Help With My College Search

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hi, I need some help picking out some colleges, mostly matches and safeties.
I'm an Asian dude living in MD and a rising senior.
My SAT Superscore is 2240 (R 750, M 790, W 700) I will be retaking in November.
SAT II: Math 2: 770
Bio M: 740 (I will be taking Physics and Math 2 in October)</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 unweighted
My rank is in the top 10 of around 500 students (If I remember correctly...)
AP's: World (5), Calc AB and BC (both 5's), US (4), English Lang (5)
I will be taking AP Econ (Macro/Micro), Stat, Comp Sci, Lit, Physics C in my senior year.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars/Honors:
-Violin for 7-8 years
-3rd place in a solo competition
-County orchestras
-300+ volunteer hours
-Teacher at local Korean school
-2 summers of volunteering in a hospital
-1 summer of interning in a microbiology/neurology lab
-Treasurer of Key Club (community service club in school)
-Treasurer of Math club
-National Honor Society
-National Math Honor Society
-2nd place in UMD Chemathon Competition</p>

<p>Here are some schools that I'll probably apply to:
-Princeton (top choice haha)
-Yale
-Cornell
-Carnegie Mellon
-JHU
-UMCP</p>

<p>I want to become a dentist/orthodontist so a college with strong sciences would be preferable. I would prefer colleges on the East Coast, and north of MD, but that's just a suggestion. Right now, I'm kind of ignoring the financial aspect and would like to know where I stand academically. As you can see, most of these colleges are reaches, so I need help picking some matches and safeties! Thanks! :)</p>

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<p>nova southeastern, nice campus/location…it has a dental school and may have a joint undergrad/dental school program</p>

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<p>You can’t pick a safety while ignoring costs. If you can’t afford to attend or aren’t willing to then it’s not a safety. Some natural safeties would be schools in the merit aid threads. <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>UMCP is a match, all the others you have a higher chance but they’re all reach to everyone. Those are random, unless you have some crazy hook. You’re EC are nice give you a very good chance, but wouldn’t say any of them are matches. I’d look into programs that have programs that include dental school.</p>

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<p>Erin’s Dad is right, you can’t ignore the financial aspects, especially if you’re considering dental school.</p>