Vassar College RD?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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GPA: 3.81 UW 4.54 W
SAT: 1840 (planning to retake)
ACT: haven’t taken yet
Rank: Top 5%
Subject Tests: planning on taking u.s. history and math 2
AP: all 5’s
Course Load: all AP, no lunch, most difficult available
Major Awards: 2nd Place Division 1 State in Public Forum Debate (along with other tournament success), NSDA Chapter Leadership Award (Most Points), AP Scholar with Distinction, Honor Roll

EC’s:
-Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council
-Debate Team (President/Captain/Coach)
-National Honor Society
-National Spanish Honor Society
-A World of Difference (Council/Trainer)
-Math and Science Club (Treasurer)
-HOBY (Community Service Liaison/Delegate/Alumni)
-Civic Engagement Non-Profit (Delegate/Alumni Coordinator, Organized Voter Registration Project)
-Boys State (Delegate)
-Tennis (Varsity #5)
-Feed My Starving Children (Volunteer)
-Suicide Hotline (Volunteer)
-Quiz Bowl/History Bowl (National Qualifiers)
College Prep Club (Vice President/Co-Founder)

Job/Work:
-Kumon Tutoring (2013-2014)
-Barro’s Pizza (25+ hours per week)

Recs - should be amazing

Hooks - URM, First Generation

Intended Major - Either Econ or Poli Sci

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Great EC’s, I would work on maybe raising the SAT
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1773961-upenn-ed-2016.html chance me?

3

bump

4

You already know most of the answer. Your grades are good enough and your scores need to be better.

What you might not realize is that you’ll have to present your ECs in a more focused manner. Stuff like NHS and Math Club sound really great for a school where the top SAT score is what you have now. For VC, you’ll want to play up stuff like this:

-A World of Difference (Council/Trainer)
-HOBY (Community Service Liaison/Delegate/Alumni)
-Feed My Starving Children (Volunteer)
-Suicide Hotline (Volunteer)

They go together as a set. You HELP people. That’s your THING. Think of yourself that way and present yourself that way from now on.

5

Not even close (even with your hook) with those SATs. You’re 300 points away from being competitive. Consider some test-optional schools.

6

Thank you @WasatchWriter I’ve never really viewed it that way. I’d have to think about how I would want to incorporate that into pursuing economics