What are my chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Bates College
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<p>here are my stats: </p>

<p>HS graduation year: 2011
UW GPA: 3.5
Weighted: 3.8
SAT Composite: 1940 (math + cr: 1320. i’ll take the ACT this september & i’ll re-take the SAT this october)
Took all AP & honors classes offered at my school. i also took a class at a local university for college credit.</p>

<p>EC’s/awards:
Played JV tennis for 2 years, varsity tennis my senior year
Academic Spell Bowl team – state finalists all 4 years, regional champions 3 years
Math team - regional champions 1 year. state champions 1 year.
National Finalist for 2 years in a row in a neuroscience competition
National Finalist for 2 years in a row in a public speaking competition
National Finalist for 2 years in a row in a essay writing competition
Marching Band State Runner up – freshman year
Speech team - central indiana champions 1 year.
National Society of High School Scholars
National Honors Society
FIRST Robotics team for 3 years – won a regional championship in 2009 (had leadership position)
VEX Robotics team for 2 years – won a regional championship in 2009
Rocket Club
Vice President of Chess Club
Played violin for 6 years, performed at various concerts</p>

<p>Volunteer Activities: (total = slightly over 100 hrs)
Assisted my tennis coach in coaching small children
Assisted my tennis coach in his adult tennis classes
Volunteered at a local hospital
Assisted the Salvation Army </p>

<p>i know i posted a thread earlier about economics, but i decided that i want to major in neuroscience & minor in business management & do pre-med.
what are my chances at bates?</p>

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<p>Your app is pretty good, very diversified circulars, so those will help so much! Much better than mine. Your standardized test scores are ok, but take the ACT. The neat thing about Bates is that those scores are optional, not submitting them will not hurt your chances. I didn’t take the SAT, but i got a 26 on the ACT, didn’t submit it, and I got in. Unless you are considering applying to other schools that require the SAT, you really don’t need to take it again. Take the ACT, you may do better, some people are better at one than the other. My GPA was 3.71 or something like that, your GPA shouldn’t be much of a problem, considering that you took difficult classes.</p>

<p>What is really, really important is your essay (the Bates supplement, at least last years, wasn’t hard at all), and your recommendations. If you can write a good essay and can get good recommendations, then i think you could get in. </p>

<p>One more thing, about your majors, I highly recommend economics, it is one of the top programs in the country. </p>

<p>Hope that helps</p>

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<p>Just for the record, Bates doesn’t have a business management/business program. Most liberal arts schools don’t. But the economics department is fantastic, so that is an option.</p>