Deciding on A College

Descartesz
Sat, 14 Jul 2012 06:42:21 +0000

There are too many unknowns here to advise you.

Are these your only options? I would guess that if your a talented enough swimmer to get even a partial scholarship from a Big 10 school you could probably get a full scholarship from a school that competes at a lower level (i.e., a lower DI level).

Have you had such offers and aren’t interested or have you not pursued them?

If the first, then is that because you are only interested in premium schools (like NU and Duke)? Why so? And if you insist on a highly academically competitive school then why not also a high level of athletic competition? Are you really indifferent to UNC being a DIII swim school?

If you were accepted at NU, would you require additional need-based FA to allow you to attend? Would it be possible for NU to give you that aid?

I do agree that betting on a merit scholarship from such competitive schools as Duke and UNC is unwise. However I would strongly suggest you visit NU or any other school before you apply ED. For that matter have you visited other schools so that you have some basis for comparison?