Chances of acceptance?

MichaelaW
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:48:10 +0000

Please just take a quick look at tell me what you’d think my chances of admission would be at Skidmore? Thank you!

Stats:


I currently have an unweighted GPA of 3.8-3.9.
I am currently placed 70/670 in my class (this will go up by the end of the year)
My SAT’s, which are pathetically mediocre (I WILL BE RETAKING THEM.):


*Critical Reading = 660, Math = 570, Writing = 640
*Total of 1870/2400


SAT II’s


*Literature: 630


ACT:


*Composite: 28
*English: 30
*Math: 25
*Reading: 30
*Science: 25

Course Rigor:

By the end of my high school career, I will have completed 6 AP/College-level classes and 6 Honors classes.

Just for the heck of it, here’s my senior schedule:

-AP English
-AP Economics
-AP Biology
-Pre-Calc.
-French
-Syracuse Univ. Project Advance: Psychology
-Child Psych. II

EC’s:

*As for other activities, I have been a Girl Scout since Kindergarten, and am in the process of obtaining the Gold Leadership Award, the highest honor available in scouting.

*I am very active in my school’s French Club, and I plan on running for president for this upcoming year (only seniors are considered for the posistion of President).

*I am also planning on becoming the Secretary for my school’s National Honor Society.

*As for community service, I currently have approximately 150 hours and I am currently doing part-time volunteering at a local clinic for girls suffering from eating disorders.

*I spent a week and a half this past summer in Belle Chasse, LA helping to rebuild the home of a Katrina victim.

*I also attended the National Student Leadership Conference with a concentration in National Security and the Intelligence Community.

*I am studying the Arabic language outside of school through an adult education program.

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