Rhodes

So yesterday I did a phone interview with my admissions counselor at Rhodes College. She was very nice, and I loved what she told me about Rhodes. This phone interview was especially great because my mother has decided that we are not going to go look at any more colleges until the spring--after my acceptances roll in. But the conversation I had with my admissions counselor was so casual and easy. When I first heard the term "phone interview," it kind of freaked me out. What is a phone interview and can it impact my admissions decision? Questions like these kept running through my mind. But then I forgot about it until my phone rang at 4:30. It wasn't my admissions counselor, but it reminded me into getting freaked out about the interview. But after talking with my admissions counselor, I don't really have more doubts about getting into Rhodes even though I haven't seen the campus. She seemed really impressed when I told her what my scores were on my SAT and ACT. So, hopefully I won't have any problems getting in there.

And speaking of testing, I caved and decided to call College Board to get my AP scores. It cost me eight dollars, but it was so worth it once I found out from a computer that I got 5's on both my AP Government and AP Chemistry exams. I was so excited and pleased that I had done so well.

Oh, and Hendrix is no longer on my list. I decided that Arkansas was just too far away, so I now have room on my list to add a Georgia college, so I've decided to add Emory to my list.

Testing

My summer standardized test scores just came out. After taking the SAT twice, the ACT twice, and three subject tests, here are my results:
SAT:
Jan. CR: 670 M: 710 W: 660
March: CR: 710 M: 680 W: 720
ACT:
Feb. Overall: 31
English: 30 Math: 30 Reading: 35 Science: 28
Jun. Overall: 33
English: 34 Math: 30 Reading:35 Science: 33
Subject Tests:
Chemistry: 750
Math 2: 670
Spanish: 660

I am just so glad that the only other standardized test I need to take in the fall is a retake of the math 2 subject test. I need to be in the seven hundred's so that I am more competitive for my top schools. I was considering taking another ACT or SAT, but my college counselor says that I don't need to take another one after my ACT score of 33!!! Now I'm just waiting for my AP Chemistry and US Government & Politics scores. I should get those sometime next month.

Speaking of colleges, I did not get to see Presbyterian on Thursday. My mother decided on Wednesday night that she did not want to drive that far. So, I made her call Presbyterian and cancel. There was no way I was going to get stuck with doing that!

Summer!

Sooo...life has been great!!! I am finally done with taking standardized tests until the fall! I went to my school's honors banquet and got Gold Eagle, a UGA certificate of merit, AND the Dartmouth Book Award. Even though I don't want to go to Dartmouth (too cold), it was nice to be recognized. It was like that time when I got a letter from MIT in the mail without signing up for their mailing list. Didn't want to go there, but it was nice to get the letter. Well, I am going to look at Presbyterian on Thursday. It's in South Carolina, so it should be a relatively short drive (THANK GOD!!!!). After my five day college road trip with my mom over spring break, four-five hours in the car (round trip) won't be as terrible. I'll keep you posted on Presbyterian.
On another note, I am leaving for England in a month!!! I'm so excited to be participating in the Cambridge College Programme this summer. Three weeks in England!!! It's going to be my first time in Europe!

WOW!!!

I'm extrmemely excited today! I got a letter in the mail yesterday from Centre College telling me that my college counselor had nominated me to be a Centre fellow and that I was accepted. They'll waive my application fee, and if I get accepted, I'll be offered, at minimum, $12,500 in scholarship money a year for the four years of college!!! I never thought that I would be being offered merit scholarships in my junior year! It makes me hope that I'll be offered money from the other schools that I'm going to apply to.

My final list of colleges as of this moment:

Davidson College

Birmingham-Southern College

University of Richmond

Furman University

Presbyterian College

Rhodes College

Hendrix College

Centre College

(which are not ranked in order, by the way!)

-S

Richmond

Sooo....this is my first post on this blog...I decided to share about my college applications experience. I've seen so many schools but have definitely decided that I want a smaller school (between 1200 and 4000 students) with not many graduate students somewhere in the southeast where it isn't cold all the time. Those are pretty hard qualifications, especially when I want a school with a good academic reputation, having gone to a prestigious private school in Atlanta for the past twelve years.
I've seen Davidson, UGA, Furman, Emory, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Elon, Salem, Centre, Sewanee, Washington and Lee, Wofford, Birmingham-Southern, and Samford. Out of all of these, I've made a short list. Davidson, Furman, Centre, Birmingham Southern, Presbyterian, Rhodes, Hendrix, and University of Richmond are on that list. Tomorrow, I am going to look at University of Richmond. If I like it, it will definitely be a reach school for me. I'll update on how I like it and post more about why I did or didn't like some of these other colleges...