<p>^I love Spanish exclamation marks haha</p>
<p>So I'm planning on doing something in the biological sciences with a genetics focus. I've visited a few colleges, but I still have no idea what I should add or remove on my list. </p>
<p>Stats and Other Stuff:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/544985-boston-celtics-best-team-world.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/544985-boston-celtics-best-team-world.html</a></p>
<p>Schools:
1,2,3. HYP
4. Univ of Penn
5. Cornell
6. Johns Hopkins
7. Duke
8. Boston Univ
9. Univ of Connecticut</p>
<p>My primary questions are:
1. Is my list too reach-heavy? (I think it is)<br>
2. Should I get rid of this list totally and just focus on combined BS/MD programs?
3. Should I add some LAC's? I was thinking Williams or Swarthmore...
4. And most importantly, should I add or remove anything from this list??</p>
<p>¡¡¡¡Thank you so much!!!!</p>
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<li><p>Your list is a bit heavy on reaches, but IMO you've got two good safeties in BU and UConn - what you need are a couple good matches. Maybe look into somewhere like Carnegie Mellon to fill that spot. For an additional reachy match, check out Wash U St. Louis, if you're willing to venture into the Midwest. Also, you could look at Boston College - probably a low match for you.</p></li>
<li><p>I don't know if I'd recommend a BS/MD program - they're ultra-competitive and if you decide to change your career path in college, you'll be a little stuck.</p></li>
<li><p>It depends what you're looking for in a school, really. Do you have any idea what characteristics you'd like in a school? There's going to be a significant difference in attitude between Swarthmore and Duke. Are you a big sports fan? Do you prefer a small, close-knit student body? Those are things to think about as you make your list.</p></li>
<li><p>Like I said, if you can narrow down what you want in a college, your list will cut itself down. You could do to add a few more matches to offset those reaches and safeties, but other than that, I think your list is pretty good.</p></li>
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<p>Thank you so much! Yeah, I might check out Boston College, and I am a huge sports fan, which is why I find Duke compelling.</p>
<p>Anyone else?</p>
<p>Thank you so much! Yeah, I might check out Boston College, and I am a huge sports fan, which is why I find Duke compelling.</p>
<p>I don't know if I'd really like to be in a liberal arts college, there's just something about it that I don't find appealing..</p>
<p>Anyone else?</p>
<p>If you want a college with good sports teams, you might find the Ivies rather boring. An Ivy League basketball game definitely doesn't compare to one at, say, Duke. You might want to look into Northwestern, too - they're pretty well-rounded, so I'd assume they're strong in the sciences, plus they have half-decent sports (big 10!) and strong social life. JHU seems to stick out from your list - obviously they're great for sciences, but I've heard students there aren't very social, and the academics are really cutthroat (plus there's not much for sports unless you're a big fan of lacrosse).</p>
<p>I'm in the same boat with you in regards to LAC's - they don't appeal to me at all. The idea of a college with a student body smaller than that of my clique-y high school is scary to me, plus they seem to attract a certain type of person. Not really my scene, but it's some people's cup of tea.</p>
<p>Cool, so how would GWU, Northwestern, and Stanford fit into this list?</p>
<p>I'd say Northwestern and Stanford are good fits for you - a combination of strong sciences and sports programs sounds perfect.</p>
<p>I don't know about GWU, though. They're more of a politics/social sciences school, IMO, in the same boat with Georgetown and such schools. I'm sure there are students majoring in the sciences there, but that's not really what GWU is known for.</p>
<p>^ Just realized GWU has one of those combined med programs, so if that's what you want, GW would be good. I tend to advise against combined programs because you're locked into them, and it's risky to shut yourself into one career path before you've even begun college.</p>