Hi guys, I just joined. I’m a senior in high school. Over the summer I felt pretty good about my college list, but now I’m having second-thoughts so if y’all could just look over my college list and tell me if it’s all good (the right amount of reaches, targets, etc). I’m not really looking to add more colleges, but if there’s a college that sounds like a fit for me based on my interests and test scores, feel free to share
So, a little more about me:
Stats:
SAT: 1550
Math II: 780
Physics: 770
US History: 800
GPA: 3.9/4.0
I’m taking all APs/honors courses, already took AP Physics C and BC calculus (got 4s on both Physics C exams, a 5 on BC calc).
Extracurricular:
Cross-country and track (4 years and now captain)
Math team (4 years)
Debate Team (4 years)
Model UN (2 years)
Economics Club (2 years and president)
There’s more (but I don’t want to list them all).
Interests:
Economics – Not a Wall Street Wannabe, so I don’t really care about if a school’s a feeder for finance
Public Policy
Engineering (undecided)
Accounting – I’m considering forensic accounting as a potential future career
Preferences:
- Ability to explore (makes it easy to take classes across disciplines)
- Small class sizes and close relations with professors. I do better when I can speak out in class and professor is accessible
- Not a rural setting. I don’t think I would do well in a “college bubble”
- Preferably in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, or South, but not that big of a deal
- Good academic balance with social life (doesn’t have to be frats though lol)
- I don’t mind being the “big fish in a small pond”
- I can pay for college without significant financial aid, but I ain’t saying no to a merit scholarship
- Preferably has engineering program. idc about business
My List:
Reaches – Duke, Yale, Columbia
Targets – Carnegie Mellon, NYU, Georgetown, Tufts, UT Austin
Safeties – UCONN (instate), Lafayette
I’m fine with having only two safeties. I would still be very happy at UCONN
Thanks guys for taking the time to read this!