Chances @ Middlebury...???

<p>Son - soon to be senior has expressed interest in Middlebury. He went to visit the school in early May. Does he have a chance in getting in there???</p>

<p>Would it help his chances if he went "ED" or some sort of "early" plan??? </p>

<p>31 ACT comp. this was his 1st 'sitting' - he might take again.
SAT II - Math # 2 730
SAT II US History 730
He has not taken the SAT I - and might not - up to him...
AP US Hist - 5
AP World Hist 4
55th out of a class of 755+/-
Typical E/C's - editor of school paper.
From the midwest.</p>

<p>Thanks -</p>

<p>He should have a chance. He's in the top 10%, which is very important, but #55 seems a bit low. I will say that standardized tests scores do matter, and while a 31 is a strong score, he might do well to bring it up. </p>

<p>If Middlebury is his first choice school, he should by all means go ED. Most schools, including Middlebury, say applying ED does not help an applicants chances, and that ED applicants are typically stronger students, hence the higher admit rate. I'm not sure whether I buy that, but that's what they say. </p>

<p>Anyway, yes, your son does have a chance, but he doesn't seem to be a standout applicant among the Middlebury applicant pool. Good luck</p>

<p>I agree with FreeFree. Your son is the average applicant at Middlebury. Their average ACT scores are around the 30-32 range. He should take a shot at the ACT again. And yes the #55 is kind of low, but no real worries about that.
I'm not sure about his EC activities though. "Typical" doesn't really make him stand out much, and most applicants there have something unique. What does your son bring to the school?I would say your son has an average shot at Middlebury.Good luck!</p>

<p>This all depends on what state in the midwest you're from. He stands out and is accepted it if the state is underrepresented, he's on the lower end of the stick and is denied if the state is overrepresented.</p>

<p>How can you find out if a state is under or over represented??</p>

<p>Data sets. Just Google them.</p>