<p>Thanks. You guys are really building my self esteem. After this past year, I’ve been having a hard time believing in myself. I cant help but compare my grades to what they could have been:(</p>
<p>I know a lot of schools consider “special circumstances” too. If you have bad grades they give you a chance to explain them. You just have to show them that you want to be there and have the determination to make better grades in your essays.</p>
<p>Thanks Erin.</p>
<p>I don’t get it, it was way too easy in freshman and soph year and yet you got C’s (in math classes of all things, which tend to be even easier than the rest in lower-quality public schools??) Honestly, I don’t try in school either and I have never even come close to a C, and in most of my classes I can get at least A- without effort. And I go to a private school. I am sympathetic to you about the bullying but it will be hard to explain your grades away with the bullying simply because your grades weren’t good even before the bullying started. There’s just no excuse for saying something is too easy even to try and then going and getting several B’s and some C’s; it doesn’t really make sense. That said, your EC’s are pretty good. Where was this research published?</p>
<p>^Well thanks for making me feel like crap…honestly that post was neither insightful nor helpful. I know where I stand. Its a horrible position to be in. Obviously if I did better, I wouldn’t need to ask where I should apply with horrible stats. We obviously go to two different schools. Heck if I could get A’s by not trying, there must be about twenty valedictorians each year. You cant make assumptions about my school, or the type of grading system we have because you honestly have no idea. You just made my already fragile self esteem shatter. Its disappointing to see all your mistakes plastered in a post. And it’s frustrating because posts like that will resolve nothing. Maybe its because you are new here, but here on CC, we do not put other people down. </p>
<p>It was published in a medical journal specializing in cardiology. It was about how magnetism can redirect blood flow. It was quite interesting.</p>
<p>Pepperdine, Baylor, University of San Diego (not to be confused with UCSD, I love the campus), Texas Christian University, University of San Francisco, Purdue. Your have a pretty good chance of getting into these schools. All of these schools have decently high acceptance rates and are on USNews Week’s A+ schools for B students list (look it up to see more). And all of these schools are quite well respected institutions! Good luck with your applications, cheers!</p>
<p>haha “cheers”…thanks</p>
<p>I’ll look into those schools. Oh and thanks for that list. I’ll definitely have to look into that for sure!</p>
<p>Okay, based on your stats you will be able to get into a decent university. If you’re seriously thinking about biomedical research, I’m assuming that your goal is to eventually get a Ph.D. If that is the case, then you should focus on going to a university that is research oriented, especially in the fields you are interested in…</p>
<p>Some of the smaller liberal arts schools don’t have the myriad of undergraduate research opportunities that exist at the larger universities. That is something you may want to consider. My brother and I both did our undergraduate studies at the University of Washington. I can tell you that there were sooooooo many opportunities available. You can’t find that at most smaller schools, believe me. </p>
<p>And if graduate studies is in your future, research experience (above all else) is the single most important factor for getting into grad school.</p>
<p>One other thing. Try not to take things personally. Please don’t allow what others say affect you negatively. When you do, you give them control over you. In life, people will say mean things 10 times worse. Just practice ignoring the negative people/things, unless it’s positive criticism. You are smart, just go for it.</p>
<p>There are hundreds of colleges in the U.S. that would be happy to have you. Getting that SAT score up a bit will open the doors at even more schools. Look at the book “Colleges That Change Lives” and read about the examples of lesser-known undergraduate schools listed. (These are also on the CTCL web page.)</p>
<p>Arizona State, University of Arizona, look at some UC’s (Davis, Irvine), Try some public universities, CMC is a reach, but perhaps mentioning your hardships whether through an interview or essay may prove to help you out</p>
<p>You are not that bad, actually.
Try to raise your SAT and I think you have decent chances.</p>
<p>thanks guys…I really appreciate your advice.</p>
<p>I don’t know how far you’re willing to go, but keep in mind that if you apply to schools that are farther away (Say on the east coast or whatnot), you’re chances of getting in obviously increase since schools always want to look diverse. Just an option to keep in mind, since there are plenty of great schools that have high acceptance rates on the east coast. (That’s where i’m looking personally!)</p>
<p>If east coast schools consider me as diverse, then I’'ll give it a try</p>
<p>If you raise your SATs you would have a good shot at Whitman in Washington state, and a great shot at University of Puget Sound (Tacoma) or Willamette in Oregon.</p>
<p>Hi(:</p>
<p>I just wanted to say that I’m sorry about the issues you’ve had to deal with in highschool 
And don’t let people give you crap about your math grades because it’s not everybodys strong suit. I literally have the same math grades as you and I always felt bad about them, but I’ve found out that everyone’s just going to be stronger and weaker in different subjects and that’s okay(:</p>
<p>But don’t worry your stats are totally fine. There’s tons of smaller schools and LACs that you can look into!</p>
<p>I second USD and Puget Sound. I have friends at both who absolutely love those schools. I think you should still look into the Claremont Colleges. Theyre a consortium for a reason and they should be thought of as a unit. Since you can cross campuses anyway who cares if your undergrad degree says Pitzer instead of CMC?</p>
<p>My best friend is looking at small schools and LACs too. Here’s her list. Sorry its super long. I just copied and pasted it :/</p>
<p>More west coast</p>
<p>Azusa Pacific
Chapman
Occidental
Westmont
Santa Clara U
University of San Fran
Whittier
University of Denver
Carroll College
Concordia University
Warner Pacific College
Willamette University
Pacific University
University of Portland
Seattle Pacific University
Whitman College
Whitworth University</p>
<p>East Coast</p>
<p>Quinnipiac
University of Rochester
American University
Brandeis University
Clark University
Hampshire College
Smith College
College of the Holy Cross
Stonehill College
Loyola University
Colby College
University of New England
Rowan University
Adelphi University
Bard College
Canisius College
Ithaca College
Pace University
Hofstra University
Bryn Mawr
Cabrini College
Franklin & Marshall
Immaculata
King’s College
Seton Hill University
Roger Williams University</p>
<p>^Thanks so much for being so supportive and helpful. I appreciate the lists, even thought they are copied and pasted:)</p>
<p>I’d also consider asking the doctors you worked with for an additional recommendation to discuss the work, your value in a “real life” non-academic setting, and describing what you published. That may help your application come to life.</p>