Chance me for Swarthmore College ED2 [PA resident, 3.85 GPA, 1530 SAT, economics and statistics]

jcpharm
Mon, 15 Dec 2025 18:39:04 +0000

you’ve gotten good analysis and things to think about from the posters so i won’t pile on. i realize you are planning on majoring in Econ/Stats but you have relatively weak science rigor compared to most who are applying to the tier of schools you are trying to get into (Swarthmore) - Swarthmore is elite and likely a harder admit that UVA ED1 and you are already got deferred. if you must ED2 (and i would caution against that due to its binding nature), you have a more realistic chance at the next tier down of LACs such as Carleton, Haverford, Wesleyan but it’s still not a given that you would be admitted. being from PA you should probably be familiar with Haverford, no? you have access to Swarthmore classes (as well as Bryn Mawr) through their consortium so if there are particular professors/classes you are interested in at Swarthmore, it might still be possible.