Is Scripps Impossible or within grasp?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>First of all I would like to thank you for reading this post. It's incredibly long, but your opinion means the world. Scripps is my first choice. I fell in love with it even before I first set foot on campus. </p>

<p>Female (obviously)
From Tennessee
I come from a single parent household. My mother is a doctor. My father is an attorney, but at this point I am assuming he is not contributing towards my college funds.
I attend a small, private girls-school. We are known to be one of (if not the) most challenging school in the city.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.74u/4.87W* My school does not use a normal GPA ranking system (meaning it's not out of a 5.0)
Class Rank: School does not rank
ACT: 31C, 34E, 34R, 28M, 28S, 08W
APs: English Lit and Comp (5), World History (5), U.S. World (4), Latin (3), Human Geo (TBA), English Lit and Comp (TBA), AB Calc (TBA)</p>

<p>Classes (I don't remember exact grades) I am considered to be taking one of the more heavy course options at the school Average = 4-6 APs, Heavy = 7+ </p>

<p>Freshman Year: All "A"s
H. English 9
H. Geometry
H. Biology
World History I
Latin II
Health
Choir</p>

<p>Sophomore: Mostly "B"s , Some "A"s
H. English 10
H. Algebra II
H. Chemistry
AP US History
H. Latin III</p>

<p>Junior: Mix of "A"s and "B"s
AP English 11
H. Pre-Calc (AB)
H. Physics
AP World History II
AP Latin IV
Chamber Ensemble (Auditioned Based Singing Group)</p>

<p>Senior: All "A"s (except Math)
AP English 12
AP Calculus AB
H. Music History/ H. Religious Writing
Comparative Religions/ AP Human Geography
H. Latin V
Chamber Ensemble</p>

<p><strong>My dip in grades are explained in one of my rec letters. Sophomore Year my parents were getting divorced and I was diagnosed with depression. Junior Year I was hospitalized for an illness for several weeks and had to attend weeks of rehabilitative therapy</strong></p>

<p>Extra-Curricular:
Piano (12 years) - won several awards
Newspaper (4 years - Reporter, Entertainment Editor, Creative Director 11-12)
Music CD Staff Member (9-12)
Technology Club President (10-11)
Latin Club (9-12)
Wordsmith Team (10,11,12*) - won some awards</p>

<p>National Beta Club (9-12)
National Honor Society (11-12)
National Latin Honor Society (9)
Tri-M Music Honor Society (11-12)
University of Rochester's Xerox Award
Poetry is published in a National Magazine </p>

<p>Volunteer:
Animal Shelter, Soup Kitchen, Church Youth Group Events, File Clerk for Doctor's office, I co-founded a service project to provide books for underprivileged children in South America</p>

<p>Job:
Worked a 45 hour week as a receptionist at a doctor's office summer of my junior year.</p>

<p>Summer Programs:
Vanderbilt's Summer Academy (Short Story Writing) -After 10th Grade
Kenyon Review's Young Writers Workshop - After 11th Grade</p>

<p>That's all I can remember at the moment. Once again, thank you for your patience. Your input is worth a lot.</p>

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<p>Scripps: High match (it’s within grasp)</p>

<p>What’s your backup plan?</p>

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<p>Maybe Kenyon or Emerson. I’m applying to a lot of schools and I love them all. Scripps just really stood out. Thanks for giving your opinion!</p>

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<p>Kenyon: Match
Emerson: Low match</p>

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<p>When you say High/Low, you are referring to difficulty?</p>

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<p>I think it is an indicator of difficulty, yes, with a low match being easier to get in than a high match.</p>

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<p>Okay! Thanks. I’m currently waiting for Emerson’s decision. I would have applied early decision to Scripps, but my school wasn’t comfortable with signing the ED forms.</p>

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<p>@jleefire, I don’t know much about Emerson or Kenyon, but I know lots about Scripps. I think you have a pretty stable shot at getting in. Your ACT/GPA is acceptable, and you ECs/awards look nice. If those recs and essays were unique and well-written, you should be set. Good luck! Hope to see you on campus next year, perhaps? <3</p>

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<p>Hi everyone, I’m a senior at Scripps.</p>

<p>@jleefire. You sound like a very great match for Scripps and our school would be lucky to have you. Scripps puts a lot of emphasis on personal essays as well as an interview if you had a chance to go through one. Grades and scores are also, of course, important. But nothing is the be-all-end-all for Scripps admissions. Scripps has a very holistic approach to admissions and everything is usually weighted very equally.</p>

<p>This all being said, I cannot say that you are guaranteed a spot at Scripps, even though you seem like an absolutely amazing young woman and student. There are so many applicants who are also very qualified. Make sure you have some back ups that you would actually enjoy going to and would be happy at. I don’t believe there is only one school for someone, but I do think there are many schools that are a better fit for someone than others. </p>

<p>Just a heads up! I think you would make a great addition to the Scripps community and I wish you the best of luck! It seems that you are a very high match.</p>