Stats:
11th grade Cumulative unweighted GPA: 3.9
By senior year I’ll have taken 6 APs, 4 Honors, and 2 community college courses
Ranked ~12% in my class, a little less than 500 kids
I hold 4 leadership positions
Residence: Michigan
Income: 100k+
April new SAT: 1170
ACT: 25 without studying, but my practice tests have been around 28 so I’m shooting for a 28 for my June ACT, and hopefully a 30+ for September ACT
I’m planning on majoring in Neuroscience, psychology, or international studies.
I’m currently looking at:
University of Michigan (dream school)
Michigan State (runner-up dream school)
Central Michigan (safety)
UM Dearborn (safety)
Grand Valley State (safety)
UIUC
Purdue
University of Maryland (maybe)
Boston university (maybe)
American university (maybe)
Not sure if this is a good list. I don’t necessarily want a “top ranked” school, but I want a school that people have heard of (in other words, no small liberal arts colleges), and preferably one with 20k+ students. I’d also like a school with a liberal atmosphere, somewhere in the northeast or eastern edge of the Midwest.
I’d also love a school that gives merit aid and is good about giving scholarships because my parents won’t pay for me to go out of state, so if I choose an OOS school, I want to have some way to pay for it.
It’s hard to tell which ones I can get into because I don’t officially know if I can get into most of the schools on my list without my June ACT, which is why I’m trying to find more match schools that accept ACTs in the 25-30 range. If you know of any schools, please tell me a little bit about them! (i.e. The overall atmosphere of the school, level of difficulty, things to do off campus, etc)
Any information is greatly appreciated!