Chances for RD at Richmond!!!!

rewrets
Sat, 27 Oct 2007 09:55:33 +0000

If anybody could please give me some advice or thoughts on my chances or getting into Richmond I would greatly appreciate it! Thank you!!

I’m a white female attending a very competitive small private school.

GPA: 85.4/100… (i know it’s on the low end, but i’ve taken mostly the toughest courses at my school… however i’m worried that this could keep me out??)
school does not rank


started off freshman/sophomore year with low B… increased to B+ junior year and now have very high B or A- 1st quarter of senior year


SAT I’s:
Total: 2090
Verbal: 740
Math: 630
Writing: 720 Essay: 11

APUSH: 4
AP BIO: 4

Courses:
8 honors in total
AP Bio
AP US
AP Euro
AP English
AP Art History

EC’s


5 summers spent as a volunteer camp counselor at a camp for mentally handicapped children…(I think this is big becuase it shows a pretty consistent commitment… also my essay sheds a unique light on autism)


4 yrs of:

Community Service Club… did a variety of projects throughout the years

Religious Society

Tour guide for school

Writing Club

submitted lots of poetry to school’s literary magazine

Essays: pretty good
Recs: should be okay to good

Athletics:


tennis for 2 years
very compeptitive varsity rower of 4 years with great record


Intended Major: Neuroscience/Philosophy

Other schools considering: (what do you think about this list? need more reaches? matches? safeties?)

Colby
Trinity
Con Coll
Richmond
Bates…(wasn’t a huge fan)
Colgate
Lehigh
Maryland

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ALSO… i’m currently VERY TORN between ed 1 at COLGATE or COLBY?? and i’m freaking out because of the nearing deadline for ED1!! i have a relation who attends Colgate… and I’ve heard they value that quite a bit. What concerns me at Colby is what seems to be their lack of bio/premed majors. Does anybody know much about the science curriculum/med school acceptance rate at Colgate? I do know that Colgate has built a BEAUTIFUL new science center and has a lot of money they’re putting toward science. If anybody has any opinions regarding the two schools I would really appreciate it!!

THANKS SO MUCH!!