[HELP] Trouble With Finding Schools

College Search & Selection
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<p>Before anything, here are some stats.</p>

<p>Male
Ranked 140something/590something
UW GPA: 3.5
W GPA: 4.97
SAT: 1960 M:680 CR:680 W: 600(bleh)
ACT: i'm hoping to get a 32+ since I am science oriented...</p>

<p>AP Classes include AP Bio, APUSH, AP World History, all other classes are Honors/GT (As and Bs except for a D in PreCal 1st semester this past year due to me not getting the teachers style)</p>

<p>My ECs include volunteering once a week during the summer at a SportsMed rehab center and shadowing an orthopaedic surgeon this summer. During the year the most I do is play Intramural Bball.</p>

<p>OKAY so now that you've seen a little of what I've done, what would be some schools that I have a good/great chance at? I'm open to public or private. The only things I want are a good balance between party(social stuff) and academics, and there must be stuff to do in the area. Outdoors or big city stuff.</p>

<p>In-state I'm applying to UT (dumb 10% rule), UH (safety), and A&M...now I need some help with OOS schools. </p>

<p>Your help is much appreciated :)</p>

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<p>bump??</p>

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<p>Generally its a good idea to give more specifics about what kind of college besides just a mix between good academics and partying. What do you want to major in or study? Where in the country would you like to go to? If you have the ability to go to OOS schools without regard to high tuition, then you should try and shorten the possible list by picking a major that interests you and checking out the top ranked schools and programs.</p>

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<p>Also the science part of the act is more of an extra reading part than a science part</p>

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<p>I am probably looking at a business major, with plans to go onto med school from there.</p>

<p>I guess i’m looking for schools around metro areas mostly (similar to Austin?)</p>

<p>UWSTL has interested me</p>

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<p>Do you need financial aid?</p>

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<p>Hmm…having it would be nice, but I don’t think i’ll get much since we’re pretty well off.</p>

<p>Getting some merit aid would be nice though.</p>

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<p>Indiana University</p>

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<p>Would you consider any small colleges, or are you more interested in large universities? What size student body do you prefer?</p>

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<p>Hmm I think I’d prefer a large student body. 10,000+</p>

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<p>Maybe Lehigh as a reach or Syracuse as a match, though there didn’t seem to be too much in Syracuse, NY or the Lehigh Valley when I visited there (I visited Lafayette, not Lehigh)</p>

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<p>bumping thread</p>

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<p>Actual MCAT question:</p>

<p>Peptide bond formation is an example of:
a. saponification.
b. electrophilic addition.
c. bimolecular elimination.
d. hydration.</p>

<p>Between partying and business courses, when did you plan to learn this kind of stuff? Well maybe peptide bonds aren’t your thing. Here’s a “sports” question from the MCAT:</p>

<p>Under aerobic conditions additional ATP is produced, following glycolysis, when:
a. pyruvate enters the Krebs cycle.
b. pyruvate is converted to lactate.
c. lactate is converted back to glucose in the liver completing the Cori cycle.
d. muscles become fatigued.</p>

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<p>Thanks for being a total ******bag ‘NewHope33’</p>

<p>the answer to the first one is B or C</p>

<p>and the second one is A</p>

<p>go **** yourself. i’m looking for some help here and you did nothing but make yourself look like an *******.</p>

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<p>Maryland and Indiana- Bloomington </p>

<p>I think UFl would be too high a reach.</p>

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<p>bumping again…</p>