what're my chances

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<p>What are my chances? (RD)</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0/4.0 & 4.64/5.0 (weighted)
Class Rank: 1/440 & 9/440 (weighted)
*I attend a v. competitive public high school</p>

<p>(I have not taken the SAT yet)</p>

<p>AP Classes:</p>

<p>U.S. Government
U.S. History
European History
English Language & Composition
Biology
Calculus
Spanish V </p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:</p>

<ul>
<li>Varsity Cross Country (11/12)</li>
<li>Varsity Track and Field (11/12)</li>
<li>Marching Band & Wind Ensemble (9/10/11/12)</li>
<li>Jazz Band I (principal chair 10/11/12)</li>
<li>Jazz Combo I, Invitation Only (alto sax soloist 10/11/12)</li>
<li>All-State Jazz Band (one of two alto saxes 11/12)</li>
<li>Regional All-State Jazz Band (? <em>crosses fingers</em>)</li>
<li>Competitive Horseback Riding (10 yrs) <--- Probably focus of my essay</li>
<li>National Honors Society (11/12)</li>
<li>National Foreign Language Honors Society (11/12)</li>
</ul>

<p>Volunteer: </p>

<ul>
<li>Leadership U (three month, selective program with emphasis on leadership training and student community service project)</li>
<li>Therapeutic Riding Center</li>
<li>Tutoring through NHS</li>
</ul>

<p>Work Experience:</p>

<ul>
<li>Paid position at small company that manufactures cancer research products (Sophomore summer)</li>
</ul>

<p>I know it's hard w/o the SAT scores, but can you all give me an idea? I'd apply ED as Dartmouth is my dream school if I didn't want to wait until the end of XC season (hopefully I'll be able to add some cool accomplishments like county champ or a top finish at state!)</p>

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<p>Edit: Regional Jazz Band, /not/ Regional All-State - ha</p>

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<p>ECs sound strong. Good athletics compensate for a lack of major awards. However, they're not the best, there are people with more impressive ECs. If your immaculate grades are any indication of your SAT, I think you have a great shot.</p>

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<p>If your SAT's correllate with your grades/EC's you'd probably fit in quite well as a '10. Remember though, at this level of collegiate admissions, there are ABSOLUTELY no guarantees unless you've basically cured cancer, are a double legacy, olympian, Intel competition winner. If you can get your SAT sections above 700's, you'll be in good shape. Above 750's, very good shape.</p>

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<p>Thanks guys. I hope I do well on the SATs. I did not do as well on the PSATS as I would have liked, but I think I'm a lot better prepared now than I was then...</p>

<p>Any opinions on applying ED?</p>

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<p>No one can tell your chance without SATs.</p>

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<p>SAT scores are important, but I was looking for opinions on how the other areas of my application are shaping up. I took the SATs yesterday and think I did quite well. We'll see...</p>