My Vassar chances?

marleegrace
Wed, 20 Jun 2012 19:48:27 +0000

I’ll be applying to Vassar ED-I, and I’d like to know how likely I am to get in.

-Female
-SAT: 2160 (1410 2-score), likely to go up slightly when I get the scores back from the most recent time I’ve taken it.
-Top 25% of my class, likely to go up within the next semester.
-Unweighted GPA: 3.0
-Unweighted core GPA: 3.14
-Weighted GPA: 4.14
-Extracurriculars: Heavily involved in Speech & Debate (with officer position); moderate participation in Drama Club; officer positions in National English Honors Society, JSA, and poetry club.
-Service hours: ~250
-Awards: Many Speech & Debate national awards, a few national writing contest wins, National Merit commendation or higher (not sure yet)
-Other: Part time job, volunteer position reviewing books for a major publishing company, and I spend much of my time writing (3 novels so far, not sure if that’s relevant, but it can’t hurt, I guess).

Writing is my strong suit so I’m very confident in my application essay.
Additionally, my GPA is lower than it should be due to severe family and mental health issues my sophomore year. However, my weighted GPA went from a weighted 2.9 at the end of sophomore year to the weighted 4.14 by the end of junior year, and I will be including this information explaining my circumstances in a letter added to my application.

Thoughts?