Chance my daughter ED 1 and ED 2 [4.0 GPA, Italian or European studies, need substantial FA/scholarships]

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Did she have any scores that she didn’t report (ie 3s) on her app? Some worry a non report means they’ll think you didn’t master.

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It’s been a while, but our CCs used t o give the guidance that you should report 4s and 5s and nothing else.

Not everyone takes thes exams, so a lack of score carries no assumptions with it.

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Hi! Thank you for responding. Did your daughter apply ED? What did her application loook like as far as GPA and EC’s? For Wesleyan.

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Not sure if it’s been mentioned upthread, but is Providence College on the list?

They have a major in Italian studies and also combine with preparation for a teaching certification if I am understanding this correctly.

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It’s on OPs list - first post.

Like many, it’s delved into a few but I really want. PC is likely. Regarding aid is an unknown - as often the case.

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Thanks!

Must have missed it as I read through all the others.

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OP— if by chance your daughter has trouble with the time management portion of the standardized tests, these tips on using an analog watch may be useful (analog since digital ones are prohibited).

I got my kids an analog watch with very large hands and an easy-to-read dial when they took their tests.

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Thank you!

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Euro 4
Lang 4
Psych 3
Human geography 4
APUSH 3

Senior schedule: (AP Art, AP Stats, APES, AP Gov, AP lit and special for Italian bc AP Italian not offered)… not sure if I mentioned her senior year courses!

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When my kids were prepping for the SAT/ACT I read the following tips and they were helpful. (Please note, this was the paper-based test. Not sure how it translates to the digital ones being used today).

  1. Purchase or download copies of official practice tests. College board used to have them for free; amazon has books you can purchase. Make sure they are the “official” books – third party prep can be either too easy or too challenging.

  2. If taking the ACT make sure you understand how their science section works. It’s not really science – it’s reading graphs and charts and understanding data analysis. It looks a lot trickier than it is – familiarity really really helps. There are only so many types of graphs they can use, so taking practice tests really helps with that part.

  3. Take each section timed. (It’s okay to take breaks in between sections for the first few practice tests, although eventually you will want to take an entire practice test timed to address issues with fatigue, etc).

  4. when time is up, stop and mark how many questions are unanswered. Then go back and do them and see how long it takes. That will help assess whether the issue is knowledge/mastery or speed/time management.

  5. Questions that are right and that the student knew were right – great. That concept is mastered and don’t waste time reviewing them (unless it’s a time management issue and then the student needs to practice those questions to get faster on them). Questions that are wrong or that the student guessed at and got lucky – make sure to really work those and understand what went wrong.

  6. Understand that there are only so many concepts the test can assess in order to be fair to all students, and that there are only so many ways these questions can be posed. Taking additional practice tests means getting familiar with most (or even all) of the way these questions are posed and can be helpful for the real test.

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Hi – no, not ED. I don’t remember all the stats, but her GPA was 3.8-3.9, and she had good ECs that focused on ecology/environmental work and journalism, with state and national awards in the latter.

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A little update: my daughter was accepted to the virtual A2A, access to Amherst, program. She was not chosen for in person. The letter she received was very encouraging, received an application fee waiver, etc. She will participate in three virtual workshops. I have read that A2A kids have a 65% chance of being admitted to Amherst college (according to website and other resources), but I’m not sure if the virtual program carries the same weight. Thoughts? She’s applying ED1.

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Congrats - only Amherst can and will know whether she gets in. It’s hard for one to know in the context of being included in a diversity program. My “chancing” wouldn’t change from above.

Best of luck to her.

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