What are my chances, please?

<p>Sewickley, PA
Female, caucasian</p>

<p>SAT: 610M, 540CR, 590W. i'm taking them again in two weeks
SAT II: Biology M: 690 Math I: 680 U.S. History: 610
ACT: 27
3 APs: Bio: 5, two untaken
GPA: Normal: 3.8 Weighted: 4.18</p>

<p>Altheltics: Varsity Lacorsse 4 years (4 letters), two years captain
Varsity Volleyball 3 years varsity (3 letters), two years captain
NHS member
Prom Committee
Yearbook Committee: 2 years editor
Bowling Club, Spanish Club, and French club member, three years each
Club Lacrosse</p>

<p>Awards: Rookie of the year lacrosse and volleyball, both in 2005
Acedemic all american award, 2008
2 time chritian athlete award. (1 person picked out of 140+ people at a christain sports camp)
voted captain of the Roman team for the summer of 2009 by those same 140+ people (picked out of 8 runners)</p>

<p>I know my SAT scores aren't perfect. standardized tests always get me. But what are my chances? should I do and early decision or action or just common app?</p>

<p>FYI--my daughter got in last year with similar act score. Just a little higher.</p>

<p>She had a good class rank...and similar uw gpa.</p>

<p>She applied early action. Had really good essays. Expressed a lot of interest.</p>

<p>good luck.</p>

<p>ED -- In</p>

<p>EA -- Good chance</p>

<p>RD -- kind of iffy. It's not you, it's them. They accept so many people EA and ED that RD is really competitive. There's no downside to EA, so I would do that. If you are absolutely certain that Elon is "it", then I believe you would almost certainly be admitted ED. However, ED usually results in no merit money, and Elon doesn't have a great reputation for need-based aid either. So you and your parents need to be very honest with yourselves about cost. </p>

<p>My son was admitted ED. I pushed him hard to make sure it was the right decision. Same ACT as you, he had a slightly higher SAT than yours (but not a lot). Your GPA is a good bit higher. You have good EC's, but I worry a little about your lack of volunteer/community service (maybe you just didn't list them). Elon loves service and leadership -- play these up as much as possible (while remaining truthful, of course). </p>

<p>Elon loves to be loved by its students -- which explains why they accept so many ED and EA. They can really sniff out somebody using them as a safety or an afterthought. </p>

<p>For all of the above, I think RD would be a mistake. If you're sure, and the finances are workable, ED is your best bet. If not, you should go EA and I think you will have a very good shot.</p>