LAC chances??? Pleeeeeasse!!!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>So before only like one person responded which was sad. So if anyone could, I don't know, let me know about my chances in getting into these schools... that would be great!</p>

<p>Amherst
Bates
Bennington
BC
Bowdoin
Clark
Colby
Hampshire
Haverford
Lehigh (major legacy)
Macalester
Reed
Tufts
Willamette</p>

<p>And the stats go like this:</p>

<p>General: Indian American, currently lives in CA, both my parents went to college and grad school, blah blah blah
GPA: 3.5 uw, probably around a 3.7ish weighted since my school doesn't weight, mostly due to a special circumstances terrible semester my sophomore year, which I pulled myself out of and explained in essays, and if you discount, it becomes more of a 3.8ish, 4.0w)
Class rank: My school doesn't rank but upper 25th percentile
SAT: 700M, 730V, 750W
SATIIs: 710 math , 720 lit, (this is the kicker - last test, terrible day, long story) 590 US History
Classload: AP French, AP Calc AB, AP Government, AP Psych (almost all my school has)
EC: Track (not good, but interested in exercising), Youth and Government for three years (approx 20hrs/week, vice president of delegation and in some selective programs within it), Youth Council for two years, Literary magazine (four years, head short story editor for the first three, editor-in-chief this year), school magazine for two years, would have been more but freshmen and sophomores can't be on publications (20 hrs/week, News Editor), Second Harvest Community Service Club for four years (Vice President for 2 yrs, President this year), also holding down a steady job since last summer, approx 15 hrs/wk
Summers: CTY (intensive summer educational program, 8 hours of class a day) for two years, and then high school summer school to get a required class out of the way</p>

<p>So basically... what kind of chances have I got?</p>

<p>My major hook, by the way, is that I'm getting a book published, but since it's not actually published yet (it's been accepted and everything, it's just in the editing stage) I don't know how good that is, especially since the release date isn't until late 2006/possibly 2007.</p>

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<p>sorry to do this but bummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmpp... no one replied!!</p>

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<p>hey, i don't know if ill be able to help much because i only know a lot about one school--which is bates, and thats only because it was my ED school and i got in. i think a big thing at bates is whether youre in the top 10% or not--they really look for that and most of their applicants probably fall within that range. your sats are very high and although bates claims not to care about sats, i know they do. it's much harder to get in without submitting SATs--def submit yours. your ECs seem pretty good, i wouldnt list every one but the ones that mean the most to you so that they know you're committed. the acceptance rate reg decision is 27%--similar to a lot of other schools--so i'd classify it as a high match/low reach. but i dont know. good luck!</p>

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<p>I'd say your chances are good. Not knowing much about the schools, but just looking at your stats, I'd say you have a decent shot. If your essays are strong (which can make or break you) and you have good recs, I'd say you have a shot</p>

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<p>you applied to 14 schools!</p>

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<p>All of these seem like good bets:</p>

<p>Bennington</p>

<p>Clark</p>

<p>Hampshire</p>

<p>Lehigh (major legacy)</p>

<p>Amherst and Haverford may be reaches.</p>

<p>Others are possibilities.</p>