Yes, another "Chance?" thread!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Colby College
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<p>I have already asked people on CC for advice to improve my short-term memory. I have been having trouble remembering important information for school (among other day to day things) since I began high school. It was always a minor-problem in middle school, but now this is my Junior year and with three APs...I need some help.</p>

<p>This memory issue has made my spelling awfull (did I spell that right?). It is extremely difficult to study for tests as well, or to even remember information for AP exams and Regents exams.</p>

<p>I am worried how this will effect (spell check?) my chances of being accepted to a "little ivy" college (my choices are Amherst or Colby). Help!</p>

<p>I do have a long list of extra-curriculars:
-Founder (single-handedly) of a free used clothing shop exclusively for students at our school, and donated by the students and parents.
-Editor of our student newspaper
-Editor of the yearbook
-Secretary of my class
-Secretary for Model UN
-Student Council Rep.
-Member of Thespians
-Member of Enviromental Club
-Member of Key Club (Freshman year only...moved)
-Member of International Club(Soph. year only...moved)
-Member of Social Action Club (Soph. year only...moved)
-Volunteer at the Neighborhood Center (community food bank, etc)
-Young Womens program for The Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints
-Varsity Swim Team (Freshman year)
-Varsity Lacrosse (Spring of this year, so coming up)
-I have performed and/or volunteered in various school/community theater productions</p>

<p>I won't list the awards I have won...it would be quite boring/extensive. However, does figure skating from 4yrs old to 13 yrs old be taken into account if I was very talented and have multiple medals from Synchronized and individual skating?</p>

<p>My GPA is a 90% and I am sooooo scared right now! I am taking/ will be taking (this is my Junior year) 7 out of the 8 offered AP courses. Any advice would help me so much!</p>

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

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<p>It's awful and affect ;)<br>
It sounds like you have been quite a successful student in spite of your impediment, is it considered a learning disability? If so, and if your teachers can demonstrate your intellectual promise/curiosity, you might want to talk about it openly in an essay. Your SAT/ACT verbal scores are likely to be lower than what these schools expect.
What Amherst and Colby will want to know is that their fast teaching pace isn't going to present a barrier for you. In what ways can you communicate your intellectual skills? And what would your study focus be? You will have a much better chance if your strengths are in the sciences, obviously.
Re: your ECs, this is indeed a long list, but can you focus on those that are truly meaningful and longer-term/more recent? You may want to group them into a few categories so the whole looks more cohesive.
If you have done theater in lead roles, do a CD of very short snippets of various shows. We did this with our daughter and it had a big impact.
Best of luck!</p>