what are my chances?

ecape
Fri, 02 Dec 2005 22:13:43 +0000

I’m sorry, but I would say your chances aren’t very good. High schools vary wildly by how challenging they are, and what it means to be top 5% in the class, and Swarthmore puts quite a bit of emphasis on SATs. You aren’t an URM by any chance, are you? By all means go ahead and apply though, if you really like the school, as a reach. Write a really compelling essay. If you want an excellent LAC that truly does not look very carefully at SATs, check out Bowdoin. Smith, somewhat weaker, also does not put much emphasis on SATs.