<p>I applied EDII, and I checked off "prefer september entry", but checked off "would like to be considered for both". the website says ed applicants will only be admitted for february entry if they present a "willingness/preference". would checking off "would be considered for both" mean "willingness?'</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure that what you did is fine.</p>
<p>not a matter of fine or not fine, but i was just wondering if checking off "would be considered for both" means "willingness"
but thanks for your response anyway!</p>
<p>that it does! if they seem to think you would fit better as a Feb, you will be placed as one.</p>
<p>What makes for a better fit for Feb over Sept or vice versa?</p>
<p>Someone mature enough to be able to use six additional months wisely.</p>
<p>Or someone who needs to spend six additional months maturing for the independence of college? Seriously, that holds as much logic as the above.</p>
<p>There's no need to be critial; it makes sense that you question it thoroughly, but that came across rather harshly.
I believe that they see potential in students who may have been as intellectually qualified, but possibly not ready for the strenuousness of the college environment, and thus should take time to contemplate the value of learning. I have a friend who applied preferentially as a Feb. He was more qualified than many Reg admits, and he seemed to be sure about his Feb choice. He entered college much more fulfilled human being, and is much more adjusted to the socially, academically and intellectually diverse community that Middlebury is than most other students. I would look at it as an opportunity for discovery (of self and environment), and avoid condescension.</p>
<p>i asked the original question legitimately as if there was some deeper reasoning behind the two different admission times. I believe Colorado College does the same thing. Perhaps I expected an explanation that spoke to something like more of a reduction in year long deferrals that some students ask for to do adventures abroad or work for a non-profit (perhaps this past fall there were kids working on a political campaign, etc.). But for those kids who MIDD determines would be a better Feb fit vs those kids who specifically ask for the delay, I was just wondering what the differences are. And can a feb make up the credits to graduate in the spring vs that additional semester?</p>
<p>Let's put a stop to the idea that Febs are any less qualified than Regs. If you're accepted to Middlebury you're an extremely qualified individual. Febs may be "differently qualified". I was a Reg, but took a semester off and ended up graduating with the Febs. One of the brightest people I knew at Midd was a Feb. The qualifications for Feb admit are related mostly to willingness. It may suggest a certain ability to easily adapt, but that's it. Feb admission says nothing about your overall quality as a Midd applicant. </p>
<p>I'm fairly certain Febs could catch up with the Regs, but it may require some AP credit or something like that (perhaps some summer course-work - I don't know) because it can be difficult to take a greater course load at Midd.</p>
<p>I whole-heartedly agree with urbanslaughter. Middlebury literature even states that Febs on the whole achieve higher GPAs than Regs. Obviously this is not to say that they are more qualified either- they are simply provided with an opportunity that the admissions committee think fits their personality, according to their application. </p>
<p>And Febs can make up credit with summer courses, extra courses and APs to graduate a semester earlier. Although many people do not suggest it: a Feb's last term will be spent skiing and hanging with their friends during J-Term, which I hear is a pretty awesome experience.</p>
<p>Fair enough. I know lots of folks who defer their admission for an entire year (as that's the only option) to pursue other things as I mentioned above. I wasn't the one who said they were more mature or less mature, I was saying that the concept of maturity wasn't really an answer. However, those with an easier ability to acclimate or adjust certainly provides some measure of why there is a feb admittance. I also thought it had something to do with Midds population traveling abroad and dorm space. Much like Dartmouth's D plan which accomodates students taking a quarter off (provides Dorm space so more students can attend without expanding the physical plant of the college).</p>
<p>There's lots of reasons why there are Feb or Spring admissions, and I was just curious to know what Midd's thinking was on the subject. It was never assumed that anyone who gains admission is more or less qualified. Still, I don't think Amherst or Colorado College labels their second semester admits as Febs (or Jans, as the case may be) for all four years.</p>