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Applying to College
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<p>My parents are pressuring me to decide on where to go to college, and I have no idea! </p>

<p>I am an upcoming high school junior. I have a 4.3 on a 4.0 scale. I am vice president of our school's Diversity Club, corresponding secretary of History Club, and a member of Art Club (I will also join National Honors Society later this year). I participate in artistic roller skating, and practice about three hours everyday; with this I have won seven national and regional metals. For community service, I work as an assistant for my former chemistry teacher, I volunteer at the Michigan Humane Society every weekend, I teach a roller skating for beginners class, and when I turn sixteen I will start volunteering and job shadowing at the hospital near my house. Also, this summer I am completeing a medical careers exploration program at Michigan Tech; next summer I will do a study abroad or something.</p>

<p>Currently, I am looking for a college that has small class sizes, a great pre med program,a diverse student body, and that doesn't take a complete miracle for someone like me to get into. Any suggestions?</p>

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<p>There's really no need to decide where you want to go to college...you won't be starting apps for at least another year. </p>

<p>With that said, I would look at some of the LAC's outside of the very top ones like Williams and Amherst. Take a look at the US news rankings of LAC's and research some of these schools.</p>

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<p>Usually, small colleges don't have "pre med programs" per se. Their students get into great med school programs but their majors differ. At Williams, there is a recommended list of courses to make you competitive for med school admissions, which includes a year of physics, mutlivariable calculus, diff eq, etc.</p>