neurotic high school senior seeking chances

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>ahhhhh you all know what to do- i'll appreciate any feedback</p>

<p>here's the thing: this year i significantly stepped up my schedule (i never took an AP before this year HUGE mistake, i know), and i also improved my grades by a lot, which so far the admissions officers i've met with really like</p>

<p>female from CT attending extremely competitive high school. </p>

<p>GPA: 3.8 UW 4.1 W (but senior year so far 4.16 UW and 4.83 W which puts me with the top 10 students according to our class profile, but we have no official rank)</p>

<p>ACT: 32
English: 32
Math: 31
Reading: 32
Science: 32</p>

<p>I've taken all honors except for freshman year math which i quickly got bumped up in. for language, i took german (my only B in all of hs) and i eventually dropped it because i was struggling too much and my grade would've definitely dropped to a C. for junior and senior year i've taken Latin I and II and have A+'s
Everything else is honors- no AP's until this year though :-/</p>

<p>Senior year Courseload
AP Politics: A
AP Psychology: A/B+ (average will most likely be a B+)
Rhetoric and Composition H: A
Latin II: A+
AP Calculus AB: A/A+ (average will most likely be an A+)
Physics H: A+</p>

<p>4 years of field hockey
4 years of lacrosse
PTPI student chapter
2 years safe rides
10 years piano
5 years guitar
work experience as a soccer ref from spring 9th grade- fall 10th grade</p>

<p>Awards:
9th:
Achievement in Geometry
Achievement in Earth Science</p>

<p>10th:
Excellence on the National German Exam (what's funny is my stupid teacher actually gave me a C+ that quarter too! no worries though it averaged out to a B)</p>

<p>11th:
Achievement in US History
St. John's Book Award</p>

<p>Summer Programs:
10th: I went to UCSD for five weeks, took a summer course in Ethics and Society and I got a B
11th: I went to Kenya for five weeks, participated in a homestay in a rural village and built a computer lab there, which i raised $1000 to help build</p>

<p>Good recs/ good essay</p>

<p>my top three are:
1. Pomona College- deferred ED1, but when i talked to an admissions officer he said if i keep up my grades i have a good shot
2. Carleton College- really good interview, he was just like me in high school and didn't try as hard as he could until senior year, but carleton still gave him a chance (admissions officer, btw)
3. Haverford College- visited twice, told the f-hock coach i want to play for the team, had a great interview (but only with a senior)</p>

<p>The rest i don't have a particular order:
Skidmore College- visited campus twice, met with school representative who visited, really really really good interview with admissions officer
Claremont McKenna College
Grinnell College
Wesleyan University
BC (legacy, dad is in the hall of fame for lax and has donated money)
GWU
Macalester
Muhlenberg</p>

<p>any options? i'd appreciate anything
and i solemnly swear that if you chance me, post the link to your chance thread and i will chance you</p>

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<p>how big is your graduating class?</p>

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<p>Pomona--don't know what the acceptance rate for deferrals, but keep your fingers crossed!
Carleton--your interview may help, so I think you stand a good chance
Haverford--if you're a recruited athlete, you stand a good chance; plus your two visits and interview will show them that you are definitely interested in their school.
Skidmore--I think you're in, but I could be wrong
Claremont McKenna--tough school to get into, but you seem to be a strong candidate. There is an element of randomness to the selection process, so I can't guarantee anything.
Grinnell--VERY good shot
Weslayan--again, tough school to get into, but I think you're above the average applicant
BC--gotta be in
GWU--in
Macalester--sorry, don't know the school
Muhlenberg--in</p>

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<p>How do you have a sr year of 4.18 UW?</p>

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<p>this is my chances thread
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/444472-chance-me-wharton.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/444472-chance-me-wharton.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>a good applicant who will get into a nice school, bit I can't call you a shoe-in anywhere, you're not academically strong enough</p>

<p>my top three are:
1. Pomona College- 35%
2. Carleton College- 70%
3. Haverford College- 60%</p>

<p>The rest i don't have a particular order:
Skidmore College- 80%
Claremont McKenna College - 60%
Grinnell College - 80%
Wesleyan University - 25%
BC (legacy, dad is in the hall of fame for lax and has donated money) - 60%
GWU - 70%
Macalester - not sure
Muhlenberg - 80%</p>

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<p>we have a 4.5 scale, an A+ is worth 4.5, A is 4.0, etc. I have straight A's with a couple A+.
our graduating class is about 420 ish</p>

<p>thanks so much for chancing me! anyone else have an opinion?</p>

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<p>i mean, i don't know a lot about most of those schools but you should definitly get into bc your gpa is great! and ur act is great too! you have all theses awards i think you can even get into all of those schools. i think gw can be thought of as a safety.</p>

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<p>thanks for your input!</p>

<p>anyone else?</p>

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<p>Pomona College – A (75/25)
Carleton College – A
Haverford College –<em>A (60/40)
Skidmore College-A (you're a LOCK for Skidmore)
Claremont McKenna College – A (60/40)
Grinnell College –</em>A
Wesleyan University –<em>A (60/40)
BC – A
GWU –</em>A
Macalester –*A
Muhlenberg – A</p>

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<p>i'm sorry, but what do the asterisks mean? thanks for responding</p>

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<p>bump please????????????????????</p>

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<p>top three:
1. Pomona College- 75/25...tell admissions how bad you want it, maybe an e-mail update on what's been going on
2. Carleton College- 80%
3. Haverford College- 80%</p>

<p>( i think you'll get into 2 & 3 but there could be the slightest chance you don't. you seem to have a lot in common with the admissions officers, which btw they love)</p>

<p>the rest:
Skidmore College- in
Claremont McKenna College-not sure
Grinnell College-not sure
Wesleyan University-not sure
BC- in
GWU- in
Macalester-not sure
Muhlenberg- safety</p>