<p>SAT: CR 800, M 620, W 720
SAT II: US History: 750 English and Latin will be taken in Nov.
GPA: A+ (school doesn't give out numeric GPA; stupid, I know)
Rank: Top 10%
AP Classes: Junior Year, US History (5) and English Lit (5)
Senior Year, Latin: Virgil, European History, English Language
(School only offers 8)
Almost all other classes were honors, except mandatory Theology, Health, and Senior Year Sociology and Psychology. I've had 4 years of Science and Math.</p>
<p>Hooks: I've skipped two grades, I'm half Latina, and neither of my parents have a degree.</p>
<p>Location: New Jersey
School Type: Small, Catholic, College Prep
Ethnicity: Biracial (Latina/Caucasian)
Will apply for financial aid.</p>
<p>Forensics Team (Captain)
Latin Club (President)
Book Club
Knitting Club (President/Founder)
Newspaper (Copy Editor)
Student Ambassadors
Latin Honor Society (President)
National Honor Society
Service Club and CCD Teacher (About 3 hrs. service per week)</p>
<p>National Commended Scholar
National Hispanic Recognized Scholar</p>
<p>Schools: Princeton
Swarthmore
Vassar
Lafayette
College of New Jersey</p>
<p>Princeton is a reach for you, but you should still apply. I have no knowledge of Vassar or College of New Jersey, But I'm pretty sure you'd get into Lafayette.</p>
<p>Overall, I think you look like a very competitive candidate for all of the schools on your list. Your SAT scores are in the right ballpark (the math is a bit low, but it's set off somewhat by the writing & CR scores), your GPA and class rank are very impressive, and your classes sound as if they're suitably challenging. In addition, you have a nice collection of extracurriculars... you don't say anything about how consistently you've been involved in them, but I'd imagine you've been doing at least a few of them throughout high school (consistency is important here). What's particularly impressive about your ECs are the amount of leadership positions you've had... this is an indicator not only that you're a good leader, but that you've been very involved in your extracurricular involvements (which is, again, an important thing for colleges to see). The one thing you appear to be missing is awards/mode of recognition; however, I wouldn't be too concerned about this for the majority of your schools. </p>
<p>The only school I have doubts about for you is Princeton, mainly because of the competitiveness of the school. Here, I'm afraid that your math score and lack of awards could hurt your chances a bit. That being said, you look fantastic for all your other schools, and the fact that you'd help contribute to the diversity on-campus only further helps your application. That being said, here's what I think of your chances...</p>
<p>Princeton University... REACH.
Swarthmore College... SEMI-REACH.
Vassar College... GOOD FIT.
Lafayette College... LIKELY.
College of New Jersey... SAFETY.</p>
<p>Princeton-reach, but with your ec's, awards, and skipping grades you might have a better shot
Swarthmore- low reach, definitely have a shot of getting in
Vassar-low reach, you definitely have a shot of getting in
Lafayette-definitely in
College of New Jersey-definitely in</p>
<p>Forensics: 4 years
Latin Club: 4 years
Book Club: 4 years
Knitting Club: 3 years
Newspaper: 3 years
Student Ambassadors: 2 years
Honors Societies: 2 years.</p>
<p>I'm also a member of the National Society of High School Scholars, I'm the regional winner of the Voice of Democracy Essay Contest, and I was published in my school literary magazine.</p>