Chances?

Michael9990 · 12-05-2007, 09:56 PM

I know that Colgate is very competetive...I'm not sure if I should bother applying as I have not visited the campus or gone to an information session, I've only read about it. or . Here are my stats:

SAT: 650 math 790 critcal reading 690 writing (1440/1600, 2130/2400)
GPA: 95.5 weighted
Rank: 32/401

4 Years of cross country, 1 varsity letter
Volunteer Firefighter/Ambulance squad member - big time commitment
Volunteer work with curch
National Honors Society
Kick-ass college essay.

Several other activities as well, but the above are my primary ones.

What are my chances?

gellino · 12-06-2007, 11:06 AM

Math SAT and class rank is a little low, but you certainly have a legitamite shot.

Hoopsplaya238 · 12-06-2007, 05:32 PM

your sat is above average. your in the top 10% of your class which is good. how about classes taken?

Michael9990 · 12-06-2007, 10:53 PM

AP's: Biology, European History, English, US History, Psychology
Honors classes, and mostly english/history electives.

PS.. How many subject tests does colgate require?

breckw · 12-07-2007, 01:48 AM

zeroooo subj tests

Hoopsplaya238 · 12-07-2007, 03:19 PM

sounds like you have a solid shot

Michael9990 · 12-11-2007, 09:47 PM

wow; its great how people who answer these are not even in college, let alone attend the school I inquired about. Now that I think about it, these forums are useless because 94% of the people on here are not equipped to answer peoples' questions. everyone just speculates.

Michael9990 · 12-11-2007, 09:52 PM

it's amazing how big peoples' egos are. HS seniors - people who are in the same boat as I, are telling me my chances of acceptance into a college. I might as well just ask my labrador.

hholmes65 · 12-11-2007, 10:27 PM

THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT. seriously. i both love and hate this website for that reason. and its only the smartest kids who post on here, making all us normal kids paranoid.

breckw · 12-11-2007, 10:54 PM

i don't respond to these because i'm egotistical or think that my almighty knowledge of college admissions gives me the right to decide who's in and who's out; i'm just trying to be helpful to those who ask for advice (like you did originally with this post). after spending a fair amount of time reviewing data and statistics from colleges for my own purposes, i would say that i, and the majority of people on this website, have at least a fair idea of predicting where you or anyone else who provides the appropriate information about him or herself stands in the pool of applicants.

sure, i don't go to colgate, but i applied early there so i did a lot of research on the school and my own chances of getting in, so i don't think that my predictions for your or anyone else's chances for colgate are quite as much the shot in the dark that those of your lab's.

Michael9990 · 12-12-2007, 12:13 AM

i was not referring to you, breck. all you did was tell me they didn't require subject tests.

Michael9990 · 12-12-2007, 02:36 AM

and i disagree. what is the point of we HS students evaluating eachothers' resumes and telling one another our thoughts regarding admission if we all have the same level of knowledge? For example, hoopsplaya and I have probably both read the colgate's stats on collegeboard, browsed the colgate site, and read about it in a guide book, what makes him qualified to evaluate my resume? I was under the impression that the people who would answer these posts would be current colgate students, who have a clear idea of what admissions officer look for because (1) they got in and (2) they are surrounded by people who got in. Or perhaps people who are affiliated with the university would answer.

This is just the blind leading the blind. You all should stop wasting your time showing your numbers to people who are just as clueless as yourselves. That's just my opinion, though. I mean, I've been reading posts for the past few days, and the things people say are pretty pathetic (i.e. "I realllllyyyy want to go to U of whatever!!! Chance me!!!!!).

I would not have started this thread if i knew only "lay people" respond to these.

Michael9990 · 12-12-2007, 02:46 AM

Oh and Breck,

another funny quote from another poster, which happened to be a reply to one of your threads, (regarding your likliehood of acceptance to colgate) "being an asian girl from ca will definitely work against you."

what an idiot. that's why this site is a waste of time.

gellino · 12-12-2007, 11:41 AM

Considering that I graduated from Colgate several years ago, I feel I am in pretty good position to assess, although really no one who has never worked in an admissions office can really evaluate that accurately.

breckw · 12-12-2007, 12:27 PM

okey dokey... i'm not here to argue

best of luck