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Old 11-16-2007, 07:33 PM   #1
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Chances for Babson Early Decision

I sent my Babson ED app in yesterday, looking for opinions on my chances:

HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC:
Weighted GPA: 95.9
Unweighted: 89.2
Rank: 15/92
Course load: All honors classes (when available) 17 total (not including APs) from freshman year to this year)

SATs & APs
SAT (1st try): 630/640/630 (1900)
SAT (2nd try): will get scores on the 20th
SAT II Math I: 700
SAT II Math II: 650
APs: 1 junior year English Lit (got a 3)
APs this year: 2 (Stat + Human Geo)
(my school only about 340 kids, doesn't offer many APs)

ECs:
School:
Varsity tennis: #1 player on team 9,10,11,12 (top player in 15 school league 10 and 11)
Math team: 10,11,12 (I was the top scorer out of ~150 participants in 11th grade)
Civil rights team: 9,10,11,12
Jazz Combo: 10 (combo went on to represent school at districts)
Spanish Club: 12 (senior officer)

Outside School:
3 week internship at a web marketing firm
Headed up youth community tennis program (140 hours over 3 summers)
Volunteer for elderly: 20 hours

WORK:
Started two web businesses (Babson is big entrepreneur school, so this is a +)
Teach tennis for 26 hr/week for past three summers (3hr/week in winter)
Freelancer designer for web design business I started
Worked for the web marketing firm I interned at as a freelancer for a couple of months.

ESSAYS & RECS:
Essays were decent I think.
Recommendations are probably decent too, I really don't know though.


OTHER STUFF TO CONSIDER:
My grandfather worked there for 10 years full time. He donated a good chunk of his paycheck to setting up a scholarship fund that now gives out about 20k a year.

I've visited several times: went on tour, interview, stayed over for a weekend w/ tennis team.

Tennis coach is interested.

So, what do you think?
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Old 11-16-2007, 07:54 PM   #2
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in........
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Old 11-16-2007, 08:03 PM   #3
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I think you have a good shot.
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Old 11-16-2007, 11:19 PM   #4
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you're a match.
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Old 11-17-2007, 06:39 PM   #5
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Thanks guys, anyone else? I can handle your honest replies, whatever they may be.
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Old 11-20-2007, 07:27 AM   #6
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Ok got my November SAT scores:

Critical Reading: 660
Math: 730
Writing: 610
Total: 2000
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Old 11-20-2007, 08:37 PM   #7
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Last bump... but I'd really like a few more opinions, please, PLEASE!!!
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Old 11-27-2007, 09:10 PM   #8
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I lied, but it's been a long time so I figured it was alright to bump, anyone else? I can handle realistic opinions.
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Old 11-27-2007, 10:01 PM   #9
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i say you're in..
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Old 11-27-2007, 10:04 PM   #10
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why did you apply ED??? absolute in with RD....
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Old 11-27-2007, 10:26 PM   #11
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Do you think I have worse chance ED?

I applied ED because:

* It was totally my first choice. I won't go into all the reasons (unless anybody's really interested), but it really is a great match.
* I've seen kids go through the college scramble, and I've seen my brother get in ED, so I know it would be a huge relief to get it done stress free.
* Tennis coach said he had more influence ED.

Thanks for the responses
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Old 11-28-2007, 12:22 AM   #12
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definitely in.
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Old 11-28-2007, 12:49 PM   #13
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In for sure, have fun!
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Old 11-28-2007, 09:26 PM   #14
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Thanks guys, I hope so . Anyone else?
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Old 12-06-2007, 09:54 PM   #15
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Alright, decision is supposed to be posted tomorrow at noon. Anyone wanna throw anything out there before i hear for real?
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