Chances at some LACs??

leftyleftist
Mon, 25 Oct 2004 00:30:53 +0000

Hey! I’m developing my final list of colleges to which I’m applying this fall. What do you think my chances are at these schools?

Tufts (ED 1)
Haverford
Claremont McKenna, Wesleyan, or Bowdoin (haven’t decided which)
Reed
Barnard
Macalester
Oberlin
Mt. Holyoke
Colorado College

Senior at a top 10 public high school in California
GPA: 3.45 UW/ 3.65 W (upward trend with the most challenging curriculum)
SATI: 1410 (700M/710V)
SATII Writing: 800
SATII Literature: 690
SATII US History: 650 (bad day)
By the end of senior year, I will have taken 8 APs and 1 honors class (AP Music Theory, AP Psych, AP Euro, AP US History, Hon. English, AP English, AP Gov/Econ, AP Stats, AP Calc AB)
I’m probably going to major in Classics and either English, History, or Poli Sci
I got 4’s on the AP US and AP Psych tests

-Member of Junior Statesmen of America- 4 yrs
-Mock Trial- 2 years
-Vice President of Philosophy Club
-Member of Amnesty International- 4 yrs
-Member of History Club
-Member of the school district’s Diversity Committee, which works to combat such issues as homophobia in the school environment
-I’m starting a book club with a friend of mine, so I’ll be a co-president of that
-I work closely with the local Democratic club and do outreach work with my school through the organization
-Member/Volunteer at Feminist Majority Foundation
-Leading Volunteer/Organizer for John Kerry for President/ Kerry Campaign Writers Bureau/ Students for Kerry (about 15 hours a week)
-Participated in National Youth Leadership Forum for Law in Washington DC this spring
-Nominated to be my high school’s representative for the US Senate Youth Program
-Won the underclassman award at my school 2 years in a row, once for English, once for Precalculus (each teacher picks one student from years frosh-junior to give an award to for academic excellence)

Won the California Governor’s Scholars Award for high STAR test scores

National Merit Commended Scholar

I’m in the Gifted and Talented Education Program (GATE) at my school
-Took classes at UC Berkeley every summer I’ve been in high school (got straight A’s in them)
-Taking classes at local community college as well
-I’m taking an evening dance class
-During budget cuts, I led a letter-writing campaign among the students to protect the teachers and programs that had been put in jeopardy
-Wrote a novel (unpublished) and 2 plays, one of which was performed at UC Berkeley
-I don’t know if this will factor in at all in assessing my grades, but my mom has been unemployed for a year, on top of which there was a death in the family, the combination of which made for a stressful junior year to say the least. However, my grades have definitely rebounded significantly.
-I’m a very strong writer and am getting wonderful recommendations

200+ hours of community service

If someone could let me know what you think my chances are, that would be great!!