Please chance me for Kenyon!

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<p>Would you guys mind chancing me? I'm happy to chance back. I applied under Regular Decision.</p>

<p>ACT:29</p>

<p>GPA: 5.3/5.0 weighted or around a 3.9/4.0 unweighted I believe (I haven't crunched all the numbers it's an estimate but my GPA is strong.)</p>

<p>AP's:
Junior- AP U.S History, AP English, AP Physics (All A's)
Senior: AP Biology, AP Calculus, AP English (All A's)
AP Scores- 4 on U.S History</p>

<p>Other courses: I'm in my fifth year of Spanish, and I'm currently in Creative Writing.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: Campaign Manager/co-founder of Red Cross Club at my school, Secretary of NHS, Member of Spanish Honor Society. I volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, Soup Mobile, a Children's Advocacy Center in my city, Measles Initiative and Relay for Life.</p>

<p>Essay: Pretty strong. I explained my experience of going through my older brother's drug addiction with a metaphor.</p>

<p>Hook: I go to a project based learning school- A New Technology High. It makes me stand out, I think?</p>

<p>I also interviewed with the regional rep back in October. I feel that it was obvious to her how nervous I was, but overall it went well. A half-way decent but not excellent interview is better than none. </p>

<p>Supplements- I feel that the first two supplement questions are pretty strong, but my third answer (What makes you a fit for Kenyon) was rushed and I only explained one reason. Does screwing up on one question basically ruin my chances with Kenyon or do I still have a shot? </p>

<p>I applied as English and second choice International Studies.</p>

<p>Thank you in advance!</p>

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<p>I think you are a strong canidate!</p>

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<p>Well, you didn’t mention about your SAT scores, SAT subject test scores and your demand of financial aid? If you mention this I think i can chance you more well…WIth what you have written I think you are slightly above a normal candidate!</p>

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<p>I didn’t take SAT or SAT II’s. Yes, a tad strange, but Kenyon says that SAT II’s aren’t required and SAT or ACT works. As for financial need (I just learned that Kenyon isn’t need-blind), I am about in the middle. My father is a teacher which basically means we don’t have a very high income–it’s around $40,000 a year. This could be bad for my chances. But honestly, if a school rejects me because of my need, then it’s not a school I want to be at.</p>

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<p>Fleetfoxes, this is probably silly of me, but I was under the impression that most schools these days were need-blind! How does one go about finding out whether or not a school is need-blind?</p>