| Chances for a Worried Applicant
Oh, college.
I'm a white female from Massachusetts. I come from a mediocre high school that does not send many students to top colleges (and VERY rarely to Ivy League schools). I am taking the most demanding course load my school offers, but we only offer something like 8-10 AP classes. No one from my school will be applying to the same schools I will be.
I think I'm a decent writer, so my essays will be good. I can get good-great letters from teachers.
Click on my username, then under "Biography" copy and paste the link to see my profile with scores, activities, and awards. I have not yet taken SAT subject tests, but I know that I have to. Ideas for which ones are the easiest?
I plan on raising my ACT score: I took the test the first time not knowing ANYTHING about its format (I earned a composite score of 30), but now I have a book that I'm using to study. I took the SATs twice, but I found that my scores were average (600 to 690 for each component) and I was better-suited towards the ACT. I would really prefer to NOT take the SATs again or to submit my scores.
Also, would my chances improve if I applied early?
Thank you for all of those that respond, and best wishes to all of you!
Schools:
Amherst
Bowdoin
Brown
Skidmore
Middlebury
Williams
Dickinson
Emerson
Providence
P.S. I KNOW I need to find safety schools. These are probably all reaches. :[ |