Help with College Suggestions

College Search & Selection
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<p>I need help with some college suggestions. My plan is to major / double major in chemistry and math, and go on to medical school. Here are my stats:</p>

<p>GPA: 4.657 (weighted) 3.957 (unweighted)
SAT: verbal - 670, math-780
ACT: composite - 34
Courses: By graduation, I will have taken the following AP Courses:
Calculus BC, American History, Chemistry, Government and Politics, Computer Science A, English Literature, English Language, Spanish Language, Macroeconomics, Microeconmics, Physics (Mechanics & Electricity and Magnetism). Besides those I have taken the compulsory Health and Phys Ed, and additionally, 4 years of band, web design, spanish 1,2,3, and a Multivariable Calculus / Linear Algebra (Calculus III) through a local University (not a Community College)
Extracurriculars:
Student-run News Program (7 years)
National Honor Society (2 years)
Mu Alpha Theta (Math honorary, serving as secretary)
Jazz Band (6 years)
Marching Band (4 years, serving as 1 of 2 drum majors and band officer)
Church Youth Group
Solo and Ensemble Contest
Tri-M Music Honorary
Youth Leadership Group (Plans events throughout community and organizes charity events and food drives)
Volunteerism:
Library Summer Volunteer (3 years)
Video Productions of School Functions (over 300 hours in the past 2 years)
Church Vacation Bible School Volunteer (3 years)
Various others (I have somewhere in the neighborhood of 800+ hours of volunteerism)
Extras:
Participant in the 2006 Cleveland Clinic Foundation Science Internship Program, one of 80 students selected from original pool of 800+ qualified students. For 9 weeks of the summer I worked 40 hours a week in a research project on epilepsy and presented it to the hospital administration.</p>

<p>Any suggestions on a chemistry school??? THANKS!!</p>

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<p>HYPSM
Ivy
Ivy comparables
Little Ivy's
Pomona
Carleton</p>

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<p>First order of business should be to find out all you can about what makes a "good" program in these two subject areas. For that, I recommend you go to the Sloan Career Cornerstones website at <a href="http://www.careercornerstone.org/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.careercornerstone.org/&lt;/a> -- you'll find reliable information there on what to look for in different programs, as well as links to trade organizations in the field that set standards for education.</p>

<p>Next, what are you looking for beyond the majors? What are your preferences in terms of size of school, location, social scene, activities outside of the classroom, and financial aid/cost? There are MANY great schools for both math and science, but finding the "best" school for YOU will really boil down to the answers to these questions.</p>

<p>Good luck with your search.</p>