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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our DD from one of the area private schools (Top 5 according to DCUM) is really interested in Bowdoin and Middlebury.  She wants to ED at one of the two schools and we are looking for guidance about which one gives a bigger bump for ED.  Our DD's GPA is about 3.68.  She will be going test optional.  She has some sports leadership activities (Captain of teams since 11th grade) and should have excellent recommendations.  At her private school, the regular admits for Bowdoin and Middlebury are around the 3.75 - 3.8 range so she is not competitive for RD.  Unfortunately, there are not enough kids from her school doing ED to Bowdoin/Middlebury to get accurate Naviance data for this subset.  Any anecdotal and/or factual advice would be really helpful.  She honestly loved both schools from her visit and can see herself at either campus so her focus is on making the right ED decision.  We are full pay if that helps. [/quote]

I’ve heard of recruited athletes for NESCAC schools not passing academic pre-reads with a better gpa than 3.68. The only NESCAC schools that you are in play for are Conn College and Trinity.[/quote]

I had a Class of 21 son with a 3.7 uw and a 4.2 w w/ 1310 who was considered by the Midd and Colby coaches.  They both said that (even for that class, which was given a break on test scores and GPA) the pre-read wasn't positive. He ended up at another school listed in this thread with a little merit aid thrown in.  It's worked out beautifully and he's getting a great education while being given a chance to play the sport he loves.

My advice is to bug the Colby/Hamilton coaches one more time on the pre-read and then move on. They may be getting better applicants, which means they aren't interested.  Move on and find a similar school with a similar vibe and go live your best college life. [/quote]

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