Just as a note, my swim times are not competitive enough for recruitment, but I would get a decent shot as a walk on at most smaller schools.
@xhaavic I really liked the rural setting and Williams’ strength across all areas in terms of academics. When visiting, I talked with the coach who was very supportive. Hard to explain in words, but I really felt a “match” there. And since I will be looking to go onto graduate school, Williams would definitely prepare me best.
So far on my list of colleges are: Amherst, Babson, Bates, Brandeis, Grinnell, Middlebury, Pomona, CMC, Tufts, and Wash and Lee.
@ClarinetDad16 Unfortunately I was above the top quarter of applicants at Williams and still deferred.
@merc81 I have considered doing CMC for ED II, because I was between CMC and Williams for ED II.
@lr4550 Thank you, this gives me some hope! Hopefully colleges will see that I am very hardworking, by consistently holding two jobs, swimming competitively, and keeping good grades/test scores. But as a result of being so busy, I have not had time to develop my interests much beyond the classroom. I am from Washington State.
I applied EA to MIT and Caltech as well. Expecting a deferral from both.
