Less focus on what might have been, and more focus on what can be.

College Search & Selection
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<p>^took the quote from another thread.
So far I've applied to 6 schools-- 3 safeties (accepted to all), 3 reaches. I've been deferred at 2/3 EA (Georgetown and Chicago), and I'll find out about Duke in the spring.
After a full 24 hours of moping and shoving chocolate in my face, I'm trying to move on and focus on what can be. I need more schools... my list just feels incomplete. I want to apply to places that I'd love to attend in the fall, even if they aren't my original top 3. The thing is, I have TWO DAYS-- two days to get those teacher rec's/transcripts/gc rec under control before christmas break!!!!
I want places that are matches-- between chicago and my state U. Please HELP!! </p>

<p>Stats rundown:
4.0 UW
33 ACT
2240 SAT superscored
2/90 rank</p>

<p>school preferences: intellectual, active campus, friendly, not hot weather 24/7/360, research opportunities, not TOO conservative/liberal (a mix would be nice)</p>

<p>Thank you!!!</p>

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<p>bump! It's an emergency!</p>

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<p>What about Wesleyan U. in CT? It seems to match your criteria and you'd
likely get in.</p>

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<p>Hopkins?
Richmond?
Vanderbilt?</p>

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<p>Washington University in St. Louis</p>

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<p>thanks! I'm adding WUSTL and JHU to my list! I'll definitely look up Wesleyan... I love New England.</p>

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<p>Rice And, no, it is NOT hot all year. Sounds like a fit for you. The huge medical complex is right across from campu with tons of research opportunities.</p>

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<p>What are your safeties? None of those schools are real matches even with your numbers. Especially this year. JHU ED would have been a good shot but RD, umm, premed, even bigger ummm. Aspiring premed kids have it tough. I suggest something like Villanova unless your three other schools include schools of that level. Or possibly CMU or Case Western.</p>

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<p>I thought of Rice immediately, also. How about University of Rochester? George Washington U? Barnard if female. Vassar. Wake Forest. Carnegie Mellon.</p>

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<p>cptofthehouse-- my safeties/backups are Ohio State, Case Western, and the University of Vermont. I'm already in at all three, so that's nice. I just found out that Case is giving me a pretty sizable scholarship, so I won't have to go to OSU. I know JHU is a reach; I might as well try to get in to the best school that I can. I'm not doing premed though... did I give that impression?</p>

<p>Thanks for all the advice!</p>

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<p>Why keep looking when you have a nice scholarship offer from Case? What is wrong with Case btw ?</p>

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<p>Nothing is wrong with Case, it's just not my first choice. I made this thread before I knew about the scholarship; without it, there's no way I could go to Case.</p>