My Chances at Middlebury?

Puzzled88
Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:41:40 +0000

Keeping in mind that I really don’t know the answer as I’m not an admissions officer, I would say that living there makes you interesting and different and then what you’ve done with the opportunity, how you’ve taken advantage of it (which is to say the language classes and any ECs that are unique because you are there - the human right foundation being a perfect example) will make you stand out. You basically have another year (this spring semester, a summer activity and next fall semester) to bolster that part of your application. Besides a simple list you can also highlight your more unusual activities through your essays.

One really simple suggestion that I wish I’d known when my oldest daughter started high school is just that you look at the Common Application and also a few individual college supplements. I just think it’s helpful to see the format and think about how you might present yourself through it most effectively. An example: you’ll see that there are two ways you might list a summer class or program depending on whether you receive academic credit and are able to send a transcript. One of my own daughters was able to fill in everything on the Common App except the question about employment and it just about made her crazy that in all her preparations for college she had neglected to ever get a job. (She got in just fine though so don’t worry!)