What are my chances of getting in here?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Skidmore College
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<p>here is basic stuff:
-Female, Costa Rican, from Manhattan (will not need financial aid)</p>

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<li><p>I go to an extremely competitive,prestigious private school that I know carries a lot of weight at many colleges. My school does not calculate GPA, nor do we have any type of advanced classes. We also never give out A+.</p></li>
<li><p>My grades junior year have been: 1 A-, 3 B+, 2 B, 1 C+ (first semester) second semester: 2 A-, 2 B+, 2 B, 1 B-</p></li>
<li><p>My 1st semester senior classes:</p></li>
<li><p>Spanish VI, PreCalc, Physics, Economics (history class), South American Lit., Arabic (independent study), Social Justice (ethics course)</p></li>
<li><p>I've done 120 hours of community service so far</p></li>
<li><p>I've worked for two years with a non-profit organization, planning (successful) charity events for it with a small group of friends</p></li>
<li><p>Started a club at my school in connection with the organization</p></li>
<li><p>Write for the school newspaper</p></li>
<li><p>Avid member of enviornmental club</p></li>
<li><p>I have participated in Model UN at Yale for the past 2 years</p></li>
<li><p>I have an AGI internship this summer</p></li>
<li><p>I've done a lot of other EC's but nothing major like these. The things I have listed are the EC's I'm really passionate about</p></li>
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<p>SAT scores: 1940 (first time) Verbal-680 Math- 620 Writing- 640, Sat II 2C: 720
Haven't taken ACT or the other two SAT II's yet.</p>

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<p>Good SAT scores. You stand out.
You never know, your grades aren't perfect, but everything else looks good.</p>

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<p>Skidmore places some weight on the SATs for class placement, so I'm guessing that SATs play a big role in admissions as well. From the discussions I've had with admissions personnel, they seem to look for students that take particularly challenging courses, whether or not they excel in them. Have you taken any IB or AP courses (or Honors equivalents) that suggest that you've chosen a difficult courseload?</p>

<p>Skidmore seems to have a reputation in some circles as being the opposite of a "numbers" school - they read essays, examine recommendations, etc. Do you think that you will write an essay that is particularly engaging? Do you know what teachers will write you excellent recommendations?</p>

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<p>my school doesn't offer AP and I don't even know what IB is.
i go to a private school thats pretty much considered to be all around, of the hardest in the city.</p>

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<p>I'm sorry, I'm unfamiliar with how (or even if) Skidmore treats private schools differently than public ones. But I do know that they look for the initiative to take challenging courses. Does your school not offer a variety of curriculums?</p>