Would I get In???

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Delaware
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<p>am a white high school Junior from New Jersey.</p>

<p>I come from a very competitive high school and out of about 230 students, I would say my class rank is in the 70's or 80's. Some grades that may have hurt me is a D in one tri freshman year and an overall C in science for frosh year. I take no AP's but have been in Honors french since soph. year and honors history since this year(junior year) I have received A, A+ in both of those courses. A grade that may hurt me junior year is a C+ in english.</p>

<p>The gpa at my school can be as high as 5.25. The highest each year is usually around 5.0. I had a 3.2 freshman year, 3.8 sophomore year and currently have a 4.2 junior year. Will this progression help?</p>

<p>I do not play any sports but I will have been a 4 year member of 2 language clubs(french, spanish) I will probably be vice prez in french club and some position in spanish club my senior year. I will have played intramural sports 4 years and I will have been part of another club 4 years. I plan on starting another club with a friend senior year.</p>

<p>I have been a member of the french national honor scociety since sophomore year. I have volunteered at a soup kitchen since soph. year and I am a member of my town first aid squad since mid way through junior year which i plan on continuing through senior year.</p>

<p>I have been working every summer since my freshman year as a caddie at a country club. Next year I will have 4 years in every class including history(global studies honors senior year), math(pre-calc. senior year) french 4, physics(3rd year lab science), economics, and english 4, theology.</p>

<p>I have not taken the SAT's yet but will take them May 7th(the NEW sat). I can get pretty good reccomendations from 2 teachers.(1 with a phd in chemistry).</p>

<p>What do you think my chances are? What do you think I need on the SAT's? Does anyone have suggestions for the application? I know they give you 3 options for the essay and you need to answer some other quesitons in paragraphs. Any suggestions?</p>

<p>I plan on applying for the priority admissions on December 1st. Should I include hobbies on my activity list? One of my major hobbies in filmmaking. Do you think it will hurt that I am from out of state? </p>

<p>Any help would be great. Thanks.</p>

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<p>i felt bad that noone had replied.. no clue about admissions other than being accepted, but i would think that you should probably try for at least the median sat score if not higher to compensate for the lower grades.. and also maybe applying for a french/ language major even if that's not what you plan on doing just because that's where you've excelled & challenged yourself in school.. (minus a few of the majors, i think it is really easy to switch, especially if whatever you are intending to major in is in the same college) you might want to take an sat2 in french even though they don't require them just because it will show off what you know and show that your grades in french are legit (the spanish sat2 was relatively easy (i got a 710 & only took 3 years of it) and the curve on them is great)</p>

<p>as for hobbies, they usually say not to include things like pleasure reading, but if you have products from your hobby, like a film that you've actually made, then i would think it would count-- if you've been involved in shows or have received some awards or recognition then it would make filmmaking seem more legit (so list them on the app)- i put art creation on mine but then again i was applying as an art major. you could probably even send in a supplement of what you've done which would set you apart.</p>

<p>as for being harder to get in out-of-state, i don't think that it is that much harder just because the state is so small (udel has 40% from del, 60% out of state) although jersey might be a well-represented state</p>

<p>the questions on the app were pretty open so that i didn't have to write another essay for it-- as long you write about something personal (an experience, future plans, etc.- the typically appropriate college essay topics) it should work- you really don't need to cater to it. the essay for honors was for a piece of literature or artwork that had made you think, but that would probably work for the essay for general admits too. there is also space for an additional essay to talk about any bad marks on the app (poor grades, school suspension, etc.) so you should probably write one about any poor grades-- be as genuine as possible. as far as the d for one trimester, your transcript will most likely only show your final grade so you don't have to worry about that.</p>

<p>volunteering always looks nice. maybe put that as your first extracurricular (i've seen numbers for other schools where they've admitted more kids who list that as their most important activity)</p>

<p>i don't know about chances, but definitely apply! if it's where you really want then try for early decision.. i think they do that. the acceptance rate is generally higher in the first round</p>

<p>that's all i got! good luck to you</p>