GreatApe213

white male from maine,
sats- 1330/1600, 1930/2400 (710m, 620r, 600w)
sat IIs- 730 math I, 630 chem
gpa~ 3.9
rank~ 6/200, 3%
ap tests- 3 lang&comp, taking ap cacl, ap gov, and ap lit this year.

ec's-
varsity tennis 4 yrs
varsity soccer 2 yrs (jv 2yrs)
skiing 4 yrs
science olympiad 4 yrs

any thoughts?

colinization

1330 (they don't look at writing, which you should be happy about) is pretty average for them. It's good that you have athleticism and that you've dedicated a lot of time to a few ECs instead of fluffing your resume. That said, they have plenty of white males from New England applying. Are you a recruited athlete? Then you're in. If not, ok chances.

ticklemepink

How do you see yourself at Colgate? What do you plan on doing?

GreatApe213

well to tell you the truth I haven't decided on a major, but I'm thinking something science-oriented (engineering? alternative energy engineering?), which made colgate stand out, especially with their relatively new science building.

GreatApe213

also.. should I retake the sats in january, or should I try the acts? does colgate prefer one over the other?

taylor2013

I don't think it matters as long as you have a strong score in one or the other. I only got a 31 composite on my ACT and 1980 ish SAT and got in yesterday by ED. Also, just a quick question, when you say skiing for four years what do you mean? If you mean Ski racing/ski club then keep it as its quite respectable but if you are just saying that you have been skiing for four years I don't think you should put it on there. I've been skiing since I was two and I don't think they would really care about that unless it is a big hobby that you devote boat loads of time to and one that influences your decisions in life. They like to see that you are active but going up a few times a year to go skiing isn't something that they are looking for when asking for EC's I wouldn't think.

taylor2013

Sorry for the bad grammar/pronoun agreement in the above post. I'm really tired.

GreatApe213

well our school has a ski club (downhill) where we go for a day every sunday or every other. It's not competitive, but I spend a lot of time skiing and I think it's not necessarily the fact that they'd care about skiing but that I've dedicated a lot of my time to it which might show devotion. It's also something that not all kids across the country can say they do so I thought I'd add it.

ticklemepink

That's fine. Leave it. I rode horses for fun, occasionally in competitions, for YEARS and because it's such a huge part of my life, it was on the top of my EC list. It's just basically a list of what do you do outside of school besides wii, tv, music, and internet.