Colby/Amherst/Grinnell/Carleton/UChicago/Whitman

GDMACK
Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:39:45 +0000

What one decides totally depends on who one is. My daughter didn’t want to apply to Amherst because she said, “I just can’t see myself there.” She said the same thing about Princeton (much to the frustration of her mom). She ultimately applied to Bowdoin and Colby (among others), but before hearing the admissions decision on either decided, “I have decided that Bowdoin is not for me. Even if accepted there will will not be going there.” When accepted to Colby visited and fell in love with the place, and will be in the class of 2015. Smart, outdoorsey, athletic students that she connected with in a way that did not happen at many other schools she visted. Don’t forget school rankings, but don’t let them rule your life either. Pick the school that resonates with you when you visit and meet the kids there. So much about the intellegent selection is “Do I feel drawn here?” Colby’s acceptance rate this year was 29%. If there are jocks there, they are intelligent jocks.