<p>Thanks so much for everyone’s help and information! I think I’m going to go ahead and apply ED to Barnard and, if I don’t get in, I will go to UIowa. If I don’t try for Barnard, I’d be kicking myself in the butt while at Iowa. I know that I will eventually work my way into the Iowa Writer’s Workshop and, reflecting on the atmosphere and crossing it with my own personality, I think I will be able to prosper at Barnard just as easily as I will at Iowa, though they are two different types of brands. I wish you all (and your children) a successful journey in this college process!</p>