Chances/Fit at Middlebury?

wa2424
Mon, 18 Dec 2017 04:56:09 +0000

Hi everyone, I am a senior, and wondering what my chances at Middlebury are, as well as if I would make a good fit.

Here are my stats:

ACT: 33 (Math: 32, Science: 29, English: 35, Reading: 36)
PSAT: 1430 (National Merit Commended)
GPA: UW: 3.99, W: Not sure, but definitely near the top of my class
Class Rank: 14 of 410 unweighted, likely within the top 5 or 10 if weighted
AP: Sophomore: Seminar (4)
Junior: US History (5), Composition and Language (5), Physics (4), Calculus AB (4)
Senior : Economics (macro and micro), Research, Calculus BC, Environmental Science, US Government
Honor: World History
College Level: Spanish 103, Spanish 201

Extracurriculars (through senior year):

Varsity Cross Country for 4 years, member of a state ranked 3A team in a competitive state
5K time: 16:21 (I will run in college, whether on a team or just for fun.)

Varsity Track for three years (JV Freshman), 4:40 1600m time

National Honor Society for 3 years, Volunteer Coordinator Junior year, President Senior Year, organized school functions, projects, and volunteer events

Leadership: Class senator 9-11, School Treasurer senior year, presented workshops at statewide leadership conference, head of Logistics Committee for statewide arts festival, attended multiple leadership camps, have taken class for 4 years

School Board Representative: student representative for my school at the district level, shared my experiences and learned about the internal workings of the school system, presented information about my school to the board. Attended statewide policy conference.

Writing: I’ve won short story writing competitions in my county of 850,000 for high school aged authors for the past 3 years.

Service Project: I created a service project through the National Honor Society which compiles the short stories, poems, and essays of elementary students into a book published through Amazon. The students were asked to write broadly about the future, in order to stimulate critical thinking and literary skills. The books were published using funds from the NHS, meaning that all the students received their book free of charge. I am working with my library system and other schools to move this project onto a larger scale and into more disadvantaged communities. My eventual goal is to get schools throughout my region to take on my project, and create a network of high school writers helping each other throughout the self-publishing process.

Speech and Debate (9-11)- Public Forum debate. Quit senior year to focus on cross country.

Knowledge Bowl (11-12)

And here’s what I’m looking for:

Academics- Strong programs for economics, international relations, politics, or business. Strong placement in law schools or graduate programs.

Social Life- Active, but not crazy (primarily focused on academics). Outdoorsy.

Athletics- I’ll run wherever I end up going, but I think I would be able to run on the teams of some D3 schools. If cross country could improve my chances at Middlebury, I’d be happy to apply.

I’m from the other side of the country, and was drawn to Middlebury because it seemed like a good fit, and I want to apply to some Northeast liberal arts colleges. If there are others you think would be a better fit, please let me know!