Advice on Picking a University

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hey guys. I'm starting the whole college search thing and have come to the conclusion that this is a pretty big decision. Any help or advice of any kind would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.</p>

<p>A little about me. I'm going into my senior year in a high school in South Florida with a weighted GPA of 4.639 (I don't know what my unweighted would be). My SAT score was 2140 (Reading: 690, Math: 790, Writing: 660). I'm very interested in math so that leads me to engineering, however that is not set in stone. Some of the colleges that I'm currently looking into are UF, FSU, UC-Boulder, UT-Austin, UVA, UC-Berkeley, and UM-Ann Arbor. There are also some elite schools that I might be trying to apply to, these being Princeton and Stanford, but I do not know how good of a chance I have of getting into these schools. I'm looking for a decent party school that will still allow me to get a good job later down the road. In other words I'm looking for a good all around school with a nice balance of fun and work.</p>

<p>If you have any comments on these universities or any other ones for that matter, feel free to speak your mind. I would also appreciate any advice on the whole application process and any other aspect of college. Thanks</p>

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<p>How much can you / your family afford to pay?</p>

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<p>I’d also consider UPenn in your “elite” school category – has reputation of being the most fun Ivy school and there is engineering undergrad if you are interested in that. Consider UWisconsin, Purdue, UWashington also.</p>

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<p>you seem to like schools with a large frat scene. if frats do not bother you I would also add vanderbilt. if you dislike frats rice university is a must (IMO) </p>

<p>some other schools would be u of pittsburgh, case western and carnegie mellon</p>

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<p>I just got done with visiting u of Michigan, and it definitely is a party school. There are tons of fraternities and sororities but I would still consider it to be in your elite school grouping. There average gpa is about a 3.8. To calculate ur gpa every a plus a and a minus is counted as an a or 4.0 same for bs and soo on. What would ur gpa be?</p>