Int. Student needs help in college search

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi there,</p>

<p>I just graduated from High School in Germany (so sorry for my english if it is not that good...), and now I am trying to find a good college for undergraduate studies. I want to study medicine after my bachelor, and therefore I am looking for a good college, so that I have good chances for admission to medical school.</p>

<p>Preferably I would attend a college at the east or west coast (i.e. California, New England), but I would also move to a city in the mid-west, as long as the college is good.
As you can see, I am open for every kind of college, however it should not be too small and the student body should also be international.
The costs, and if the school is a university or a liberal arts college, is not that important. Main thing is, that the school is good enought so that I have good chances of admission for medical school after my bachelor.</p>

<p>However, my SAT scores were not that great. Could you recommend some good and reputable colleges, where I have good chances for admission?</p>

<p>GPA: converted from German scale about 3.7
Rank: 12 from 100 (very strong class, average was 3.6)
TOEFL iBT: 105
SAT: verbal:580, math:610, writing: 580 (I will take the SAT again in Jan. 2010)
SAT Subject tests: biology-e: 710, math2: 680 (I will take them again in Dec. 2009)
I won a national science prize in 2009 and have some other extracurricular things to mention...</p>

<p>Hope you can help me. Thank you very much in advance.</p>

<p>Best regards Amon</p>

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<p>Okay how are your ECs? If I can get a better picture, then I can help you :slight_smile: .</p>

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<p>Do you mean extracurriculars? Well, I was tennis team captain, member of handball team, chief-editor of the school-newspaper, boardmember of the Social Democratic Party and its youth organization in my hometown, worked for Amnesty International, Won a national science prize, was member of the school government, and have some work experience (did 2 internships in smaller businesses). I also do speak german and persian fluently. </p>

<p>Hope this is ok…</p>

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<p>Oh it’s great :-). I just hope you show continuity in your ECs, such as being in a club for three or four years. Now if you can get great recs, essays, and capitalize on your ECs, check out University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Penn State, and University of California-San Francisco.</p>

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<p>bummmmmmmmp</p>