<p>Of course haha. Well regardless thanks for the suggestions 
and thank you as well Kittens.</p>
<p>I seriously appreciate your time and dedication swingtime. Johns Hopkins is big on my list. The UCs were fantastic (Cal was the best school in the world for Chem about 5 years ago and UCLA was top 3 for math) but unfortunately due to the state’s budget cuts and all the political protests they’ve really gone downhill. UCSD and UCLA are possibilities but the 4-year grad rate is ridiculously low right now - way too many students aren’t able to take classes they want.</p>
<p>Carleton is a little too small for my liking but I’ll definitely give it a second look - very, very, very good school from all I’ve heard, a few people from the senior class are going there next year. Harvey Mudd isn’t as popular at my high school but I’ll also give it another glance. I’d rather go somewhere out of California.</p>
<p>The Naviance is very uninformative, as the student body is pretty small. For example, the Harvard average acceptance GPA is a 3.54 due to the numerous legacies and the average SAT is below 2000. Meanwhile Georgetown and Pomona are both above 4.00 and 2150s. Because of this subjectivity I am really interested in what more prestigious schools value - for example, that information about CalTech valuing national science awards was really helpful.
Are there any schools that tend to value test scores and ECs more than others?</p>