<p>I have a 4.2 GPA out of a 5.0 scale (weighted)
- I have a 29 on my ACT score
- I'm REALLY involved in my school. I'm part of 8 clubs, not including Track and Field (JV... not a good runner.. regardless)
I'm also on two executive boards: Future Business Leaders of America and the National Honor Society
- I'm going to study science... most likely Biology, and go pre-med
- I'm the type of person who studies hard. I do my work, BUT I do like to relax/have fun/go out with friends after I'm done with a hard week. I don't plan on going crazy in college because I'm not into the whole crazy party scene. I know people say that all the time, but I'm not the kind of person to party hard. I'd rather go to a party for a little, then hang out with my close friends after and chill with them.
- I hate being competitive. I do better when other people don't ask me what my ACT, test score, lap-time, etc. are. I don't like that attitude towards life. However, a little competition wouldn't hurt. I know all schools are competitive, but I need a school that doesn't shove competition down my throat.
- I am not preppy and don't care about what brands people are wearing or where their from. I don't want to look beautiful all the time. Some people are obsessed with being perfect: perfect body, perfect image, perfect boyfriend/girlfriend, etc. I don't care. I dont want to be around other people like that. I want to be myself and I want to surround myself with people who are confident in who they are. I do care about image in terms of being respectable though. Again, I know that no matter where I go, there are going to be people like that everywhere, but if there's a school that has a little less of that, I would go there for sure.</p>
<p>CBS, in particular, sounds like a good fit. </p>
<p>Carlson can get a little preppy, but most of the other schools are largely filled with students interested in being students. By and large, Minnesota is a live-and-let-live kinda school.</p>
<p>Between Dinkytown and Stadium Village, there’s plenty of stuff to do nearby, and a quick bus/train ride to either downtown. It’s very rare that the partying gets crazy- outside of the Greeks (and even there, it’s relatively tame to what I know Greeks are like at other schools).</p>
<p>Thing I like about CBS in particular, is that they ship incoming freshman up to Itasca the summer for fall admittance for bonding and hands-on research experience with high-level researchers. Every CBS student I’ve heard from said that it (and the ‘Nature of Life’ sequence) makes the college feel small, friendly and collaborative. Pre-med is a rigorous program- sounds like that wouldn’t intimidate you. </p>
<p>My two cents, anyway</p>
<p>Regarding the “brand-name” culture, there really isn’t one. The college is so big that you might only know 10% of the students there after 4 years. People just don’t really care about what other strangers wear. Just today, I showed up to class in a sweatshirt and sweatpants, but no one cared.</p>
<p>There are quite few classes that are strictly curved, so the top 20-30% get an A, next 30-40% get a B, and so on (and that’s a pretty generous curve). Would that be comfortable for you?</p>
<p>Also, keep in mind that getting into med school in general is one big competition. Who has the best GPA? Who has the best MCAT score? Who did the most research? CBS has a rather large population of premed students, so this might be apparent even in just your major classes.</p>
<p>You should probably be able to get in. Your ACT is just below average, but you are heavily involved, which is good.</p>
<p>If you don’t lie competition don’t apply to Carlson. Grades are basically based on how well the class does</p>