Lost Junior

College Search & Selection
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<p>I'm a high school junior from Indiana and I have no idea where my stats put me in respect to selective colleges. I'd like to go to a good, small liberal arts college, preferably in New England or the Mid-Atlantic and even the eastern mid-west. Any comments are fine; I have no idea what level of college I should be looking at though.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.5 uw</p>

<p>Rigor of schedule: All Ap and honors classes throughout highschool (except orchestra). By senior year they will include: Econ, Gov, Eng Comp, Eng Lit, World History, American History, European History, German, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science (plus a second year of Independent Study) and BC Calc (either Music Theory or psych as well)</p>

<p>Class rank: 40/877 This will probably increase by senior year, as their is an upward trend after very poor Fresman and Sophmore years. I have 1 C+ and 3 or 4 B-s all in Enlgish or History the rest are Bs and higher with As and A-s in science classes. This is a competitive school among the top students, the top 50 or so. My school sends people people with surprisingly low ranks to great schools, we normally send 4 or 5 people to Ivys and several people in top 30 are at Wash U. and other top Midwestern Schools; the Valedictorian can usually get in anywhere (last year MIT).</p>

<p>SATs: 760 M, 700 CR, 710 W (This was my first test and I expect higher scores on my next go around, my PSATs were a 231, w/ an 80 M so that is almost certainly National Merit)</p>

<p>ECs: Principal Cellist in school orchestra since sophmore year, All State Orchestra Member, Pit Orhcestra, Youth Orchestra, Varsity Lacrosse, NHS, awards in Math Contests, Two Years of Fencing, Academic League (similar to Brain Game/ Quiz Bowl), German Exchange Student Host. As a note: I probably won't major in music, but I would prefer a music department of some kind.</p>

<p>Minority status: None: I'm a WASP and a male</p>

<p>Legacy: Both Parents Went to UVA. My Grandfather went to Oberlin and my great grandfather was the youngest full professor in the history of the school (Oberlin) during the 1930/40's.</p>

<p>I had been looking at Colgate, Colby etc.. in addition to Oberlin and Lawerence but I dont know if that is realistic. Any suggestions of schools to look at are welcome too. I'd like to establish some "safe" schools before looking at more selective ones and as of right now all I have is DePauw. Thank you!</p>

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<p>Are you considering playing lacrosse in college? That could be a tip to get you into a "most selective" school. Without the tip, I would say you could realistically look at all but the top 10 LACs (and those are within reach, especially with lacrosse). Your grades could be better, but they appear to be mitigated by your top 5% class rank. Have you spoken to your guidance counselor? It sounds like they must know what they are doing having placed many students at good colleges.</p>

<p>For safety possibilities, check <a href="http://www.ctcl.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.ctcl.com&lt;/a> (colleges that change lives) - there are some real gems there.</p>

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<p>I don't plan on playing lacrosse in college, but I have very strong music. Varsity lacrosse in the midwest doesn't mean nearly as much as it does in New England and the Mid-Atlantic. I will be meeting with my counselor once we come back after winter break.</p>