Gap Year Decisions and ensuing mental turmoil

bn12gg
Tue, 04 Sep 2012 07:45:41 +0000

Sifster-- Sounds like you really, really liked your Smith visit. My daughter a “firstie” felt the same way. You might just break your post into 2 questions-- gap year and then academic performance to date.


I like your out of country volunteer plan for the gap year. I’m sure Smith would note that it is a most worthy EC etc on a submission for admission. I’d say go for it.
I’d apply ED as you state the following year. As a professor myself I get concerned with irregular submission of academic data. No “humanities” for example- - as you state. A’s and B’s sound pretty good but what would the GPA happen to be-- closer to 4.0 or closer to 3.0 ? You state no SAT’s are available yet. If I were judging a non traditional admissions file, I’d really like to see SAT scores in verbal, quant and writing. I know Smith does not require them but I believe most applicants provide them and they may be supersized over a couple sittings. A nice set of SAT scores would strengthen a non traditional admissions file.


Just my .02

David