<p>I am currently a Junior and have begun considering which colleges to apply to... I was wondering if anyone could reccommend match colleges for me and/or let me know if I am on the right track for the colleges I am interested in...</p>
<p>Overall about Me: Junior, White, Russian Jew, Female,</p>
<p>GPA: 3.70/4.3 weighted. No rank.</p>
<p>Courses taken so far:
Science - I have already taken/have almost completed four years of science courses (one of which is AP Biology. I will be taking Physics next year)
Language -Three years of a foreign language (and will take it again next year as an honors course)
History - Three years of history (and will take another next year)
Math - Three years of math (and will take another next year)
English - Three years of english (one of which is an AP Lang and I will also be taking AP Lit next year)
Electives/Others - One year of chorus, One year of working for my school newspaper, Next year i will be working on my school yearbook staff, One year of child development, Next year I will be taking child psychology honors which also counts as a college course and for which I will receive credits.</p>
<p>SATs: I took the SAT last month and got a 1330/1600 and a writing score that I am very unhappy with so I will be taking the SAT again in the hopes of raising my scores in each section...</p>
<p>Work/Volunteer Experience: The summer before my sophomore year, I completed 60 hours of community service by volunteering at my town library. Since October of my sophomore year, I have been working as a secretary/assistant/paralegal for a lawyer in my area and will be asking her to write me a college recommendation letter.</p>
<p>Major: I would like to double major in Psychology and Political Science. If not possible, then I would just like to major in Psychology. After graduating from college, I would like to attend law school and then pursue a career as an attorney.</p>
<p>My High School: Very competitive public high school in northern NJ. My school was ranked ranked 2nd overall out of 316 schools in NJ. </p>
<p>Honors (included in Courses Taken): So far, I have taken Algebra 2 Honors (sophomore year), AP Lang (junior year), and AP Biology (junior year). Next year, I will be taking Child Psychology Honors (worth college credits), AP Lit, and Spanish 4 Honors.</p>
<p>Extracurriculars: Member of the Domestic Abuse Awareness club for two years (and will be Treasurer next year), member of the Animal Rights Club for two years, a member of Tech Crew for two years, (participated in sports during my first year), and used to work for my school newspaper during my freshman year and next year I will be on the yearbook staff...</p>
<p>Recs: I asked my AP Biology teacher and my Child Development teacher (she also will be teaching Child Psych honors next year). I will also ask my employer (an attorney).</p>
<p>Legacy: None. My parents went to college in Russia. </p>
<p>Colleges I am Thinking About:
American University
SUNY Binghampton
Boston University
Christopher Newport Univedrsity
Conneticut College
University of Delaware
Dickinson College
Fordham University
Franklin and Marshall College
George Washington University
Gettysburg College
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
University of Maryland, College Park
TCNJ (The College of New Jersey)
Northeastern University
Penn State - University Park
University of Richmond
University of Rochester
Rutgers - New Brunswick
Syracuse University
Union College
University of Vermont</p>
<p>Safeties:
Suny Albany
UMass Amherst
Indiana University - Bloomington</p>
<p>Reaches:
New York University
Brandeis University (I visited and loved it!!)</p>
