My Chances at Middlebury?

Puzzled88
Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:54:03 +0000

I don’t really know the answer but it seems to me that the best possible candidate is one who fulfills all the basic requirements of challenging courses, good grades, high SATs and strong ECs AND has something interesting that makes him or her stand out from the crowd. I am not saying that I like or agree with this but it’s just what I’ve observed.

I’ll tell you a story. My friend’s daughter applied to one of the schools you’re looking at 5 years ago. Her grades, scores, etc. were fine but nothing stupendous. She did have an unusual EC though and once when her mother called the office to ask a question and said her daughter’s name, the admissions officer said “Oh yes, the beekeeper…”