<p>Hello everyone. </p>
<p>The college search process stresses me out everyday. I know where I would like to go, but I honestly don't think I have what it takes. I honestly don't know what kind of GPA I have, but I generally manage to get away with a few A's, mainly B's, and recently, and unforunate C+. If I average all my semester grades together, I get an 87% average.</p>
<p>I am a junior in high school and I'm on National Art Honor Society. I was president of my class freshman year. I've been in Visual Arts for all years of high school and have taken some fine arts summer programs. I've recently joined a Teen art club. I plan to study abroad in Japan this summer. I'm also on Student Recruitment commitee.</p>
<p>My ultimate dream school is Middlebury College, but I don't think I stand a chance. Other schools I'm interested in:</p>
<p>Reed College
Sarah Lawrence College
Skidmore College
Grinnell College
NYU
University of Washington
Hamilton College
Hampshire College
Occidental College
Bard College</p>
<p>I'm currently studying for the SAT, planning to take it in March. I may also take the ACT in June. In terms of where my strengths lie, I think I'm a rather good writer, and I enjoy and excel in classes such as English, Spanish, and History. Math and Sciences are not my strong suits. The reason I want to go Middlebury more than anything else is because it has a very good international studies and foreign language program. Sarah Lawrence college also has a good fine arts and writing program. </p>
<p>I apologize if my question and topic is a little less informative than it should be, but given the information I;ve just given you, what do you think my chances are of getting into any of the above colleges, assuming I get a 1300 on the SAT (that's obviously exclusionary of the Writing section). I feel like I don't stand a chance at any of the above colleges. I know I can write a killer essay though! Grrr...this worries me so much.</p>