College Matchmaker

College Search & Selection
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<p>I've asked people to "chance me" in the past, but now I'm really not sure what schools are best for me... so I'm gonna list all my stats, so let me know what you think might be a good school (that I can get into) for me.</p>

<p>GRADES </p>

<p>---Freshman---</p>

<p>"Accelerated" Bio (there is no honors bio at my school, just AP, which you can't take until you take a first year bio course)----91</p>

<p>"Accelerated" Algebra II (there is an honors course, but I just missed the grade cutoff in 8th grade to get into it)----92</p>

<p>World Cultures Honors----95</p>

<p>"Accelerated" Spanish II (no honors/AP until spanish IV)---91</p>

<p>English I Honors---95</p>

<p>Journalism (semester elective course)---94</p>

<p>Intro to Business (semester elective course)---97</p>

<p>Computer Applications (semester elective course)----99</p>

<p>---Sophomore---</p>

<p>Chemistry Honors (yes there is an honors for chem)---90</p>

<p>"Accelerated" Geometry---95</p>

<p>English II Honors---91</p>

<p>"Accelerated" Spanish III---95</p>

<p>AP European History---93, and a 4 on the AP exam</p>

<p>Fine Arts I (full year elective)---93</p>

<p>The Arts Through Time (full year elective)----95</p>

<p>(I needed to fulfill my arts requirements so I figured I should get it out of the way early)</p>

<p>---Junior---~grades as of now</p>

<p>AP Chemistry---87</p>

<p>AP US History I---92</p>

<p>AP Language and Composition---91</p>

<p>Precalculus Honors (I moved up this year)---90</p>

<p>AP Spanish IV---90</p>

<p>Physics Honors---87</p>

<p>Probability (semester elective)---96</p>

<p>---Senior---~anticipated courses as of now...</p>

<p>AP Bio, AP Lit and Comp, AP US II, AP Calc AB, Human Bio (elective), Organic Chem (elective), AP Spanish V</p>

<p>SAT's- took them once so far, going to take them again...</p>

<p>CR-650, M-740, W-590</p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULARS</p>

<p>I'm not gonna lie....my ED's are far from impressive. I only do a few things but put a lot of time into them...</p>

<p>---I work at an assisted living home once a week, which I have done through a community service organization in my school since freshman year.
---Since my sophomore year I have been an editor of my yearbook, and I have been chosen to be the new editor-in-chief for the yearbook next year.
---I am a camp counselor for 7 year old boys at a local day camp during the summer
---I'm an avid member of the ski club at my school, if that counts for anything.</p>

<p>INTERESTS</p>

<p>I want to go into premed, I think I'm going to major in bio but I'm not sure yet. I live in central NJ and I want to remain within a 6-7 hour driving distance</p>

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<p>Thanks for all who took the time to give me advice!</p>

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<p>“premed”</p>

<p>Med school is obscenely expensive. If you are certain that is your goal, you need to find the least expensive means possible to get your undergraduate degree out of the way. Rutgers is a fantastic public institution, and you are in-state. Don’t discount it just because you are in NJ and are almost required to hate it.</p>

<p>Your grades and your SATS are decent, but the simple truth is that the most important number for you to know if your Expected Family Contribution (EFC). Sit your parents down and run the financial aid calculators at [College</a> Calculators - savings calculators - college costs, loans](<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>Calculate Your Cost – BigFuture | College Board) and at [FinAid</a>! Financial Aid, College Scholarships and Student Loans](<a href=“http://www.finaid.org%5DFinAid”>http://www.finaid.org) Find out how your parents expect you to pay for your education. Is it all on them? Is it all on you? Is it somewhere in between? How much money is going to be available for your undergraduate degree, and how much help will they give you (if any) for med school? Please, please, please do not take this whole process one step further until the money situation is clarified.</p>

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<p>I have already considered financial issues. My parents claim to have enough money to pay for my undergrad years and probably a small fraction of my med school as well, so that finances aren’t really an issue…I want to go to whatever the next step of college selection is.</p>