Help me out with the college process?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hi! I'm newly registered here and I thought I'd ask for some help from members because this site seems very knowledgeable overall. (My questions are at the bottom of the post)</p>

<p>Here's a bit of background about myself:
I'm a senior in high school whose habits of procrastinating have left him in the dust when in comes to college searching and apps. I plan to go into an engineering major, most likely mechanical.</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
GPA: 97+ weighted (I don't have the unweighted)
Rank: 5/372</p>

<p>SAT: 1990
CR: 670
M: 700
W: 620</p>

<p>SATII
Biology E: 660
Math IIC: 720</p>

<p>AP's:
World History: 5
US History: 4
English Language: 3</p>

<p>Awards:
Principal's Honor Roll
NHS (11, 12) I'm an officer (Recording Secretary)
Math Honor Society (11, 12) (technically not Mu Alpha Theta)
Long Island's Best: Young Artists at the Heckscher (I was the only student from school chosen to be featured in the museum)</p>

<p>EC's:
Key Club
Art Club
Robotics/Technology Club (FIRST Competition)
Scenic Art Club
Amnesty Club
Peer Leader (Help a group of freshmen throughout the your with their high school adjustment)
Science Olympiads
Yearbook</p>

<p>Community Service: (150+ hours)
Key Club events, walks, fundraisers, etc
Summer Reading Program at local library (most hours come from here)</p>

<p>Senior Classes taking now:
AP Art
AP Chemistry
AP English Literature
AP US Government
AP Calculus BC</p>

<p>list of schools I'm looking at (not yet concrete, need more safeties?):
Carnegie Mellon
Cornell
Northeastern
Penn State U
RPI
RIT
Syracuse U</p>

<p>Please help me out!! (My counselor prefers that I have all my apps done by Thanksgiving) I'd reallllly appreciate it if anyone would take a look at my credentials and see what schools are appropriate. Are there any schools that I'm more fit for with a good engineering program?? I'm open to comments, opinions and suggestions of the schools here and other schools I haven't listed. I've always been strong in my math and sciences and have always enjoyed Robotics so i figured mechanical engineering was the way to go. </p>

<p>A couple of other things I want to throw out there: I live in Long Island New York and it'd be great if you can suggest schools that are closer to the New York area. I'm also an artistic person and would prefer colleges that also had fine arts classes so to not let my creativity go to waste =)</p>

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<p>can anyone help me out?</p>

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<p>Cornell is a bit of a reach for you, given your board scores.GPA is really strong, so you COULD do cornell. And someone who likes math and art is an interesting mix. All but Cornell on your list are fits, at the toughest, and you've a good chance at cornell. Perhaps you should look at the SUNYs as well.</p>

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<p>Good list of schools.</p>

<p>Perhaps add an additional safety, such as Rutgers or a SUNY...(I'm not familar with 'em to suggest a particular campus)</p>

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<p>SUNY Purchase
SUNY Stony Brook
SUNY Binghampton</p>

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<p>Is Case Western too far away?</p>

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<p>Thanks so much for your input guys. I'll look into the schools mentioned.
I figured that I probably needed to look more at SUNY schools. As for Cornell, applying is an opportunity too good to pass up. It doesn't hurt to try right? (Besides, the school is absolutely beautiful)
Case Western may be too far away for my parents' tastes, but I'll look into it anyway.</p>

<p>I'm just worried about my chances of getting in when taking into account that engineering programs are competitive. Thanks again for the help!</p>

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<p>I think your list looks fine, although one more safety wouldn't hurt. A SUNY would be a good idea, especially with in-state rates.</p>

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<p>Updated my list:</p>

<pre><code>* Carnegie Mellon
* Cornell
* Lehigh
* Northeastern
* Penn State U
* RPI
* RIT
* SUNY Stony Brook
* U Maryland College Park
</code></pre>

<p>What do you guys think now?</p>

<p>(I feel so foolish now for not noticing that Carnegie Mellon does not accept Bio SATII's for their institute of technology which means that I must now take a last-minute Physics SATII this December before their deadline in January O.O)</p>