GPA uw 3.65 W 4.0
Not submitting test scores
Excellent essay
4 recs including one from HC alum- all recs outstanding, parent essay for HC, interview HC, demonstrated interest- applying ED2 for HC
6 AP’s all honors
Youth Advisory Board member for the district attorneys office (poli sci major) 1 year
Volunteer dance teacher 6 years
Competitive dancer 12 years with multiple awards
Two jobs
NHS 2 years
History NHS 2 years
French NHS 2 years
Best Buddies
Writing club
Science club
My D24 was accepted EA to PC with similar GPA and ECs and major. She submitted ACT (32) so that probably helped. But still I think you have a good chance there! I’m don’t know anything about Holy Cross but I think it’s a bit tougher admit than PC? I don’t know if they track demonstrated interest but my D showed a lot of DI. Good luck!
One factor is how much financial aid is needed. If the NPC decides your family needs $20k of aid, that would have a different effect than if the NPC indicated that your family needs $60k of aid. The bigger the amount of aid the NPC indicates you would receive, the tougher it may be for admission. As Skidmore and Holy Cross indicate they meet 100% of need, and they are not need-blind, that means they are need-aware. They don’t have huge endowments like Harvard, so they have a more limited pool of money to provide to students. According to this aggregator, Providence met 92% of need, so if they’re not guaranteeing to meet 100%, then they may be less need-aware.
Do you have an approximate class rank for your kid? Depending on the high school, a 3.65UW could be top 50%, but at others it might be top 10%. How that GPA compares to GPAs at your kid’s high school will also impact any chancing.
I would say that your D has a shot, but she should also have some safeties are on her list: schools that she is extremely likely to be accepted to, that are extremely likely to be affordable, and that she would be happy to attend for four years.