Looking For Colleges To Apply To...

College Search & Selection
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<p>REQUIREMENTS
*respected schools with challenging academic classes
*many opporunities to travel and study abroad
*i am interested in neuroscience, global studies, anthropology (will graduate on a pre-med track regardless of major)
*good research facilities
*urban school - or at least near a large city
*i do not want super large classes (excluding intro classes), i want to get to know my professors</p>

<p>CONSIDERING
ivy leagues, don't know if my scores are up to par... hopefully my essay and teacher recs will blow admission officers away. how do the extracurriculars look?</p>

<p>what should i be reaching for? which schools are matches? i have my eye on columbia and upenn. maybe rice? </p>

<p>STATS
SAT:2020 670CR, 710M, 640W (long story short, i had a bad day; i plan on retaking in october, for sure)
SAT2: 780MolecBio, 780Chem, 760USHist (should i take math2?)
GPA: 3.99 ( 5.64 weighted, should increase soon) RANK: 17/600ish (should move up a few slots soon)
AP: 5SpanLang, 5Bio, 5Chem, 5HumanGeo, 4USHist, 4WorldHist, 4EngLang</p>

<p>*Some Medical Research at Baylor College of Medicine
*VP, (Reporter/Historian year before) of Spanish National Honors Society
*Treasurer of Environmental Club (founded club with fellow officers)
*Active Member of NHS, ScienceNHS, Red Cross, Interact, Peer Tutoring, Big Brothers Big Sisters
*Figure Skater for 10 years, competed 9th/10th grade
*Worked Part Time ~15-20 hours during the year
*Raised by a single mother, and have two younger sisters
*200+ volunteer hours, go to a nursing home on a weekly basis, will start volunteering soon at a children's hospital</p>

<p>Thanks, I really appreciate your help!</p>

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<p>should i apply ED, EA? i hear its a disaster for financial aid.</p>

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<p>Have you considered NYU? It is VERY urban, though not having a campus may not appeal to you. Other suggestions include Boston College, maybe Boston U, though it's similar to NYU as in not having a true campus, and Fordham. Not sure if you just want the northeast, but Georgetown fits your criteria as well.</p>

<p>Only apply ED if you have a #1 school that is above the rest. As for EA, go for it if schools on your list have it. There's no downside, and you'll find out in December.</p>

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<p>Brandeis and Rhodes.</p>

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<p>Tufts, Chicago, Rice and Macalester came to mind immediately. Also Pomona andSwarthmore/Haverford/Bryn Mawr.</p>

<p>For a safety, you might want to consider University of Washington-Seattle, your state school, and perhaps a school like Goucher, which requires students to study abroad.</p>

<p>If you're comfortable with Fordham's religious affiliation, you also might want to check it out. (I see another poster already suggested it).</p>

<p>If you are looking for schools that give good financial aid packages, then the story changes a little bit, and you're probably best off heading over to the financial aid forums to learn about schools that give good need-based and merit-based aid.</p>

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<p>i havent looked into fordham. first thing comes to mind is law? do they have a strong medical/scientific research program? </p>

<p>ive actually visited georgetown and liked it a lot. i love dc.</p>