<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I was wondering if anyone could give me a sense of what my chance might be of getting into Swarthmore. I am in my junior year of high school and have been investigating colleges for the past several months and creating a list of schools I am interested in. I am interested in a small liberal arts school with rigorous academics, an intellectually oriented community, and diversity. Swarthmore has stood out from the rest in my college search thus far. I'm not sure what I want to major in yet, but I am interested in studying history, anthropology, and/or biology.</p>
<p>My stats are rather incomplete at the moment, because I have yet to take the ACT and SAT proper (I have taken the PSAT and recieved a 2projected score of 2110/2400, which I am confident I can improve). My GPA unweighted is 3.95, and I have taken one AP in the past (AP Euro history last year, score of 5), and am currently enrolled in 2 (APUSH, AP American Lit.), and registered for 5 for next year (AP Latin V, AP Environmental Science, AP Calculus AB, AP studio art, AP World Lit.) I go to Edina High School in Minnesota, ranked by U.S. News and World Report as a silver medal finalist (top 2% of high schools in the nation). The academic climate is very competitive, although there is far more focus placed on achievement than learning for the sake of learning. </p>
<p>As far as extracurriculars, I have played the cello since the 5th grade and have participated in several youth symphonies as well as school orchestra and studying independently. I also serve on a council of 12 teens at a nationally esteemed contemporary art museum developing programming to attract a diverse teen audience to the museum. Additionally, I am a volunteer DJ and help run a specialty music show on the University of Minnesota college radio station. This summer I will be living and volunteering on a co-op farm community in Ireland that is a home for people with intellectual disabilities. There, I will help run an art center they have set up for residents. Finally, I am an avid photographer and will be assembling an art-school ready portfolio next year in the AP studio art class I plan to take. </p>
<p>Wow... I wrote a lot! Maybe this is a shot in the dark, but please respond if you feel you can give me an idea of my chances at getting into Swarthmore!</p>