College Confidential
» CC HOME » FORUM HOME

  College Confidential > College Admissions and Search > Colleges and Universities > CC Top Liberal Arts Colleges > Vassar College
New User

Welcome to College Confidential!
The leading college-bound community on the web
Join for FREE now, and start talking with other members, weighing in on community polls, and more.

Also, by registering and logging in you'll see fewer ads and pesky welcome messages (like this one)!
Discussion Menu
»Discussion Home
»Help & Rules
»Latest Posts
»NEW! CampusVibe™
»Stats Profiles
Top Forums
»College Chances
»College Search
»College Admissions
»Financial Aid
»SAT/ACT
»Parents
»Colleges
»Ivy League
Main CC Site
»College Confidential
»College Search
»College Admissions
»Paying for College
Sponsors
SuperMatch - The Future of College Search!
CampusVibe - Almost As Good As A Campus Visit!
Vassar College
124 Raymond Ave
Poughkeepsie, New York 12604
School Resources

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 06-20-2012, 01:32 AM   #1
New Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 27
Chancechancechance etc. the usual senior freakout.

Hello!
I'm about to be a senior in high school, and I was just wondering what my chances were, in being accepted early decision at Vassar College.

High School Current Cumulative G.P.A.: 3.69 UW,4.26/4.57W
Ap Courses Taken: AP Human Geography (4), Ap European History (5), Ap English Language, Ap Calculus B.C., Ap Biology.

My Senior Year Courses are:
AP English Literature, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, AP Statistics, Anatomy, AP Government

Current College Courses I am taking at the local community colleges are:
Intermediate Spanish II
Sociology
Psychology

Past College Courses I have taken:
Business Information Systems: Grade- A

*I am in the second highest school orchestra as of Junior and Senior Year
**Junior year I received the "Most Improved" Award
**I also won a history debate at my temple's annual day celebratioin
Extra-curriculars:
Indian Classical Dance: 2001-Present
Piano: 2004-Present (I truly love the piano, and am quite an excellent performer)
District Solo and Ensemble Participant (3 years). IHSA participant (1 year): Division II
Violin: 2005-Present
Math Team: 2009-Present
Science Olympiad: 2009-Present: Captain Junior year (not sure of senior year)
Temple Volunteer: Community service hours at present: 36 (only 30 are required, but I will be completing 80 more this summer).

Jobs:
Fermi-lab On Call Technician: 2012 (summer-to hopefully, december)

Test Scores:
SAT: 2380
ACT: 32

Additional Summer Plans:
1. Applying for a grant to install a solar panel in my school
2. Am working on a project to clear up the lake at my school
3. Am organizing a fundraiser to raise money for an eye foundation (provides surgery in india for children who have difficulty seeing)
**Fingers crossed that these go off well!

Last edited by liszt21; 06-20-2012 at 01:49 AM.
liszt21 is offline   Reply   
Old 06-20-2012, 03:06 PM   #2
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 386
i would almost guarantee that you will be accepted
CrystalJ is offline   Reply   
Old 06-20-2012, 11:55 PM   #3
New Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 27
Are you sure? Unfortunately, I received 2 c+'s Junior year, which I fear could stand in the way of my being admitted.
liszt21 is offline   Reply   
Old 06-21-2012, 08:29 AM   #4
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 100
I would be very hesitant to 'guarantee' anything, but I wouldn't worry too, too much about C+s. I got a couple Cs, in freshman year and, egads, one in senior year, second semester (Honors PreCalc. Do not want). And I just finished up my freshman year, accepted RD, and RD acceptance rates are WAY lower than EDI or II.

I feel like you have a decent chance of getting in, but nothing is ever guaranteed.
averagesnarker is offline   Reply   
Old 06-23-2012, 10:11 PM   #5
Junior Member
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Oregon->Vassar '16
Posts: 78
I got 2 C's in IB courses (albeit I still had a 3.8 gpa UW) and got accepted RD and am going to vassar in 2 months! Vassar doesn't really care about grades so much and won't outlaw you from their school for getting a C. Everyone I've talked to that is going to vassar with me next year is going there because they do unique things and they do those things passionately. Your fermi lab experience is really neat- and your passions seem pretty clear. I'd say you should definitely get in ED! Vassar is awesome <3
Globular is offline   Reply   
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 10:18 AM.




Copyright 2001-2011, Hobsons, Inc., All Rights Reserved