Deferred Dartmouth ED-er

jamimom
Thu, 09 Dec 2004 22:31:13 +0000

Truegibberish, given the admissions scenes these years, I really think you need a few schools that are not so selective. Given your great stats I would not even use the term “match” in your case as the schools that match your profile just are not matches for anyone. Also given the type of schools you like, the personal LACs, it is difficult to classify them as “safeties” unless you show some demonstrated interest in them with visits, web chats if offered, going to local meetings if they host any, etc. I would go on with Colby, and then look at some schools such as Trinity, Union, Hamilton, and then find one absolute safety that you could do on line without too much of a hassle. Middlebury, Vassar and Bowdoin are very selective schools that spend a lot of time hand picking their class. Just throwing an application their way is not a good idea, and it just does not sound like you have put a lot of time courting the schools. Also take a look at some of the all women’s colleges. I know that Mt Holyoke has a great equestrian program.