<p>Hey I'd really appreciate it if anyone could give me some input on my list!
(I'll take new schools or won't apply if you tell me I have no hope at these schools)</p>
<p>Well I'm a senior looking at schools like so many people here. At the end of sophomore year, I lost a parent. I became very interested in trying to help other people as best I can. I also invested a lot of focus back into school. Among other things, I went to Haiti, got an internship at a local lab, cut my class rank in half, and raised my gpa significantly. </p>
<p>As of right now, my only real help is my high school counselor and she'd have me go to a local school (which aren't bad - they just aren't right for me)</p>
<p>Uh well I don't want to make this too boring</p>
<p>I'm a junior
2040 sat highest sitting
I took it twice and my highest scores were
Reading 730
Math 680
Writing 670</p>
<p>US History - 690 (Winged it? Wung it? Wanged it? I think its winged it)
Bio - 740
Chemistry - ??
Math II - ??</p>
<p>My ap exams:
Bio - 5
Us History - 5</p>
<p>Class rank is 11/173</p>
<p>My unweighted gpa is about a 93/100</p>
<p>Weighted is about 101 (I think that's about a 4.1?)
Freshman : 97.48
Sophomore: 99.40
Junior: 105.13</p>
<p>I've taken 5/5 ap classes for my school in junior and senior year (as far as I know, there's only one or two students that are doing three in one year like me).</p>
<p>I have a few years of track and a few unremarkable clubs and I've worked a paid internship at a lab since my junior year. </p>
<p>My community service isn't remarkable, but I feel that it is very strong. I've had a service internship and started drives at my school.</p>
<p>So I'll take any kind of advice. I'm not a college confidential super-student, but I think I might have a fighting chance at a few of my non-safety schools. </p>
<p>I'd like to study chemistry and I would love to get my phd eventually, but obviously things change.</p>
<p>My current list is:
Swarthmore
Haverford
Colgate
Maybe Dartmouth</p>
<p>University of Southern California
UCLA
UCSD
Boston College
Boston University
Rutgers
Texas A&M or UT</p>
<p>My list is pretty weak. I will cut my final list down, but I have money saved up from working specifically for applications so I need more suggestions if you have any! (especially upper mid range or low reaches)</p>
<p>What's a high, yet achievable, reach where I should I apply early decision? (I'd like to think this might get my application a little more attention, if not demonstrate strong interest)</p>