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Colleges and Universities A-Z Bryn Mawr College
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<p>sorry that i’m posting in here, i know this probably belongs in the “chances” section but since it concerns bryn mawr i’d figured i’d see what kind of responses i got in here as well.</p>

<p>i’m an international student, currently go to an international schol in south east asia (my dad is a diplomat so i’ve been moving around my whole life), and bryn mawr is my top choice for next year. i want to apply ED but i don’t want to waste it if i have more of a chance RD. my cumulative gpa makes bryn mawr a reach (i used to be a slacker :(), but my sat might make up for it a little.</p>

<p>my (abbreviated) stats are:
gpa - 3.3 :frowning: :frowning:
sat 1 - 2150 (770 m, 710 cr, 670 w) - will be redoing so maybe i’ll get a higher score
sat 2 - not yet, but will be taking lit + math + bio/french
courses - i take the full ib diploma so i pretty much have the heaviest course load possible at my school. when i apply i’d have done 2 exams (chem and math, predicted 6 and 7). predicted high for the rest of my subjects.
ecs - 4 years varsity tennis, xc. mun. violin. (have travelled overseas to represent my school in all these)
work/volunteer experience - internships at law firm, newspaper. 2 summers full time at a disabled/deaf school</p>

<p>i skimmed over a lot of stuff but those are my main stats. my question is: is it feasible to apply ED to bryn mawr? i am sure my essay and reccs will be good but is that enough to gloss over my gpa? will my international status affect it at all? or should i just go for RD?</p>

<p>thank you so much for anyone who can help, please be honest and tell me my chances :)</p>

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<p>I don't think anyone here can predict your chances accurately.</p>

<p>In my opinion your international experiences and ECs make you an interesting candidate for about every college. Your SAT score is great and your current grades sound very good too :) They demonstrate that you can certainly handle Bryn Mawr's (and Wellesley's) academic work load. Don't worry if your grades were lower some time ago.</p>

<p>Your international status would mainly affect you if you need financial aid to attend Bryn Mawr.</p>

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<p>thanks for the reply :), i really appreciated it. it's made me a bit less nervous about the whole situation. i'll decide whether to apply early or not closer to the date. hopefully it works out.</p>

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<p>I'll keep my fingers crossed for you :)</p>

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<p>I was in almost the same situation as you. I had a lot of problems getting adjusted my frosh/soph year and my gpa was EXACTLY the same as yours at the end of my junior year. I took really heavy courseloads like you have (4 aps junior year, 7 senior) but it's still hard to bring up. I also had almost the same SAT scores (2170). I got in ED2 (after being rejected from Haverford).
I would spend your senior year picking up extra-curriculars and just trying to boost your gpa (senior year is muuuuuch easier than junior, trust me, it won't be a problem). Because of your gpa, you really really really need to play up extracurriculars.
I would definitely advise you to apply ED. Next year will be the toughest year to get into college EVER. I was told that my SAT scores would make hc a reach for me, and I wasn't even deferred but flat out rejected. I suggest you visit bryn mawr/do more research to make sure it's your first choice and then apply early.
Don't worry too much though, if I can get in, I'm sure you can.</p>

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<p>You've got a great chance. I'm no admissions officer, but my impression of BMC was that test scores and other such numbers do not define an applicant. Your essays, recommendations, and personal attributes/experiences/activities mean a whole lot more than getting a 4.0 or a 2400. I would, however, recommend you show a whole lot of interest in the college. Go to Junior Open Campus if you can and make sure your Why Bryn Mawr essay shines. The adcoms are really looking to see YOU through the application. The whole process is very personal with Bryn Mawr (culminating in a phone call to let you know you are IN!), so as long as you show yourself, you should be golden. You seem competent to do the work at the school, so it's really about YOU as a whole, not just as a series of numbers.</p>

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<p>I'm pretty sure that if you apply ED and don't get in, you get placed into Regular Decision automatically. I know someone who got into Middlebury RD after applying ED. So if you're sure you want to go there, that shouldn't stop you. Oh, and I'm a junior thinking about Early Decision at Bryn Mawr too!</p>

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<p>Allyscribit, there are two possible alternatives to an ED acceptance - one is the deferral to the RD group and the other one is an outright rejection. I am positive though that porris will be admitted.</p>

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<p>Oh, my apologies. I was unaware of that. But yes, everything written in your profile certainly seems positive! I can't think of why they wouldn't want you.</p>

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<p>You have a REALLY good chance. Actually, your stats are better than mine and I was accepted (and am attending) next year! There is plenty of hope ;) Here, I'll post some of my stats so that you can see what I mean.</p>

<p>For one, I am not an international student, I would think that that gives you something of an edge; colleges are highly interested in diversifying themselves; well, liberals arts colleges (LACs) are. When I visited Mount Holyoke College, they proudly proclaimed, we have students from 50 different countries, and here are their flags hanging in our beautiful brick building! Come see! We diverse! (Sorry MH students if this offends you for some reason :p ).</p>

<p>My GPA at the end of junior year was a 3.26. I go to an unusual public high school--it's very competitive, and I've had some really great teachers. I was enrolled in a special program or two, I took AP classes, I took G/T classes (gifted and talented, the highest level of class under AP in my school; AP classes are sometimes also G/T classes). In my junior year, I got two C's as final grades: one in precalculus G/T (considered to be one of the most difficult courses in my school) and one in chemistry G/T. (That's what brought my GPA down so far). I was also taking a very difficult computer science course at the time (comp sci III AP G/T), however I scored a B in the class and the teacher saw me as a very hard worker, so I got him to write one of the two teacher recommendations I sent in.</p>

<p>SAT I: 2210 (780 CR, 630 M, 800 W)
ACT w/ Writing: 31</p>

<p>I highly recommend you take the ACT w/ Writing if you feel unprepared for SAT II's, if only because the ACT is like the SAT and doesn't require any special studying. Unless you don't do written English well.</p>

<p>Your ECs sound wonderful. You have more ECs than I did. If you want to improve your chances, in addition to teacher recs, get someone who knows you well in your community service to write a recommendation. Or actually, maybe that law firm. Dang! :)</p>

<p>Also, to quote my friend: "IB is like god to colleges."</p>

<p>If you can, do an interview, they recommend it.</p>

<p>I think you have extremely good chances for getting into Bryn Mawr.</p>

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<p>Thank you everyone so much for your responses (yes I know this is a bit late :)) but I really really appreciate it. I'm coming up with my <em>final</em> college list right now with my counsellor and Bryn Mawr is my top school, and this has made me less apprehensive about applying early there :)
thanks a lot!</p>