3.51/171
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 9:24 pm
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Thanks, it helps to know someone else is in the same boat. I've looked at a lot of information on splitters, but it looks like there are very few in our situation.iamrobk wrote:I'm in a VERY similar situation to you. I have a 3.53 (also a rough junior year) and a 171. I'm looking at ED to Penn, and probably Michigan RD as my 2nd choice (and I feel pretty good about both, assuming my essays turn out good). I think you'd be good at Georgetown, not sure about NW though, and I'd definitely suggest an ED to Columbia, NYU, Chicago, or Berkeley if you really want one of them, and even then it may be a bit of a stretch.
I was thinking the exact same thing. I'm going to talk to him in person this week, but I figured some completely dispassionate advice would be helpful. I definitely think ED at Chicago is my best bet to get into the highest ranked school I can, but it also would not be my first choice of the lot.FlanAl wrote:Sounds like you have in roads at chicago. how close are you with the prof who wrote your letter of rec? he could probably give you advice on whether or not to ED chicago.
Other than that I'd say its kind of a toss up at the rest of the schools so apply broadly.
I'm from the Philly suburbs and I've always wanted to go to Penn (actually applied ED there undergrad, got deferred then denied from Wharton), so it's not just a case of me applying there since I think I have a good shot at it. But if there's a school you REALLY want, you should definitely ED.RamblinBoyofPleasure wrote:Thanks, it helps to know someone else is in the same boat. I've looked at a lot of information on splitters, but it looks like there are very few in our situation.iamrobk wrote:I'm in a VERY similar situation to you. I have a 3.53 (also a rough junior year) and a 171. I'm looking at ED to Penn, and probably Michigan RD as my 2nd choice (and I feel pretty good about both, assuming my essays turn out good). I think you'd be good at Georgetown, not sure about NW though, and I'd definitely suggest an ED to Columbia, NYU, Chicago, or Berkeley if you really want one of them, and even then it may be a bit of a stretch.
Are you applying ED to Penn because you really want to go there, or because you think it's the most strategic choice? The toughest decision for me is how far I should reach with an ED app. Part of the issue is I'd rather live/practice in a big city, but I can't deny that my numbers suggest I should try elsewhere.
I was thinking the exact same thing. I'm going to talk to him in person this week, but I figured some completely dispassionate advice would be helpful. I definitely think ED at Chicago is my best bet to get into the highest ranked school I can, but it also would not be my first choice of the lot.FlanAl wrote:Sounds like you have in roads at chicago. how close are you with the prof who wrote your letter of rec? he could probably give you advice on whether or not to ED chicago.
Other than that I'd say its kind of a toss up at the rest of the schools so apply broadly.
Right now I feel like Hamlet, if he had TLS instead of soliloquies.