My chances at Smith College?

violetbee
Thu, 15 Mar 2018 20:01:43 +0000

My D is from Massachusetts and needed financial aid and she was accepted ED with a STRIDE Scholarship. She did not submit her ACT or SAT scores by choice. She took 8 APs and scored 5’s on all her exams ( AP’s were- Lit, Language, AP US, AP Euro, AP Calc AB, AP Stats, AP Bio and AP Psych. She did all honors classes beyond that. She was in Band, Drama, Mock Trial (Capt JR & SR Year), involved in church, worked, tutored- no sports. Her GPA was around a 4.7. She was 4th in her class of 96 at a public high school.

When schools like Wesleyan, Mt. Holyoke and Smith state their application process is “holistic”- I think they really mean it. My D has a lot of friends at Smith and they are all very different. The main things Smithies seem to have in common is an interest they are passionate about.

After watching my D and her friends go through the excitement and heartbreak of the college acceptance process last year I can honestly tell you this- it will all work out and it will be okay.

Good luck and try to enjoy the next few months!