Big Ed Dilemma

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Okay, I have a problem.</p>

<p>I am a senior at a competitive public high school in Massachusetts, and I am having severe anxiety about the college admissions process. </p>

<p>Tufts University has been my first choice ever since I visited at the end of my soph. year. My stats are fairly within range for Tufts:</p>

<p>SAT I: M: 690 V: 650 W: 650 (a little low)
SAT II: Math IIC: 700, US History: 720, Literature: 670</p>

<p>GPA: 100.5 (weighted) 91.4 unweighted
Rank: 8/106
Good EC's (student council president, a lot of comm. service, etc..)
Good Recs (alumni recommendations as well)</p>

<p>I pretty much had it all figured out by September, that I would apply early decision to tufts and hopefully get in.</p>

<p>Now for my dilemma:
at the end of september I went to look at colleges in Maine, and I fell in love with Bates College. I loved everything about it, the people, the atmosphere, the curriculum, the architecture, I could not find a flaw. </p>

<p>Now I cant find the courage to apply ED to Tufts, when I love Bates so much, but I am aware that without the benefit of ED I have a lesser chance of admission at both schools.</p>

<p>My high school is also very close with Bates, and several students attend each year (very few attend Tufts), The Bates ED admission rate soars from 30% RD to 80% ED, where as the Tufts rate goes from about 26% RD to 43% ED. </p>

<p>I feel like I have a much better chance of getting into Bates, and It would relieve so much stress, and allow me to enjoy my Senior Year. But on the other hand, Tufts is a better school, and I feel like it would give me more opportunities in the long run, I also still love Tufts just as much as Bates. I love how Tufts is near Boston, but I also love how Bates is near the mountains (I love to ski). </p>

<p>If anyone has any suggestions, please respond</p>

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<p>Your GPA is INFLATED!</p>

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<p>Where did you get those ED stats for Bates????</p>

<p>I must know...cause I have never seen those.</p>

<p>I love Bates too...I want to go there more than anything in the world...I can totally understand your reasoning.</p>

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<p>glucose101 "Your GPA is INFLATED!", are you canadian? I used to think like you, but then i realized that people may do well in school and not well on tests(i.e. SAT)</p>

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<p>Doesnt Tufts have ED II? Also, you should pick your ED school on where you WANT to go, not where you think you will get in.</p>

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<p>yeah its not 80% i exaggerated, its like 57% I just mean that its a lot more than tufts...and tufts does have ED II. But anyways it is a moot point now, becuase I applied ED I to Bates so I hope I get in. I decided I liked the atmosphere and location more (I love to ski), and I feel like it had a more laid back vibe, also I like the smaller size. Also, Tufts has a lot of foreign language requirements that I decided didn't interest me. Anyways if I dont get into bates ED I, i might try Tufts ED II (if that makes sense?)</p>

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<p>Makes perfect sense Abby - good luck.</p>

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<p>the bates ED acceptance rate is NOT 80%!!!! its a little shy of 50.</p>

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<p>also its v. hard to judge tufts vs. bates, one is a U, the other a 1700-student college, they are totally different, i wouldnt say one if better than the other.</p>