Chance me for Ivy/Top Tiers + scholarships?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi! I'll be applying to Ivy Leagues, Public Ivys, and some other schools. Here's rough list of schools, with my priorities.....</p>

<p>Harvard #2
Princeton #3
Johns Hopkins #2
University of Michigan #1
University of Texas Austin #4
Washington University in St. Louis #1
or suggest a university strong in bio/premed program.</p>

<p>Backups:
LSU</p>

<p>So, here's my stats</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Asian
Age: 17</p>

<p>SAT I: not taken
SAT II: not taken; planning to take
ACT: 33, planning to take again for top 1% score
Estimated High School gpa: 3.7
Clubs throughout high school (# years): NJROTC (2), MAO (2), World Language Club (2), FBLA (2), Med-Ex (1), Computer Science Club (1)</p>

<p>I won 4th place in a state event for FBLA, and I'm an officer in CS club</p>

<p>Other things:</p>

<p>During my Junior year of high school, I transferred in to a magnet school. The classes I took are all tough, college level classes (not AP classes, college credit level classes). My GPA went down from a 4.0 to a 3.6. Here's a list of the maths/sciences I took. </p>

<p>Calculus I (differential calc)
Calculus II (integral calc)
Calculus III
Probability/Statistics
Physics with calculus
Chemistry II
Human Anatomy
Vertebrate Zoology
Genetics
Molecular/Cellular </p>

<p>All of my teacher, with the exception of my math teachers, were PHds</p>

<p>Additionally, during the summer between my Junior and Senior year, I completed around 400 hours of research in a research lab. I worked with a mentor, and after a few weeks, was independently doing all of the procedures/experiments. I'm in the process of writing a research paper, and I hope to enter the Siemens Westinghouse and Intel competitions. I'm also listed as 2nd author for a science journal being published later this year. </p>

<p>I have also completed about 200 hours of volunteering at a church, library, elementary school, my school, and other places. However, this was mandatory (stipulated by school). Does this count?</p>

<p>Another important part of the college I go to is money. My family income is slightly over 100k. How much money in grants/waiving can i receive if I apply to an Ivy? University of Michigan is almost as expensive as an Ivy for out of state people. Can I expect to get more aid from a public university than a private university?</p>

<p>I hope to attend medical school, which is very expensive. I need scholarships/grants because I don't see the point in paying high tuition for 8 years. </p>

<p>Anyways, thanks for reading this. If you don't want to fit me to a specific college, please offer suggestions for schools you think I have a shot for. If you want/need more info, please ask for it.</p>

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<p>I recommend you take your SATs and SAT IIs and then come back.</p>

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<p>All of the non-state schools on your list look like significant reaches / out of reach. You are nowhere near strong enough of a candidate to be thinking about merit-based aid.</p>

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<p>lol, care to tell me why bill?</p>

<p>anyone else wanna chance me?</p>

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<p>Well, I’m a mother and I’m darn impressed. I can’t imagine why anyone would so casually suggest these schools are reaches. You are taking tough classes (the math alone is far and above what is even offered in most HSs) and show a commitment to your subject with the summer intern work. Hopefully you’ll be able to visit your top schools and get an interview and impress upon these schools that you are very interested. Top schools hate to offer spots to students who then say no (affects those US World/News ratings). Please slow down and consider, however, that you are correct about keeping your undergrad costs low when you are facing the additional costs of med school down the road. What do you think is the actual benefit of attending a name school vs. a less touted school? The latter is more likely to provide merit aid. Are there any real stats showing your chances of getting into med school are improved between one undergrad school vs. another? I think you must be a smart kid- you’re going to make it based on your drive, not the school. Best wishes to you.</p>

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<p>I don’t think you’re looking at Harvard or Princeton. for those, you would have had to hit the ground running at the new school and not had a grade drop.</p>

<p>The above post shows a lack of understanding of who today’s applicants at uber top colleges are. Advanced math is typical, very typical among Asian candidates and among the affluent.</p>

<p>At the rest of the ivies, you will get some aid, but if your parents have home equity and any savings/investments, you probably won’t get much beyond loans and work study. They will all be significant reaches with junior year grades.</p>

<p>A good strategy may be to apply ED at WashU, but do work through financials with your parents, it’s not a great aid school and they would probably have to be prepared to be near full pay.</p>

<p>Most publics don’t have much aid for OOS students. Michigan is certainly that way.</p>