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

ceebee63
Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:53:31 +0000

Hi all,

My younger sister is applying to college this fall, and while she is smart and has great leadership experience, so far she hasn’t dedicated much of her time to the ‘search’ phase of college admissions. She knows she wants to apply early to Middlebury, mainly because she loves Vermont and has visited many times – NOT because she for sure wants a small liberal arts college. In fact, since she is pre-vet/possibly pre-med, she might be better off at a university that has better research facilities.

Here are some stats and colleges I’ve thought of for her so far. She’s pretty open to look and apply anywhere, and wants to see where she gets in.

GPA: About 3.3, I think
School: Competitive sub-urban private
APs: Chem (will probably get a 4 or 5), next year: Bio, Calc
ACT: 30 (I think 34 math, 26 reading, but not sure)
Extracurriculars: 2 varsity sports (including team captaincies and lots of team-organizing), internship at a veterinary clinic, highly competitive horseback rider (training/prelim level)
Interests: horseback riding, chemistry, medicine, and socializing

Possible schools:
-Clark University
-Boston College
-Cornell Ag. School
-University of Richmond
-Colgate
-University of Vermont
-SUNY Stony Brook
-Rutgers

Thoughts? Advice? Thanks very much.