Please, please chance me! I'm freaking out!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Grinnell College
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<p>Would you guys mind chancing me? I'm happy to chance back or whatever but I seriously need some advice/support on my situation. </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>Problem: I completely ruined my Grinnell supplement essay (The "Best Advice"one). I found a major typo and it definitely comes off as rushed because I completed it only hours before.
How critically do they check the supplements/does it count for a large part of the admissions evaluation? Basically, if I completely screwed that up, do I still have a shot?</p>

<p>I applied as English and second choice International Studies or something along those lines.</p>

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

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<p>I can’t believe I’m admitting this but… I misspelled an author’s name that I was quoting. Not terribly, just one letter.</p>

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<p>And you’re right, it’s not the end of the world. Grinnell isn’t a top choice because I feel as though I’d struggle to fit in. I’m fairly (morally) conservative, anti-drug and alcohol, and Christian.From what I’ve heard I would be as rare as a unicorn up there…</p>

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<p>lol…this is nice to hear…“rare as a unicorn”… are you a female Fleetfoxes? coz if u are then i can agree on the UNicorn thing…did u ask for financial aid?</p>

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<p>Yes, I’m female. I filled out every single form (FASFA, school specific forms) for Grinnell and sent them in on time. Now I’m just waiting. Grinnell typically gives out great financial aid apparently.</p>

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<p>yes it does…</p>

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<p>A `major’ typo is when you end your Grinnell essay with “and that’s why I think I’d be a great fit for University of Michigan.” A misspelling is not a major typo. And if all the schools rejected every applicant with ‘a major typo’ there would be no one left to admit. </p>

<p>Frankly, your best strategy for admission these days at most top LACs would be to identify yourself as a conservative Christian. Schools love diversity, and you would certainly contribute. Not that you would be alone at any of the top LACs - just a minority. And by the way, sub-free housing is a very popular option at Grinnell. S lived sub-free for his entire time and met lots of great people with other ideas about how to have a good time.</p>