A few (well, a lot of) questions...

College Search & Selection
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<p>About me...</p>

<p>I'm a rising senior</p>

<p>93-94 GPA (I think 3.84 on a 4 pt scale)</p>

<p>Mostly honors classes with some AP senior year</p>

<p>30 ACT (1940 SAT but will submit ACT)</p>

<p>2 varsity sports and I play an instrument</p>

<p>I don't have any other clubs, I don't have leadership exp, and I don't have community service...I'm a little worried about that</p>

<p>And I live in NY and I'm white.</p>

<p>I think I want engineering (chemical?) but for a while I was set on astronomy. I turned away from it though because it isn't a great major for job oppurtunities. I'm also pretty interested in the nanotechnology program at UAlbany.</p>

<p>Now for the schools I'm looking at...</p>

<p>University of Maryland, College Park
University of Delaware
Northeastern University
Boston College
Providence College (I'd do the 3+2 engineering program w/ Columbia U)
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
SUNY Albany (again, for nanotech)
SUNY Buffalo
SUNY Binghamton
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)</p>

<p>Now, for my questions...</p>

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<li><p>What do you think my chances are for the above schools? Also, would Brown be worth applying to or is that way too out of my league?</p></li>
<li><p>One of my friends says I have no reaches...based on my resume, what would be good reaches or other good schools to look at for me? As you can tell, I'm into division 1/well known schools...basically somewhere I can proudly say is my alma mater while watching them in the NCAA tourney. Also I don't want to go anywhere I can't reasonably drive to.</p></li>
<li><p>What do you think about my majors? I know engineers make a lot of money, but is chemical engineering (or any other type of engineering) an interesting subject? Should I look back into astronomy? What kind of things could I do with an astronomy degree...and is it really competitive to achieve them? And what do you think about nanotech?</p></li>
<li><p>What is your general opinion about the above schools?</p></li>
<li><p>Finally, if I decide on schools from the above list, should I boost my resume, or is it good? Should I start doing community service, even this late in my HS career? If I submit the ACT, should I still take SAT subject tests? Should I join a new club?</p></li>
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<p>If you can answer just 1 or all of the questions above, that would be great. Thanks in advance</p>

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<p>Also, I think I’m in the top 15% of my class.</p>

<p>And do you think I should retake the ACT?</p>

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<p>Don’t really know your schools but wiill comment on the statement that engineers make a lot of money. I guess it depends on what you mean by a lot. They start with relatively high salaries out of college, but in most cases theirnsalaries rise slowly and reach a cap. Most engineers make a solid middle class to upper middle class income, but few make what would generally be considered a lot of money.</p>

<p>So f you’re doing this for the money, don’t. Consider what you really enjoy doing. Many careers will make you equal or more money.</p>