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Colleges & Universities Smith College
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<p>Should I apply? if so, do I stand a chance? also, what is the financial aid like at Smith? (and while i’m hear, what about chances at Mount Holyoke as well… anyone care to comment?)</p>

<p>CA resident
Unweighted GPA: 4.45ish (i’m not sure)
Weighted: 3.84
Rank: 6/450 as of last semseter… dont know what my cummalitve rank is
SAT II: Bio-m 720, LIt-590, Spanish-620
SAT I: 470m, 660 r, 700 r (retaking in october. Hoping to get the math score about 550)</p>

<p>Good EC’s. not many but committed to about 2 really major ones. Mostly volunteering and leadership</p>

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<p>sorry. that should be 3.45 for uw</p>

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<p>I would look for some good safety schools.</p>

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<p>Write some good essays, especially if you’re interested in social service. Smith looks for passionate girls who want to make the world a better place.</p>

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<p>(and while i’m hear, </p>

<p>I’m sure you meant to say “here”
Have your essay edited. Mistakes are easy to make :)</p>

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<p>All imo: I think you have less than 50/50 odds though your class rank may help. Good essays may indeed help you as Smith is consciously trying to diminish the influence of test scores. MHC is probably a little easier than Smith to get into. As presented, there’s nothing terribly special, i.e., there are 50 other applicants who would have a similar profile.</p>

<p>Passion helps. A bit quirky doesn’t hurt.</p>

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<p>smith is also looking for geographic, racial, and economic diversity, so if you are different from the typical (white, middle or upper-middle class) smithie, that can help you a bit. And if your first language is not english, they will cut you some slack. I’d try and make as much personal contact as possible with the school–either by visiting or having an alumnae interview in your hometown–and studying like crazy to improve your sat scores. Mt. holyoke is similar, but SAT scores are optional there, which might help you.</p>

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<p>masha, you should work really hard this week taking practice tests from The Real SAT to improve your math score. Good luck.</p>

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<p>Well, aren’t both schools SAT optional?
Correct me if I’m wrong ( i know Mt. holyoke is)
The way i see it, there’s no reason i Shouldn’t apply as the application is free.</p>

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<p>I don’t think SAT scores are optional at Smith, they are de-emphasized according to admissions literature, but if you math score falls too far below the average, that may be problematic. </p>

<p>I retook the ACT because my science score was way lower than the rest - in the 74th percentile. (And I am NOT a science major.)</p>

<p>Of course you should apply. You should also work really hard to improve that math.</p>