Help an average Asian head the right direction

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Location: South
Weighted/Unweighted GPA: 4.35/3.775
Rank: 45/610 (Top 8%)
SAT: 2040 (M:660, CR:650, W:730)
All Honors, Currently Junior
want to study medicine</p>

<p>AP Classes Taken/Taking:
+AP Comp Sci
+AP Bio
+APUSH
+AP Lang</p>

<p>AP Classes Senior Yr:
+AP Lit
+AP Calc AB
+AP Physics B
+AP Latin Vergil
+AP Gov't
+AP Eco</p>

<p>Extracurriculars/Awards:
+Both string and symphony orchestra all years
-UIL Superior Ranked Ensemble 3 yrs so far, state qualified
-lettered
+Culture Society
+Latin Club (Pres. next yr) all yrs
-Summa Cum Laude and Magna Cum Laude on National Latin Exam
+NHS
+(next year) internship with a surgeon (sort of a co-op program)</p>

<p>Volunteer Hours:
+Not much, mostly in NHS, and dental office last summer
+Tutor for free (part of NHS)
+Where should I volunteer/work this summer?</p>

<p>Colleges I'm looking at (would really appreciate suggestions):
+Northwestern (probably ED)
+Stanford
+University of Virginia
+University of Texas Austin
+Boston University
+NYU
+UC Berkeley</p>

<p>Please don't give me false hope at any of these schools.</p>

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<p>+Northwestern (probably ED): Reach
+Stanford: High reach
+University of Virginia: Match
+University of Texas Austin: Um…by “the south” do you mean texas? If so, in.
+Boston University: In
+NYU: Match
+UC Berkeley: High Reach</p>

<p>Nothing really amazing about you, as you said. But hey, at least you don’t play tennis/swim/play piano. Granted you are a unique individual, I’m sure, but colleges don’t take that much sadly ;P</p>

<p>volunteer/work where you want to, if you want to study medicine, volunteer at a hospital.</p>

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<p>thanks for the input. would UT and BU be considered safeties then? and i think i need more matches. anyone else?</p>

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<p>Well medicine means you’re going to have a science background. Chemistry, Bio, and their subcatagories. Do you have any personal preferences, location, all that good stuff?</p>

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<p>i want to go somewhere in the northeast/midwest. small class sizes, but large lectures are ok. good financial aid. I want to see snow, since it never snows where i live.</p>

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<p>I hope you plan on taking the March SAT.</p>

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<p>No to Stanford and Berkeley. Northwestern maybe, although you’d need to improve your test scores. The other ones, probably.</p>

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<p>would it help if i’m a pretty good writer so i can show my personality?
my targeted score for the next SAT is a 2250. would it also help if the colleges see a significant upward trend from the PSAT’s and SAT’s?</p>