<p>haha, i'm an international, male, asian, on finaid too! but i deferred my matriculation coz of national service so i'll only be going next fall - hope to see ya there! </p>
<p>anyway, if you're deferred at Conn - it's still kinda hard to comment on your chances at other LACs, since some schools prefer to defer intel applicants seeking aid to the regular pool to choose from a more diverse pool. but if you're rejected by Conn with an ED advantage, your chances will probably be very bleak at Bates, Bowdoin, Middlebury and Colby (all of which are slightly more selective than Conn). So my advice is: apply to a few other less selective schools for your RD, which is what people normally do anyway. You can probably apply to Bates and Colby though. Middlebury will be quite competitive given that it is needblind, and Bowdoin simply doesn't admit a lot of intel applicants with aid (esp not RD). Anyway, what country are you from?</p>
<p>P.S. Are you sure Colby and Midd are needblind? I'm pretty sure they weren't when I applied last year... (well at least for Colby)</p>
<p>You said "coz of national service", so I believe you're in Singap or China :)). I'm from VN.
Yeah, I did apply to less selective one, like SLU or SLC.
Hey man, I didn't say that Colby is need-blind. Midd is
You're applying to Conn class of '11, too? Hope to see you there hehe :))
Finally, I'm from Vietnam</p>
<p>ah my bad! was cleaning up the old files in my computer when i came across the old college research material i compiled... midd is indeed SAT-optional, even in 'my time'.</p>
<p>just read through this thread...lots of good info huskem! thought i'd post to get it going again...</p>
<p>i have a few questions:
1. what is the premed program like? what kinds of med schools do students get into?
2. i was recently waitlisted and admissions said that students coming off of the waitlist get the same financial aid as a regularly accepted student so I am definitely going to send in some supplementary materials...my question is how many people or what % of students are accepted off the waitlist? how do they decide who to admit (which supplemetary materials do you think would best add to my profile..i was thinking a recommendation from my friend since i never did that for regular application, a visit to campus meeting with a coach, send in an art portfolio, and a letter telling them about new activities and my improving grades and how conn coll is my top choice still...)
3. how competitive is the crew team at conn coll?</p>
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<li><p>I'm not a science person, but I've been told that the pre-med program is excellent. They have great pre-med advisors, and they do have an excellent acceptance rate. I'll browse facebook later and give you a sampling of med schools current students are at.</p></li>
<li><p>they accept a decent amount of waitlisted people i assume, because i think their RD yield rate tends to be around 38%.</p></li>
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<p>definitely write a letter about your interest. </p>
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<li>no clue about crew. email the coach or captain. </li>
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<p>Huskem,
Do you have any idea what the female/male acceptance ratio was this year? Are they hoping to keep it to 60/40 or are they trying to even it out a bit more?</p>