RD Chances - help!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Colgate University
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<p>White, coming from a very competitive New England private school.
SATs - 610 math, 740 reading, 760 writing.
ACTs - 27 composite - breakdown, 33 writing, 33 reading, 27 mechanics or something, 25 science and 26 math (grrr at the low math scores)
SAT IIs - Spanish 710, Lit 660, Math 1C - 600</p>

<p>I am a pretty poorly balanced student - average an A-/B+ in humanities subjects like English History and Spanish, but have 3 very low grades in math and science (2 C's in physics and biology, and a D+ in geometry, oh God...) which my college counselor has said puts Colgate in the "huge long shot reach category." !!!</p>

<p>GPA rounds out to be a 3.0 uw, 3.4 weighted.</p>

<p>Great recs. Big art portfolio of paintings & mixed media. Extracurriculars: activities chair, student council, tutoring, lots of community service, school newspaper, piano.</p>

<p>Do I have a shot.. ?</p>

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<p>pretty good.... iffy on gpa, though</p>

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<p>thank you dxu ... bump, anyone else ?</p>

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<p>Although I heard Colgate had some pretty big jumps in some apps in some years, dunno about this year though, so....</p>

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<p>I dont know... sorry to burst your bubble, but i got rejected ED with around a 3.0, 1450 SAT, and pretty good ECs... maybe you'll get in cuz your school is good or something... good luck...</p>

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<p>Where do you go to school?</p>

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<p>low chances- everything looks great but your GPA puts you at the bottom 25% of admitted students</p>

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<p>I have the same stats as you....except I'm from Chicago, African-American, and female. And even though my school's good, it definitely doesn't compare to New England's prep schools. Keep us posted!</p>

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<p>Also, shouldn't your weighted GPA be higher? I have a 3.0 UW and 3.7 Weighted...</p>

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<p>i'm assuming that he took fewer aps than you did</p>

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<p>maayybe. i took 5 APs. my school doesn't believe in weighted GPA (kindof a ***** cause the AP classes are like 100x harder) so i just sortof took a stab at what i thought it would be, and i could definitely be way off. maths not my strong suit.</p>

<p>plus i heard colgate doesn't weight or calculate GPAs in the first place. meh whatever. still think i could get in? i'm debating switching my app to EDII. any thoughts?</p>

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<p>If you really want to go to Colgate, EDII would be a good idea. You have a decent shot and I think anything that makes you stand out a bit could get you in. I wish you the best of luck!</p>