Chances at Swarthmore?

aaileen
Tue, 28 Dec 2010 22:22:37 +0000

I’ve never done this before, but I could really use some insight. Swarthmore is a top choice (not quite sure about ED though, finances and parents make it difficult)

Anyways, here are my stats:

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (M: 740, CR: 710, W:750)
SAT II: (These are not so good.) US: 680, Math 1: 720, French: 570 Lit: 700 Math 2: 680
Unweighted GPA : 97.5/100
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History (5), AP Calc AB, AP Physics, AP French, AP English
Senior Year Course Load:
First Semester: AP Calc AB, AP French, AP Physics, Shakespearean History, Photography, Research in Science (internship)
Second Semester: AP Calc AB, AP French, AP English, Photography 2, US Foreign Policy, Research in Science (internship), What Makes a Modern Classic: Modern Literature
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Awarded a science internship with Westinghouse award winner, nominated and chosen for a writing program at the Juniper Young Institute for Writers (through UMass Amherst) 2 years in a row.
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Peer Educator- student leaders on hall at my boarding school (Co-Head, 1 year), Writing Tutor (Co-Head, 2 years), Model UN (Co-Head, 2 years) Acting in Plays (3 years), Slavery No More- abolitionist group at school (2 years), Triangle- Literary magazine (1 year), Dance class (4 years), Tango (2 years), Drums (3 years),
Job/Work Experience: Ben & Jerry’s (summer/break job)
Volunteer/Community service: Interning at NYSM in lab, writing a paper with science researchers (2 years) some of the extracurriculars I listed are community service.
Summer Activities: Working, reading, etc.
Essays: My common app essay was about being short (I’m about 5 ft. tall) but, really, it was about how stubbornly persistent I can be.
My Why Swat is that I didn’t want to like Swarthmore because my cousin, who also attended my high school, went there. Ultimately I fell in love despite my bias and am interested in the Honors Program and passion of the student body.
Teacher Recommendation: I haven’t read them, but I am very close with the teachers who wrote them
Counselor Rec: Again, I have not read this.
Additional Rec: One of the scientists whom I am writing my paper with wrote me a rec.
Interview: I loved my interview. Time flew by and I think we connected really well. I got to talk about all of the things I wanted to.
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private, all-girls boarding school.
Ethnicity:White
Gender:Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Again, any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. I am a passionate student and I love learning. I know that I felt Swarthmore was a great fit, which is the most important thing to me.

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