<p>I know chance threads are really annoying and that none of you guys can know for sure because none of you are admins -- BUT I just submitted all my apps for RD and am currently having a slight freak out.</p>
<p>White Female</p>
<p>GPA: 3.97 UW, 4:79 (of 5) W
SAT I: 2270 - 730 CR, 760 Math, 780 Writing
SAT IIs: 800 Chem 800 Bio M 800 Math II</p>
<p>ECs:
board member and speaker for local charity (800+ hrs)
other volunteer work (400ish hrs)
athletics for 2 years, then stopped b/c of injury</p>
<p>Interests:
Biochem, Molecular Bio... possibly comp sci. as well.</p>
<p>Schools I'm applying to:
Williams, Middlebury, Wesleyan, Tufts, U of Rochester, Wellesley, Mt Holyoke, Smith</p>
<p>Your chances are good. You seem to have ordered them in degree of difficulty. Williams and Middlebury are a crap shoot even with great statistics. Did you visit places, interview? That will make a difference. They need to know you are interested in them.</p>
<p>You don’t need anyone else to tell you that your GPA and test scores are excellent.
You must also know that there is a high level of unpredictablility in college admissions, because no top-rated school could begin to admit all qualified applicants.
You also haven’t said anything about curriculum (how hard? APs? scores on past AP tests?) or geography (where are you from?)
Finally, there are probably fewer applicants with great scores in the sciences and who are math/science-oriented than there are with great scores (and interest) in the humanities and social sciences, so your impressive scores, combined with your interests, should stand you in good stead.
So why in the world the “slight freak out”? You’ve done your best; it is now out of your hands; and with your level of achievement you could only be expected to get into at least one top school, and one is all it takes.
So Chill!..and good luck!</p>
<p>The quantitative aspects of your application are stellar and as a result I think you’ll get into the last four, but the first four will depend on the flesh you put on the bones. For those schools you certainly qualify for consideration but will be evaluated with all the others who also have made the numerical hurdle (GPA and SATs) and at this level it will depend on the sparkle of your essays, the strength of your recs, and passion and quality of your ECs (which I can’t glean from your post). So now you really need to work on the “soft” aspects of your applications so that the Adcoms can get a feel for who you are beyond a good student. A few years ago I read a NYT article about the fierce college admissions process and a dean was quoted as follows “Great students are a dime a dozen”. And last April many of our D’s friends who were terrific students were stunned by their rejections. (I firmly believe it’s harder too for white females and then even more so if you’re from the northeast. On the other hand, being a female interested in science is a plus.). Good luck, and really work on illuminating the intellect, humor, curiosity, etc behind those great stats.</p>
<p>Thanks to everyone!
nursekay: I have not interviewed/visited for Williams or Middlebury – Williams has no interviews and I missed the deadline (October) for a Middlebury one (though I signed up for an alum interview). :(</p>
<p>Agree. Definitely visit Williams and Middlebury, even if you can’t interview. When we were going through the process, both Williams and Midd had books to sign so they knew who visited that day. Also, if either school comes to visit your Guidance Office at your high school, be sure to go see them and talk up your interest. After all, those regional reps will be the ones taking the most interest in your application, at least at the begininng of the review process. And Alum interviews are fine.</p>