Advice please? :DD

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello everyone! :D
I am currently a junior in high school
& I plan on majoring in neuroscience and/or psychology/biopsychology.</p>

<p>Colleges I plan to apply to:
1. Amherst College (top choice!)
2. Pomona College
3. JHU
4. UCLA
5. Vassar College (I heard they have a good biopsych program?)
6. UCSD</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT Total: 2290 (aiming for 2300+ in the fall)
* SAT II: Chem – 780, US History - 800, I will be taking Math IIC in the fall
* ACT (if applicable): N/A
* AP:
AP Human Geography - 5
AP US History (testing next month!! ZOMG @_@)
AP Chemistry (same)
AP Calculus AB (same)
AP Psychology (SELF STUDIED! :D will be taking this test next month as well)
NEXT YEAR COURSELOAD:
AP Biology, AP Government, AP Calculus BC, AP English, Anatomy/Physiology
-will have taken 9 AP's by the end of senior year
-will have taken biopsych, abnormal psych, elementary statistics, and med terminology at local community college by end of senior year

  • GPA weighted: 4.33ish (UC WEIGHTED GPA)
  • GPA unweighted: 3.8ish/4.00 (GAAH i hate my gpa. x.x)
  • Rank or % estimate (if applicable): No ranking @ my school
  • Awards: Southwestern Youth Music Festival Competition 4th place (for piano @_@) 3rd Place Neuroscience Competition @ LA Foreign Language Awards - Chinese (school award) hopefully I'll get AP Scholar... haha NHS? (is this an activity or honor?) </code></pre>

<p>Location:
* State or Country: CA, USA
* School Type: Public (huge, competitive, public high school, ~2000+ students, about 700+ per grade)
* Ethnicity: Chinese (Canto! :D)
* Gender: Female
* Legacy Yes/No: No
* Income bracket: ~$50k; will be applying for fin aid..
* ECs and Hobbies: (i have so little... T_<em>T)
-Key Club (9-12) (staying in cabinet next year)
Positions: Cabinet leader, webdesigner, part of Major Emphasis program committee
-NHS (10-12)
-Environmental Club (9-10)
-Christian Club (9)
-Orchestra (9)
-CSF (9-12) i dont think this is really an EC..ah oh well haha
-Piano and violin(11 years, 6 years) typical asian. -</em>-
-Shaolin Kung fu/martial arts (9-10)</p>

<p>MY EC's SUCK! Lol. Everyone else seems to have SO MANY! D: </p>

<p>Am I dreaming too big? D: I think Amherst would be a reach for me.. x_x Man.
Are there any other colleges I should consider? (based on stats/prospective major)
What are some safety schools I should apply to?
Any advice would be great =) Thanks!</p>

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<p>You have spent a great deal of time on taking classes at the college level, but as you admit, little time in actually exploring and participating in the world outside of school/community college. You seemed to have joined a lot of your schools clubs in the early years of high school, but as you increased your school work load, pretty much dropped them, except for your key club position. You should aim to balance your school work load, both during the school year and the summers, with outside interests. If you are planning on going into psych, then any volunteer work in a hospital would be a good experience for you. It is a really too late now to apply for internships, or I would have suggested that also.<br>
Your parents income is also going to be a factor in selecting a college. As you may have read on other threads here at CC, financial aid is going to be tight, so your will need to figure out how you plan to pay for college.</p>

<p>Start right now looking for scholarships, go to the counseling center at your school and get all the information you can. Best of luck.</p>