Middlebury is her goal, but she needs other options...

Modadunn
Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:02:11 +0000

Just gonna toss in here that you shouldnt think you have to go to a large research university to pursue sciences. As has been said, Middlebury’s facilities are really quite impressive, made even more so because undergrads apparently get some of the same opportunities that would be reserved for grad students at those larger schools.

This said, I do agree that it might be kind of a reach based solely on numbers, but rarely is it all about numbers. And this is presupposing quite a bit about relative GPA and how that translates at your school. For example, we don’t have weighted grades and son did not have a perfect GPA (was closer to a 3.7 -although truthfully, Ive never known what it is exactly). However, it was the rigor of his classwork that spoke volumes about him as a student.

Here’s a ? though, Does she have any interest in playing her sport in college? Would she be competitive enough to contact the coach or coaches? There is a reason why there are over 250 team captains represented in the incoming class. Part of it is probably athletic contribution and part of it is probably leadership. And truth is, the only way someone is sure to not go to any particular school would be not to apply.

Agree with Skidmore (size is similar, town more urbanish) and I also think Univ of Vt is a great spot - especially if love VT. While I don’t know much about it, what about Connecticut College?