<p>I've visited both schools and I honestly don't know which one to go ED on. I know that I would eventually have to make a choice between the two if I were to apply RD, so I figure that it is in my best interest to choose one and apply as early as possible. The problem is they are tied for my top school right now. Which one should I choose?</p>
<p>-I'm top 2% of class
-Caucasian
-Lower middle class
-Class president, stuco VP, pres of another foreign exchange club (these were all elected positions)
-Founder of a club
-Participant of about 4/5 more clubs
-Varsity soccer 4 yrs
-Tennis captain
-Great letters of rec
-Above average essay
-Guidance counselor recommendation oustanding
-4.0GPA
-SAT scores about average (math is a bit low for Wesleyan, yes)- 620M 690CR 710W
-Subject Tests- 650Lit 690Bio 730US
-Intended major- International relations/Enviro Policy
-Over 200 CC hours</p>
<p>I don't think I'm going to submit test scores to Wesleyan.</p>
<p>I really like Middlebury's proximity to the mountains as I grew up snowboarding, and Wesleyan really lives up to being located in Middletown, as it is relatively close to some of the most exciting cities on the east coast. </p>
<p>Which school has better internship opportunities? Also, which one gives more aid in grants?</p>
<p>I need to figure out a plan quickly. Please help! </p>
<p>Everything except your SAT scores is probably good enough to get accepted ED at either of them. It would be better (imo) to apply ED to Middlebury since their acceptance rate is a lot lower than Wesleyan’s. I’m not entirely sure about internship opportunities. Wesleyan is a little more prestigious than Middlebury because it’s part of the Little Tree. Middlebury, however, looks more organized in terms of internships. They’ve got an interesting webpage with networking, counseling and generally more help than Wesleyan to find internships.</p>
<p>Thanks for this. I agree that my SAT scores are my probably my weak point, but I hope they won’t completely ruin my chances for admission to either of these</p>
<p>You could actually apply to both ED, only you’d have to pick one for ED1 and one for ED2. Personally, if they’re both really close and everything else is equal, I’d pick the tougher admit and/or more prestigious school for ED1, which would be Middlebury in this case. You could then do Wesleyan ED2 if you aren’t admitted ED1.</p>
<p>you could speak to the FA officer at each school to get a sense about whether or not your family can afford either school. Get his or her name and take careful notes about what is said. You really don’t want to apply ED anywhere until you’re pretty sure your family can afford it.</p>
<p>Could you please clarify your financial situation? Have your parents run net price calculators for both of these schools? If you’re confident that estimated financial contribution from both schools is workable for your family and you’re just asking for information on how the need based aid breaks down (grants/loans/work study) then I agree, as the schools’ financial aid departments for more information. If you don’t know your family’s EFC, run the calculators first.</p>
<p>If you need a good deal of financial aid, you’re better off applying RD so that you can compare and negotiate the aid packages.</p>
<p>Yikes, I’m a bit risk averse but to tell you the truth I think you have an uphill battle at both schools with those SAT scores. I view ED as a way to boost admissions in super selective schools, not as a way to get into a reach school where your scores are in lower percentile. BUT I see that you have played varsity soccer for 4 years. If you reach out to the soccer coach and he wants you, that changes everything and in that case I think your odds of admission during ED are much better.</p>
<p>Having said that, if you’re not planning on talking to a coach, you probably have a better chance during ED than during the regular round, so if you want to give it a try, go ahead. But have you looked at any slightly less competitive liberal arts colleges like Union, Skidmore, Dickinson, or St. Lawrence? If it doesn’t work out for ED at Midd or Wes, there are very similar schools out there which are a little less selective where you would be a great match. Please have your regular decision apps ready to go!</p>
<p>I wouldn’t think so. As long as you’re in the middle-50 at any school, applying ED is usually okay. Not saying you’ll get in, but it’s worth a shot and often succeeds.</p>
<p>When deciding what school to apply to ED, you shouldn’t construct your choice as a strategy based on admission statistics. Because you’re committing yourself with this type of application, you want to apply to which school would be the best fit you, the school that you would be the most happy in: NOT the school that is more selective, or more prestigious. In my opinion, no one but you can answer that question.</p>
<p>If your scores hit their middle-50, submit them in my book. To not submit them has them looking at other data more closely, and you may not want that. Being slightly off in math shouldn’t be an issue, unless you plan on being a STEM major, and your other two scores are strong. And only submit your strongest two SAT IIs. No sense showing any weakness when you don’t have to.</p>