chances...

<p>I'm new and was wondering if someone can tell me chances for getting into Middlebury if applying ED. Also diagnosed with ADD just this past January and GPA went from a 3.0 beginning of Junior year to 3.7 for last marking period and will have a 3.6 for 1st marking period of senior year.</p>

<p>SAT I 1950 in June and waiting for October scores.
SAT II US History 690 (taking French and literature this Sat.)
AP US 4/5</p>

<p>UW Cum. GPA 3.3/4.0
Honors Chem, Bio, Physics +AP Physics
Honors English 9, 10, 11 AP English 12
AP US 11th
AP Euro 12th
French 6 years
Latin 5 years
Algebra I, II, III, Geometry, Trigonometry</p>

<p>EC's</p>

<h1>3 Varsity Tennis (10th-12th - Co-Captain 12th)</h1>

<p>United Way Youth Allocation Panel - 11th-12th ,Chair 12th
Volunteen 4 years, silver award
Earned Girl Scout Gold Award and Silver Award
Served on Girl Scout Board of Directors
Numerous Girl Scout activities for last 8 years including several speaking engagements
HOBY runner-up
Quiz Bowl 11th and 12th, captain 12th
Editor in chief of school newspaper (copy editor 11th, reporter 10th)
yearbook Asst. Editor (11th)
Junior and Senior class representative
parts in school musical 10th and 11th
downhill ski racing team 9th
Busy babysitter for several families for past 6 years</p>

<p>Also, looking to major in french and italian...</p>

<p>i think ur chances look really low
but then again
i havent done my research</p>

<p>But i do know they are really selective</p>

<p>Sorry, but you are not competitive for Middlebury. Remember this is one of the most competitive years ever. You have to be a top student to get in plus have ECs.</p>

<p>she/he has a ton of EC's... sure your grades are low by CC standards (and it has to be one hell of a standard for a 3.6 to be "low") and according to Princeton Review its like the 14th hardest school to get into in the country but I don't think you should rule it out.
I'm just a junior too who'se been on CC for a little bit and my knowledge is strictly from what I've heard on these fourms.
I don't think anyone on CC (unless they're the admissions people under a penname) can FOR SUREE tell you that you can or cannot get in.
Good luck!</p>

<p>Thank you. I'm glad to see someone thinks its worth trying for.</p>

<p>I also forgot to mention Outwardbound Sailing experience one summer, travelling to England one summer for girl scout international camp and spending 5 weeks in Paris this summer for a french language immersion program. I hope they see this as being committed to broadening one's horizon.</p>

<p>Middlebury is a reach for almost everyone. Apply, but understand that even students with very high GPAs and SAT scores and great ECs don't get in. I know one who didn't. Reach if you want, but understand that it is a reach and have other schools on your list that you really want to attend.</p>

<p>Middlebury, like all colleges, is a toss up. My twin sisters (now both attending yale) got into yale, harvard, dartmouth, colgate, and hamilton. BUT they were rejected by Middlebury, Amherst, and Williams</p>

<p>so you never know!!</p>

<p>i applied ed to middlebury last week so i am also crossing my fingers!!!</p>

<p>Middlebury is a LONG reach.</p>

<p>Also, I would NOT mention the ADD. You may see it as a mitigating factor or as a difficulty that has been overcome... and this would be true. BUT, it isn't really a "selling point" for adcoms. (I could be wrong.) They aren't wild about kids who discuss mental illness, either. (I'm not suggesting that ADD is the same as mental illness, nor am I implying that either one should keep a good kid out of college. I'm just saying that these are the types of difficulties-overcome that are not really plus-es for admissions.)</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

<p>Everyone has said you should disclose it. They want to know as much as they can about you and if there is anything that has significantly affected your performance. Was planning on writing the common app. essay based on it as well...now not so sure.</p>

<p>Any other advice out there regarding this?????</p>

<p>I would absolutely mention the ADD. That's part of who she is, and gives an indication of what she's been up against to this point--and doing quite well, I might add. Besides Middlebury, what else is she looking at? There are plenty of extremely good schools out there that would love to have student like your daughter.</p>

<p>I agree with Hindoo--mention it! It's a part of who you are and I really don't think they would reject you for that--and if they did, well, then that's not where you should be going to school!</p>

<p>Wow, thanks. She's looking at Mt. Holyoke, Wellesley, Vassar, maybe Colgate, American, George Washington maybe University of Vermont and just got something in the mail from Johns Hopkins.</p>

<p>What other schools would you recommend?</p>

<p>I seem to have some overlaps with your daughter, so here's my list (maybe it'll give you some ideas):
Princeton
Haverford
Swarthmore
Bryn Mawr
Vassar
Wellesley
Williams
Middlebury
Amherst
Smith
Wesleyan could be worth a look, too.
Good luck!</p>

<p>"Thank you. I'm glad to see someone thinks its worth trying for.</p>

<p>I also forgot to mention Outwardbound Sailing experience one summer, travelling to England one summer for girl scout international camp and spending 5 weeks in Paris this summer for a french language immersion program. I hope they see this as being committed to broadening one's horizon."</p>

<p>any school you want to go to is worth applying for...
that is
unless someone is an idiot with like a 3.0 and a below< a 1200 sat (if they are trying to apply to the best)</p>

<p>In my humble opinion, your list is very, very top-heavy. With a 3.3 GPA and a 1950, a place like American would likely be a match/reach, and it appears to be the lowest of any school she is looking at. Personally, I am a guy with a 3.55 and a 2280 (as well as the hardest courseload avaliable), and I consider American a safe match, and Vassar a low reach. I would say that every other college on her list is at least a reach, and Middlebury is a long, long reach, along with Amherst. I really don't want to stress you out more, but you need to be realistic; your daughter needs to look outside of the typical "top" schools. They're extremely competitive this year, and she simply does not have the stats for most.</p>