<p>Ok so heres the deal. I am applying to Barnard RD, even though its my number one choice, because if you apply ED you cannot defer which i want to do. THe problem is that I attend a very small school - my grade is 50 students which is their biggest graduating class so far - but right now 12 people are applying RD to Barnard! Of those 12 people I would say at least 5 or 6 of them have better stats than me. On my own, my stats are good enough to get into Barnard, but I am worried that the overwhelming number of applicants from our tiny school will hurt my chances. I mean, there is no way they are going to accept 12 students from one tiny private school is there??
Anyway here is a brief summation of my stats - if that will help you in answering my question.<br>
SATs - 2210 (750V 720M 740W)
SAT IIS - 730Lit 710Math I
GPA - 92.075 UW(with a big upward trend, ~96 UW in 11th grade)
EC's -
Newspaper - reporter, World News Editor - 11, 12
Drama - actress - 9,11,12
Student Ambassador Committee - 9,10,11,12
Religous Publication - writer, managing editor - 10,12
Charity Committee - member, Chair of committee - 9,12</p>
<p>Anyway thank you so much in advance, I would just like some input over how real my concerns are, and what steps I can take. I was thinking also about writing in the "additional information" section about how it is my number one choice, but why I can't apply ED. Is this a good idea or am I just making excuses? Any imput is appreciated - thanks!</p>