Chances? Plus Safety School Question

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Schools (all RD):
-Amherst College
-Allegheny College
-Colgate
-Northeastern
-UPenn
-UPitt
-St. Lawrence
-SUNY Geneseo
-SUNY Binghamton</p>

<p>I am a white male with no hooks from Western NY.</p>

<p>Classes: All honors/AP except English, ergo my CR score. APs (Biology 5, Latin and Physics B 3, taking Calc BC, Macro/Micro Economics, Psychology and Chemistry this year as a senior)</p>

<p>GPA: 89 UW, school doesn't weight</p>

<p>Rank: School doesn't rank....</p>

<p>Scores:
-SAT: 2040 Superscore (720 M, 700 W 11 essay, 620 CR...sigh)
-ACT: 31 Composite, single sitting</p>

<p>ECs (pretty weak...):
-Eagle Scout, held Senior Patrol Leader for 1 year
-200+ volunteer hours
-Reality Check 2 years, 1 as treasurer
-Link Crew 1 year
-Varsity Rowing 3 years (9, 10, 12)
-Ultimate Frisbee 3 years (10,11,12)</p>

<p>I am looking to study Neuroscience or Biochem for those that don't offer Neuro.</p>

<p>Lastly, my counselor wanted me to have one shoe-in safety school. I'm looking to stay Northeast for schools and have exhausted all of my SUNY's that are interesting to me. Let me know what you think! I really appreciate all of your help :)</p>

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<p>-Amherst College (high reach)
-Allegheny College (match)
-Colgate (low reach)
-Northeastern (match)
-UPenn (mid-reach)
-UPitt (match)
-St. Lawrence
-SUNY Geneseo (high match)
-SUNY Binghamton (high match)</p>

<p>I know you’ve exhausted your SUNY faves, but Stonybrook is fantastic for undergraduate science (my parents both used to work there). I recommend Yeshiva (yes, Jewish, but also a good school). Maybe Hartwick, Quinnipac, Fordham, or Fairfield might catch your interest as safeties.</p>

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<p>I’m mostly just going to repeat what historian17 said, but maybe a second opinion will just confirm for you.
-Amherst College (high reach)
-Allegheny College (low match)
-Colgate (mid reach)
-Northeastern (match)
-UPenn (high reach)
-UPitt (match)
-St. Lawrence (low-mid match)
-SUNY Geneseo (match)
-SUNY Binghamton (match)</p>

<p>I agree especially with Stonybrook and Fairfield. I might also recommend Lehigh. As far as a shoe-in safety…if you’re okay with LACs and don’t want a big science university, perhaps try Marist. On the complete other end of the spectrum, you could try UMass-Amherst.</p>