Middlebury vs Dartmouth vs Penn

UCLAislife
Sun, 06 Mar 2016 10:58:28 +0000

You’re stats are great. They should make you pretty competitive although you have to realize there will be thousands of applicants with stats even better than yours. It all really comes down to your essays and letters of rec, as well as the people that are actually reading your apps. It’s definitely far from a complete science but the readers’ willingness to fight for you certainly plays a role – not something you can control at this point so don’t worry about it.

If you’d prefer a smaller school, Penn probably isn’t the place for you – it’s quite large. On the other hand, Penn has world-renown programs all around and if you chose to go there, you probably won’t regret it at all. All three schools would offer you amazing programs in all your interests but I think that you would have a more fulfilling experience at Penn. You’ll have a broader spectrum of options. At Penn, they encourage students to even create their own majors if they find that they cannot fit all there interests in one particular existing major. It’s in Philly so you’d get that rich urban setting. It’s one of the most diverse schools in the entire country. Internships would be greatly at your disposal – if you’re willing to work for it – and overall, you’d get an overall incomparable cultural experience.