<p>Current Junior at an all girls Catholic highschool
SAT: CR:710 M:520 W:690
SAT II: U.S. history: 600 Literature: 670
GPA: 3.3 ?(rising trend since freshman year - started with grades in the 80's now have a 3.82)
taken several honors classes and 2 AP's so far
Varsity swimmer for all years
Editor in cheif of school newspaper
founder and president of the school chapter for the National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ)
president of Writer's club
member of book club and amnesty international
over 300 service hours throughout highschool
taking college classes this summer (honors program)
HOBY participant
excellent letters of recomendations
* I'm really not as dumb as I seem based on these stats. I just slacked off all of highschool and now I am paying for it. </p>
<p>Do I have any chance of acceptance into Colgate? Be honest. </p>
<p>Also, what are some realistic schools for me?</p>
<p>I knew a girl on my floor at Colgate with lower math and verbal SAT (I think she was 490M 650V; probably ~ 130 points lower than anyone else I knew at Colgate), who not only was admitted, but ended up graduating magna cum laude and went on to be a professor. She seemed similar to you in that she had done reasonably well at an all girls school and was pretty smart and interesting, but test scores didn't show it. She did apply ED and was from NC, so was somewhat unique. If you really like Colgate and are able to portray yourself as interesting, you could have a shot ED.</p>
<p>You would probably have a better chance at similar, but less selective, schools like Lafayette, Union, Hobart, Skidmore, St. Lawrence, Franklin & Marshall, Dickinson. You may also want to consider similar to slightly more selective schools with SAT optional policy (Middlebury, Bowdoin, Bates, Hamilton, Holy Cross)</p>
<p>I think Colgate is a reach. Your GPA and SAT's are on the low side although the verbal score is great and the upward GPA trend helps. Are you retaking the SAT's? </p>
<p>You should certainly give it a shot. I agree with gellino about ED.</p>