oh, same thing. chances. thanks though =)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Oberlin College
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<p>Hi! I'm applying to Oberlin regular decision and I was wondering as to the extent they weigh GPA, essays, etc. As in, do they care more about GPA or EC's or what? </p>

<p>My stats:
ridiculously competitive HS in california..ranked 87th or so in the nation
SAT 1: 1410 best, one sitting: 1390
SAT2: 750,740,729 in spanish,writing and math
GPA: alas! 3.1 or 3.2/4.0
AP tests: 4,5,5 (US History, English Language and Biology) - AP scholar</p>

<p>probably in the top 25%, definitely top 50%</p>

<p>EC: </p>

<p>I've been dancing for 10 years,extremely seriously
Class officer for 3 years
Speech and debate captain for 2 years, officer for 1 (state championships qualifier, moderately good record)
Journalism staff writer
yearbook ads editor
have chaired several community projects, mostly awareness about teenage drunk driving, and other community problems.
was in drama for 2 years
i do yoga, art (sometimes act as a TA) and photography
i've won a few photography contests
nominated for DAR good citizens award
won a few dance contests
won some writing contests.
jobs: i tutored. </p>

<p>I haven't got too many EC's but they're quality- i spend more time on them than anything, which,i suppose, is the reason for bad grades but good test scores, my absolute dedication to excellence in my EC's. i dont know if i should write that in an essay or as supplemental info or what. I really want to go to Oberlin, and plan on making that obvious! I woudl appreciate it if i got some information about what i mentioned earlier- if EC's and such can make up for dismal grades. Thank you!</p>

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<p>your stats seem to be ones that oberlin would find favorable, so i'd say you have a pretty good chance. It's hard to tell, for example with SATs bc when i was there everyone seemed to have amazing SAT scores, like high 1400s to high 1500s, yet their avg is like 1340, but i think its more of the ECs, recos and def. the essays. They're big on recos though, the guy told me to make sure you have teachers who love you and write not just about how youre a good student but about your personality as well. I got in ED with lower stas than you, but i'm not sure how much harder RD is. Good luck though and again i think your chances are up there, which is good because OBERLIN IS AWESOME!</p>

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<p>oberlin IS awesome. i really like it but i didtn apply early because 1. didnt want to be bound to anything because of finances 2. want to visit it before i decide. Thanks for the reply- the thing about everyone having high sat scores but the average not being high, or the focus not being on sat's is the same thing with a LOT of schools. puzzling.</p>

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<p>yeah it is rather puzzling and visiting the school is def the best way to go, it wasn't til then that i was hooked, hence me willing to be bound to such an awesome place...but finances, you do know the meet 100% need, so it's usually no worries.</p>