walshkc416

hey I'm a rising senior and I was wondering what my chances were for acceptance. EC achievments from my senior year are just things I've been elected/promised. I'm interested in creative writing/journalism/acting:

GPA (unweighted): (I seperated the years to show improvment)
freshman: 2.5
sophomore: 3.5
junior: 3.8

(Weighted):
freshman: 2.5
sophomore: 3.6
junior: 4.0


SAT: M-550, CR- 570 (I'm raising it)

Extra curricular:

Copy editor of HS newspaper junior year

Editor in chief of HS newspaper senior year

Editor in chief of HS literary magazine junior and senior year

Lead role in 3 plays during junior and senior years (the breakfast club, rocky horror picture show, and la mantis religiosa) at local community theatre

supporting role in one school play freshman year (bye bye birdie)

Vice president of junior class

President of student body in my senior year

AP english outstanding achievement award junior year

Journalism/newspaper outstanding achievement award junior year

Winner of Youth Tour to Washington speech contest 2006

1-2 years of private guitar lessons (i don't know if that matters)

Week long journalism study at the University of Florida




I think there's more but you get the idea.....

walshkc416

anyone?...

gr8t2bme15

Our grades and EC's are almost identical. Im wondering about my chances also.

educated

Your interests are a great fit for Bennington and your grades look fine. Your SAT's, however, are pretty low. The average last year was 1240. The good news is that I believe that Bennington just this year dropped the SAT requirement. Personally I wouldn't submit those numbers. Even though Bennington has traditionally not given all that much weight to the SAT's, I would be worried that they would color the admissions officers perceptions of you. You have some great EC's, why not let them focus on those instead!

walshkc416

how's their financial aid?