varsity soccer, spanish club, and part of many different groups of students who organized volunteer efforts
Additional: I was selected based on an essay to go to a three day overnight Hugh O'brian Leadership Conference with students from across the state. I was selected to represent the tennis team at a state wide anti-hazing conference. Also, I worked as a construction laborer for my dad over the summer (40 hours a week)
Tests: 30 on ACT</p>
<p>I don’t know your SAT scores or unweighted GPA but you have leadership and sports so those will help you in admissions. Did you indicate if you will continue sports in college? CMC will not count it against you if your school has limited AP’s they consider how you challenged yourself within your particular school. Also coming from CT might help. Did you visit and interview? Were you highly ranked at your school? I wish you luck - my D1 is at CMC (from CT too). She loves it!</p>
<p>Thanks for responding! Sadly, I won’t be playing sports in college (except for fun on the club level). Due to financial reasons, I will only be able to visit if I get in so that means no interview or visit either I am ranked 10th out of 130ish kids in my school- not amazing but not too bad.
P.S. this is a little off topic, but did your daughter find it hard to be that far away from her friends and adapt to the west coast? I love to travel and am independent so I’m not too worried, just curious!</p>
<p>Actually after being in CA I don’t think she will ever live in New England again! She loves the weather and has made some great friends out there. It is a long trip home so she comes at Christmas (not Thanksgiving or Spring Break). A lot of students stay on campus for those breaks so it is not empty/lonely. Last year she celebrated Thanksgiving at a professor’s home and this year a bunch of them went out to eat (partially funded by CMC). She wanted to experience a different part of the country and has found CMC to be a perfect fit. It is too bad you couldn’t visit - it is a long trip but I wish you luck in admissions. BTW - parents weekend is in February - a great break for parents from New England!</p>
<p>to Ohal26: You can request an alumni interview near where you live. Some interviewers are more adept than others. Also if you apply for merit scholarships CMC may invite you out to campus to interview for those.</p>
<p>NewEnglandMother- thanks for responding, it’s really interesting to hear about another person’s experience of CMC who is also from Connecticut!
ajax8853- I heard about that but wasn’t sure if I should or not, I will look into it again though! thanks :)</p>
<p>ohal: Arrange for an alumni interview if you can but if this isn’t available know that not interviewing isn’t a deal breaker especially if you live far away. S didn’t interview or visit the school until the admitted student’s weekend.</p>
<p>one of the biggest hurdles you might face is the fact that you went to a public school. alot of cmc people are from private/boarding schools, but if they find you qualified enough you should get in</p>
<p>According to Princeton Review, 70% of CMCers went to public high schools. CMC also has some of the best financial aid in the country. So, yes it’s true that some students come from the top boarding schools, but it’s just ridiculous to act like everyone is from rich prep schools. It’s even more ridiculous to say that going to a public school would somehow hinder your chances of admission.</p>
I am ranked 10th out of 130ish kids in my school- not amazing but not too bad.