Will I get in?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Skidmore College
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Hey guys, I am planning to apply as an ED2 applicant to Skidmore. Here is my stats, please tell me if I have good chance of getting in or not?

Gender: Male
Prospective major: Dual major in Computer Science and Business.
Ethnicity: Asian (I am from Nepal)
GPA: 3.17/4 weighted
Rank: 17/180( One of the most prestigious schools in Nepal)
Course: A-levels
Major applying to: Computer Science

SAT: 1st time- 1700(530CR, 640M, 530W w/10 essay)
WILL BE RETAKING AGAIN
SAT II: Physics 600, Chemistry 600, Maths 600
AGAIN NOT UP TO THE MARK BUT WILL BE TAKING SAT SUBJECT TEST AGAIN
TOEFL: 88
AP: My high school didn’t have one

Essay: It’s about how earthquake affected me and I over came and started a business (though it is not running as smoothly as I wanted)

Reco: 2 from teachers ( one computer science teacher who was very close to me and has written good another from Chemistry teacher it’s about how I over came my fear of Chemistry and ended up doing good in board exams)

Extracurriculars:
Business:
CEO of tech company (well it is doing terrible now but still we are working on it)
Co-founer of tech startup

Internship
Paid internship at a IT company. (Basically I worked for taking SATs)

Sports:
Cricket: District level player (I was also training under Mashesh Chhettri and Rajesh Pulami )

Activities
Debate: Runnerup in Kathmandu Debates (karlpopper)
Ran debate classes, trained debaters, organized debate events and judged as well

Events: Organized coding contest in college (intercollege), annual events, won photography contest and winner of essay contest as well, donation at earthquake relief

Leadership: Captain of School Cricket team, college cricket team, president of environmental club, initiator of computer club, founding president of student club

Participation:2 Programming contest (Nepal wide), Imagine Cup, Photography contest (inter-school)

Summer Activities- Developed an adnriod game and visiting different place of nation and foreign

Income Bracket: Below 6-8K

Volunteering: Over 400 hours

Suggest me if I can get into Skidmore or not?

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Hi Goops! Keep in mind that Skidmore College is a very selective school, and even though ED has a higher acceptance rate, it is still very competitive.

I believe you need financial aid, yes? I would not recommend applying Early Decision in that case since you do not want to be bound to an unideal financial aid package that you may not be able to repeal. But yes; Skidmore does provide excellent aid to internationals, nonetheless.

Looking at your current stats, you have somewhat of a limited chance of being admitted. Their average SAT score, according to PrepScholar, is 1867 and your CR and WR scores are below their 25th percentile of acceptances. Furthermore, your TOEFL score is possibly a cause for rejection. Here (http://www.skidmore.edu/admissions/international/aid.php) they mention that a score of 96-97 is regarded as an indicator of MINIMAL proficiency to study at Skidmore.

You definitely need to retake the SAT and TOEFL. May I ask what your new scores were if you took the SAT and TOEFL again in November and/or December? Skidmore does not require Subject Tests but it is good that you have taken them. I would recommend retaking only the Math 2C subject test if you haven’t already (I hope you have signed up for the January test).

Your ECs are very interesting and being a CEO of a company will certainly help.

Keep in mind that I am not an expert nor know the workings of the admissions office at Skidmore. I myself applied to Skidmore College (it’s my top Liberal Arts & Sciences school) this year for Regular Admission (I was considering ED2 but changed my mind due to the need for aid). I really hope to see you at Skidmore! Good luck!

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Good luck with your applications! My daughter applied ED2. She is not so patiently waiting for a decision.

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So is my son. Too bad tomorrow is a holiday (never thought I’d say that) and we have to wait yet another day.

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My son is a recent Skidmore grad and absolutely loved it. Great group of very bright kids. Good luck to all of you.

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Ty @BobHolden. Nice to hear! My daughter loved every minute she spent on campus including an overnight. Loved the discussions and conversations she had there. Hoping for good news and soon or there will be a hole in the carpet where she is constantly pacing!

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That’s great to hear, Bob Holden. Thanks for letting us know that.