Best NE Schools for Physics/etc?

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<p>Here are my credentials by the way:</p>

<p>General
-White Middle-Class Male
-Located in Central New Jersey
-Attend Public High School with decent ratings</p>

<p>Class Load:</p>

<p>Freshman Year
Biology Honors: B+
Geometry Honors: A
Modern World Civilizations Honors: A-
English I Honors: B+
Latin I: A
Theater I: A</p>

<p>Sophomore Year
Chemistry Honors: A-
Algebra II Honors: B+
English II Honors: A-
American Civilizations I: A+
Computer Science: A+
Latin II: A</p>

<p>Junior Year (Predicted)
Physics Honors: B+
Pre-Calc Honors: A
English III Honors: B
American Civilizations II: A-
Cisco I: A+
Latin III: B+</p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule
AP Physics
AP Calc BC
AP Government
AP Macroeconomics
English IV Honors
Cisco II</p>

<p>GPA/Rank/SAT:
GPA: 4.1 weighted, 3.8ish unweighted
Rank: 34/390, expecting up in rank though (20s)
SAT: Around 2100, will retake in October, do better</p>

<p>ECs</p>

<p>Science Olympiad
Junior Year: Vice-President, Senior Year: President (I will be)
NJ Southern Regional: 1st Astronomy, 1st Robot Ramble, 3rd Computer This!
NJ States: 1st Astronomy
Also help start a fundrasing program were we take donated items and sell them on eBay</p>

<p>Environmental Club
Sophomore Year: Secretary, Junior Year: Co-President, Senior Year: Co-President
We created the paper recycling program at our school, and continue to campaign for it - it has been a difficult process
Also had beach clean-ups, T-Shirt sales for the Rainforest</p>

<p>School Newspaper
Editor-in-Chief, also Editor of the Student Voice/School News Section</p>

<p>Model U.N.
Co-founder, also will perhaps be an officer next year</p>

<p>Other Activities
Math League (might have position next year)
Peer Leadership (have to apply to get in, help with Freshman Orientation)
Member of District Media Center (volunteer to help fix tech things in the school during Study Hall/Lunch)
Drama Club, also have sub-lead roles in Freshman/Sophomore Years
National Honor Society
Political Group (Political Leaders of Tomorrow)
Computer Club</p>

<p>Community Service</p>

<p>I lack in this area, I probably have about 30-40 hours under my belt at the moment. I plan to volunteer at the local hospitals and other locations this summer.</p>

<p>Misc.</p>

<p>I should have very good recommendations from teachers I'm close with.
My essay should be pretty good, I've a creative person. I'll try to display my love for the sciences, possibly outlining the great experiences I've had at Science Olympiad.</p>

<p>What do you mean by NE? Do you mean the Eastern Seaboard or do you include upstate NY, Michigan and Chicago?</p>

<p>Columbia University
Cornell University
Harvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Princeton University
University of Chicago
University of Maryland-College Park
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of Pennsylvania
Yale University</p>