do i even have a shot at getting in?

musictoad
Sat, 11 Feb 2006 08:29:45 +0000

The problem with admissions is: you just don’t know what might catch the adcom’s eye. do you have a shot? the gpa and ec’s look good. what about your essays and recs? geographical location? essay? interview? indicated interest? SAT II? so many factors other than a 4 hour test. Remember they are building a community of scholars, so ask yourself: what can I contribute?

Looking just at the SAT stats, you’d have to say it’s going to be tough competition. But your campaign to sell yourself should try and make your candidacy much larger than a SAT score. Some dolts test very well. Some genius kids do terribly. You literally don’t know what the adcom is going to do.

So the best course of action is to apply, give it your best shot and have safety schools to back yourself up. If you like the locale, consider either Sweet Briar for female, Hampden-Sydney for male as safeties.

The next several years will be crazy in admissions. Very difficult for many, many kids.