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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m Swat PP. It is her first choice. 
Major - physics, creative writing, Chinese. 
EC - pres of club, sportsmanship award in 2 varsity sports jr year, leader of robotics team, and 1 of 6 US kids on honor council, which is big deal at this school (peer nominated, elections). 
Lots of  other activities supporting creative writing and Chinese. 
Strong student but absolutely no impressive ECs. [/quote]

Truthfully, if your child wants it, they can aim higher than Swarthmore. A strong private school valedictorian carries a lot of weight at top colleges, and their combination of interests (physics + creative writing + Chinese) might help them stand out a bit. With those credentials (valedictorian at a strong private school, 1530 SAT (perfect verbal), and solid leadership roles), your kid has the stats. The ECs aren't shabby either (the honor council role is more impressive than you think - I'd really focus on that and make sure the LOR speaks to it).

Given the three majors, I'd look at your school's REA hooked/legacy competition for:
MIT
Princeton
Yale (they love this interdisciplinary, wide-ranging mix of interests - play up the 3 disparate academic interests)

Reaches that are more "realistic" in RD or otherwise:
University of Chicago
Pomona 
Williams
Brown (like Yale and the interdisciplinary focus, the open curriculum would really benefit your kid. Plus Brown's creative writing is insane).

Your kid is the competitive for almost any school - its all in the execution now. And understanding what each different school looks for.[/quote]

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