Middlebury Chance

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<p>Hi if anyone wouldn't mind chancing me for middlebury</p>

<p>Gender: Male
Race: White
High School: NE Prep School (Ranked in top 20 Prep Schools in US, so keep that in mind w/ the GPA). Also, the school has a pretty good relationship w/ Midd)
UW GPA: 3.6 ––––> There were accelerated courses available for 17 of my 20 total classes and of those I took 13 accelerated (4 AP + 9 honors) and 7 regular.
SAT: 2220 (1490 M/CR)
ACT: 34</p>

<p>EC'S:
4 Year Varsity Lax Player
2 Year Varsity Soccer Player
Debate Club (3 Years)
Investment Club (2 Years)
Entrepreneurship Club (2 Years/Leadership Position as a Senior)
Red Key Club (Campus Tours for prospective students; 4 years)
Math Teaching Assistant as a Senior.</p>

<p>I work a job during the summer and have done a notable amount of community service.</p>

<p>Chance me! (If I were to apply ED 1)</p>

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<p>I think you’re definitely in the ballpark. Are you planning to play Lax or Soccer? That could help. Best of luck!</p>

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<p>GPA: 4.22 weighted
SAT: 1940
ACT: 27</p>

<p>SAT subject tests: 740 spanish, 690 french,</p>

<p>attending 2nd ranked (in state) public school in new england</p>

<p>Interested in studying linguistics, foreign languages seeing as I take (and am the only person who does) three languages at my school; french, spanish, and chinese</p>

<p>member of spanish, french, chinese, national honor societies</p>

<p>5 on AP French (first in school), Spanish lang, us govt, english language</p>

<p>Did two language immersion programs over the summer through midd coll, one in beijing and one at their campus for french.</p>

<p>senior year schedule: ap comp gov (independent study), ap span lit, ap lit, ap calc ab , ap chinese (independent study), physics, ceramics, and also taking college level french course at nearby school</p>

<p>cumulative APs including senior year: ap bio, comp gov, us govt, french, span lang, span lit, chinese, english lit, english lang, us history, calc ab</p>

<p>ec’s:
freshman soccer - 1 yr
varsity fencer at connecticut fencers club
model un- all 3 yrs
mock trial-varsity- 2 years
volunteering at town wide community celebration for 4 years
volunteering at freshman orientation at my school
works at business dedicated to advancing women
debate club- sophomore year
spoke at french and chinese honor society induction ceremonies
invited speaker at uncle tom’s cabin commemoration event, read passage in french
student council member- (freshman homeroom organizer)
french and spanish tutor for national honor society</p>

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<p>I’d retake that French subject test. It doesn’t make sense with your other accomplishments, or don’t report it.
Speaking French at Special Events won’t help you get in and makes it look like you are padding your resume IMHO.
You need to present a more coherent picture of yourself or it’s a no for me.</p>

<p>The OP looks good if he goes the “I can play a sport route”</p>

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<p>Ditto above. Madsmile100 needs higher test scores. The OP looks great for ED, especially if he talks to a coach!</p>

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<p>Why do you think my picture isn’t coherent? I definitely show a strong passion for languages… just an inquiry</p>

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<p>I actually do think you have the “raw material” here to present a coherent package with an interest in languages. I’d focus on the sustained activities (ie. Model UN) and tie them together with your academics (your self study in ap comp gov). Don’t clutter the picture with the “volunteering at freshman orientation” sort of thing.</p>

<p>Your problem is your SAT/ACT test scores. Your AP scores are excellent if I am reading this correctly (all 5s in French, Spanish, US Govt and English). I’m guessing the math section of the SAT and Math/Science sections of the ACT pulled your scores down. Can you retake the SAT? Last year my D submitted updated scores to Midd about a week or so after she had submitted her ED app (with the scores to date included of course.) They were still able to consider them.</p>

<p>You seem to be very strong in language, social sciences and english but I can’t tell what your grades have been in math and science? Don’t self-report any AP scores below a 4.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the info, and yes I retook the SAT and went up to a 2010.</p>