My chances

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey, I'd love to go to a small liberal arts college and applied to several. I know my stats aren't great but I decided to apply to some very selective colleges and some somewhat selective colleges. So can anyone tell me what my chances of getting into the following are: Wesleyan, Oberlin, Sarah Lawrence, Marlboro, Eugene Lang, and Austin College. I also applied to UT Austin because I heard they had a great Liberal Arts program. So could anyone give me an idea as to what my chances are. Here are my stats:</p>

<p>Sex: Male
Race: Hispanic/Latino
GPA: 3.5 (weighted)
Class Rank: 11 out of 68
Freshman Honor's Courses: English I Pre-AP, World Geography Pre-AP
Sophomore Honor's Courses: English II Pre-AP, World History Pre-AP, Spanish IV AP,
Biology I Pre-AP.
Junior Honor's Courses: English III AP (taken for concurrent college credit with a local community college), US History AP (also taken for concurrent college credit), Biology II AP (usually taken by seniors in my school).
Senior Honor's Courses: English IV AP (taken for concurrent college credit ), US Government AP, Economics AP, College Algebra/Trigonometry Pre-AP (taken for concurrent college credit), Introduction to Education (taken for concurrent college credit), Physics I Pre-AP.
SATs: 800 verbal, 560 math, 720 writing
AP Test Scores: English Language 5, US History 4, Spanish Language 5, World History 3, Biology 2
SAT II’s: 780 Literature, 720 US History, 650 World History</p>

<p>EC’s:
UIL Literary Criticism 9-12 (I was peer coach for the junior varsity team in my junior year and I won first place in the district, regional, and state competitions in my junior year.)
UIL Ready Writing 9-12 (I qualified for regionals in my sophomore year after scoring 3rd in district.)
Masterminds 11-12 (Not offered to underclassmen when I was in 9th and 10th grade. Team captain both years. Advanced to second round of televised competition this year, waiting to see if we make it to 3rd round.)
Duke University TIP 9-11 (Attended Summer studies program on Duke East campus each summer for all three years.)
Yearbook Club 12 (Page formatter and photographer)
Film Club 12 (Scriptwriter and actor for club film)
Literary Cavalcade Student Advisory Board (Only ten kids from my school were selected from all grade levels; we wrote and submitted reviews for Literary Cavalcade magazine until it ceased publication in 2003)
School Store 12 (position open only to seniors; worked rotating shifts at the school store)
National Hispanic Institute Young Leaders Conference 9
Vegan/Vegetarian Cooking (Hobby)
Creative Writing (Hobby)
Comic Book Collecting (Hobby)
Volunteer at Museum Of South Texas History (12th grade)
Volunteer at annual community Thanksgiving Dinner for Under-Privileged
Spent Christmas Eve distributing toys in a local toy drive for families on welfare (12th grade)</p>

<p>Honors and Awards</p>

<p>1st Place in UIL Lit Crit district, regional, and state (junior year)
United States Achievement Academy National Award Winner in History & Government.
All-American Scholar-At-Large Award Winner.
United States Achievement Academy National Leadership and Service Award.
United States Achievement Academy National Honor Roll Award.
National Hispanic Scholar Honorable Mention Finalist
South Texas BETA Social Studies Award (given to one student a year who the social studies program decides upon.)</p>

<p>Internships and Work Experience</p>

<p>I worked at my dads law office for three summers in a row as a clerk and receptionist.
I also worked as a clerk at my mom’s office sophomore year.
I did an internship coordinated with my school as a teacher’s aide in two separate schools in my junior and senior years (in both I worked closely with special needs students in a bilingual classroom.)
Another internship coordinated with my school was as a docent at a local museum in my 12th grade year.</p>

<p>Any help is seriously appreciated.</p>

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<p>You look like a good candidate for Oberlin.</p>

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<p>If you mean Wesleyan in CT, your GPA and SATs are a bit light (median M+V at Wesleyan is 1400). Academically, it's a reach, though your ECs - which are impressive - and your URM status may help you there. Still, it's a reach. Oberlin is easily a match. Sarah Lawrence and Eugene Lang should be no problem. Austin and Marlboro I'm not familiar with. UT Austin is a very good state school, and my guess is you'll be accepted there also.</p>

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<p>800 verbal 560 math?? How did you manage to pull that one off?</p>

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<p>You'll probably get into Marlboro, just don't screw up on the interview or your essays.</p>

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<p>I think you have to chance to get into all of them. What is your unweighted GPA?</p>

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<p>A verbal 800 and 560 math isn't that unusual, The.End. I got an 800 on the Literature SAT II, but a 630 on the Math IIC. I read better than I calculate. Yay for us, Margil580! We're unique!</p>

<p>Anyway, I think your stats look pretty good. Your ECs certainly kick my ECs' tushes. It'll be an interesting April, at any rate. Good luck!</p>