<p>I am currently deciding which school to apply to for early-decision. I visited Colgate last spring and loved it. I am also very interested in Vanderbilt. I will be visiting in the fall and I plan on interviewing with my admissions person when he/she visits my HS.
While I like both schools, can someone help me delineate the differences between the schools? I like both campuses and the heavy greek scenes, though Vanderbilt's scene is much more intense; which I don't mind. I am planning on majoring in economics, and I feel that Colgate might be better in terms of job opportunities; Colgate has a very well-connected alumni network and I believe they have the highest representation on wall street.<br>
are these schools out of my league?
GPA: 3.0 freshman and soph year, but had 3.8 junior year. I am taking 4 APs my senior year
ACT:30
Glowing letters of recommendation and I can write great essays
lacrosse freshman year
captain of debate team
legacy at Vanderbilt</p>
<p>Vandy is a very high reach for you, but applying ED and being a legacy might make it possible. I got in RD with a 3.3 (but am URM/first gen) this year, so it’s pretty unpredictable. I’d only recommend applying ED there if you don’t mind giving up a much better shot at Colgate.</p>
<p>thank you, I think i will apply ED to Colgate. I saw admission stats for legacies (17%ED vs ~60%RD) and I think I will apply RD if ED for Colgate doesn’t work out.</p>
<p>You can do ED at Colgate and then Vandy has an ED II option which would allow you to do both if you don’t get into Colgate.</p>