<p>Junior year GPA (from averaging up my outside classes): 98 or 3.9, both unweighted. My classes at home aren’t graded.
Total high school GPA is a little higher, probably a 99.
By the time I graduate, I will have taken 7 or 8 college level/AP courses.</p>
<p>SAT I: 2060 (720CR 610M 730W) without studying - retaking for math (I'm confident I can get a 650+), but I’m happy with the other sections.
I’m taking the ACT in September.</p>
<p>SAT II: Bio-E 680, Literature 700</p>
<p>EC’s:
10 years of piano
5 years of electric guitar
Granite State Challenge team, grades 9-12 (NH public television trivia show)
5-ish years of intensive summer theater
Tap dancing, grades 8-12
Volunteered 80 hours for Audubon last summer
I'm volunteering for the Red Cross this summer
40 hours of miscellaneous community service.</p>
<p>Random:
Job shadowed a state representative for a day (9 hours) sophomore year.
I won an academic award for public school art class in 9th grade. The teacher is usually stingy about grades and awards. </p>
<p>Schools-</p>
<p>Reaches:
Tufts (favorite! Possible ED)
Vassar
U Chicago
Cornell?</p>
<p>Possible matches:
Connecticut College
Colby?
Wesleyan?
Northeastern
Rochester
Maybe BC</p>
<p>Safeties:
UNH
UVM</p>
<p>Are these realistic choices? What other match schools could I go for? I want to stay in the Northeast area for the most part, but I can make exceptions.</p>
<p>As a match school, you could apply to University of Maryland - College Park, Boston University, or Northeastern University. I think you’ve got a great shot at all three. Plus, for the last two, Boston is the best college town in the nation! At least that’s what I hear.</p>
<p>Tufts is great, I’m applying there too as one of my match schools! :)</p>
<p>Unfortunately, because of your SAT I Math, it’s a low reach. If you can get that math score to a 680 or higher, you’ve got a pretty good shot at Tufts and, if money isn’t an issue, you might as well apply ED if it’s your top choice school.</p>
<p>Boston is great! I’m visiting BU and Northeastern soon. I’ll be in the University of Maryland area a few months from now so I’ll check that out too.
Hopefully I can get my math score up for the reachy schools- I love advanced math but the SAT “easy” math is tough for me (weird).
Thanks for your opinion! :)</p>
<p>Wesleyan belongs on the Reach list with Vassar.
Bowdoin is up there on the Reach list- but it is test-optional.
Oberlin is not exactly in the NorthEast (Ohio), but it could be a great fit.
Smith is a great school- academically excellent, with an artsy feel, in a great college area, so there is no lack of social life, AND it’s test-optional</p>
<p>Thank you! I haven’t heard much about Oberlin, but I’ll research it. I’m also considering applying to Smith, but I’m still not sure if I want to attend a women’s college. It looks like my test scores are right in Smith’s range, so those wouldn’t be problematic.</p>