Chance me?

compte · 06-13-2009, 10:48 PM

Male, White, Ohio.
Otherwise horribly generic.

GPA: 4.0 unweighted, 4.1 weighted.
Rank: Between 1-5 out of 300. Average sized public school.
ACT: 31 Comp, 35 Reading, 32 English, 28 Science (dunno what happened), 29 Math, 10 Writing. Definitely retaking.
SAT: Mega hard to take where I live, Oberlin Admissions office said not to worry about it.
APs: School limits to 6 (for whatever stupid reason),
Junior Year - Chemistry, Euro, guessing atleast a 4 on both.
Senior Year - Eng. Lit, Calc AB, Physics B, U.S.
Self studying: French Lang, World
My school also doesn't offer honors classes. =\

ECs:
- President of Young Democrats, Two years, member two.
- Vice President of NHS.
- Officer at Large two years for ITS (Theatre honor society.)
- Involved in school and community theatre in managment roles
- Handbell Choir (I'm considering sending a video of this for the hell of it.)
- History Club
- 1 year of student council.

I'm not really sure what I want to major in, probably History or Economics.
I've considered Claremont McKenna, but that seems really corporate and vocationally based.
I'm still going to apply, probably, along with Kenyon, Whitman, Occidental, Pomona, and Earlham.

I appreciate your comments.

SJTH · 06-14-2009, 10:44 AM

Compte, I would say you have a great chance--and your list of schools is comparable to a young man I know who was accepted at Oberlin and several of those on your list. Look at Skidmore as well, and maybe Hamilton? Don't worry about not taking the SAT. Oberlin likes the ACT and you scored well on it already. My own son didn't take the SAT at all, and did just fine. Good luck!

quinoa423 · 06-14-2009, 11:46 AM

I had the same comp ACT score as you and I got in.

I'd say you have a good chance. Good luck!

prospie67 · 06-22-2009, 08:42 AM

I would say you have a great chance of getting in.Don't think of yourself as being "generic"...I'm sure you've done plenty of amazing things that will catch the attention of the admissions committee.

deertractorjohn · 06-22-2009, 09:16 AM

you seem like a very good candidate accroding to me, too. and one piece of advice: don\t necessarily emphasize that you want to major in econ, everybody does.