My chances at: Tufts, Connecticut College, Middlebury, or Bowdoin?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am a junior in high school and am wondering what my chances are at these schools.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.4 (I checked last year at the end of the year and thats what it was unweighted. It may have also gone up since then)
SAT: have not taken yet but have taken multiple practice tests with an SAT tutor and my average was about a 2000 i guess, maybe higher</p>

<p>Advanced classes:
-9th grade: honors french II
-10th grade: honors french III
-11th grade: french V (not honors but more advanced course if that helps), honors Pre-Calc, AP studio art</p>

<p>Extra Curricular:
-Ski club (9-11)
-Young Republicans (11)
-Model UN (11)
-Mentoring Program (9-11)
-Paragon Art Review Board (9-11)
-Winter Special Olympics Coach (11) <em>community service</em></p>

<p>Athletics:
-soccer (9)
-football (10)
-lacrosse (9-11) <strong>i plan on playing in college and have already been in contact with the coaches at these schools. been recruited by some of the schools on my list</strong></p>

<p>Other Information:
-I have a very strong art portfolio, and plan to major in either studio art or architecture (my teacher used to be involved with admissions at Maryland Institute College of Art and said I have an extremely strong portfolio)
-I attend a school in Maryland that is considered to be the top private school in the region
-Am very well-liked by teachers and can count on extremely good recommendations </p>

<p>Intended Major:
-Studio art or Architecture</p>

<p>Top choices:
-Tufts
-Connecticut College
-Middlebury
-Bowdoin</p>

<p>Other Considerations:
-Bates
-Colby
-Hamilton
-Trinity
-Williams
-Nazareth
-McDaniel</p>

<p>So what are my chances at any of those schools? I feel like they are all either reaches or matches, can anyone recommend some safety schools for me? </p>

<p>Like I said before, I am planning on playing lacrosse DIII, and have already been recruited by some of these schools, and in contact with all of the coaches. Will that help my chances significantly?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance for the help!</p>

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<p>this is my list, but it doesn’t take into consideration your lax because i don’t know how that will affect you
-Tufts (very high reach)
-Connecticut College (reach)
-Middlebury (high reach)
-Bowdoin (reach)
-Bates (reach)
-Colby (low reach)
-Hamilton (reach)
-Trinity (high match)
-Williams (reach)
-Nazareth - very low match/easy in, probably with $20k scholarship. that’s what they offered me and my gpa is slightly lower and SAT is higher…of course, i’ve also taken 11 AP/college courses…so i don’t know how that figured into their decision. i had a similarly strong art portfolio (accepted to SAIC/Pratt at portfolio day). You should visit here before you go. The art department isn’t as strong as they suggest on the internet.
-McDaniel (low match)
chance me back?
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<p>thanks for the response. Hopefully lacrosse and my art portfolio will really help out, I would love to go to tufts. They won the DIII title last year so hopefully they are trying to keep that alive by putting more emphasis on recruiting haha</p>

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<p>Your profile looks like mine with worse ECs. Good luck!</p>

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<p>erm since you’re a junior you have lots of time to improve your grades and testing. really focus on your SATs or maybe consider taking the ACTs. i know i did a lot better on ACTs than my SATs. </p>

<p>for your ec’s, they’re okay. but make sure you have more leadership roles in them! or find a way to show your dedication. it’s okay to have less ec’s than this huuuge long list but at least you have to have invested a lot of time. :)</p>

<p>i mean… because your intended major is studio art/architecture i don’t really know how to judge you… buuut</p>

<p>-Tufts (high reach)
-Connecticut College (possible/match)
-Middlebury (reach)
-Bowdoin (reach, but better chances than middlebury/tufts)</p>

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<p>Tufts - reach
-Connecticut College - match
-Middlebury - reach
-Bowdoin -reach</p>

<p>Other Considerations:
-Bates - reach
-Colby - reach
-Hamilton - reach
-Trinity - match
-Williams - reach
-Nazareth ?
-McDaniel ?</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1038863-last-chance-thread-just-finished-applying-colleges.html?highlight=bowdoin[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1038863-last-chance-thread-just-finished-applying-colleges.html?highlight=bowdoin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Is there something about this student’s profile that makes Tufts a higher reach than Middlebury or Bowdoin? I noticed a couple of you described Tufts as being a higher reach than both of those. I never would have considered Tufts harder to get into than Midd or Bowdoin. In fact, I would have thought the exact opposite. Does Tufts not like Lacrosse students?</p>

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<p>You would probably be fine if you can get recruited for LAX and you get a 2000. Do you know you’re being looked at by coaches? Most of the coaches at these schools can tell you already who their picks will be next year.</p>

<p>Without being recruited, your top choices (Midd, Bowdoin, Williams, Tufts) all will want you to rank in the top 10% and have 2100 plus. Bates, Trinity, Colby like top 25% minimum and 2000 plus. Good luck!</p>