matches for a clueless senior?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Please give me some advice, and I'll love you forever! Or cook you some egg fried rice. :)</p>

<p>Short version: Asian female with excellent test scores, good grades, meh extracurriculars, vague science focus, upper middle class (cliche ack)</p>

<p>Asian female, large public high school with 2000 students, NJ
Class rank: probably in top 5%
3.87 UW GPA (1 B & harder classes each year), something like 5.5 W (equals 4.5 - the extra level is for low level classes)
SAT I: 2340 (800CR, 750M, 790W)
SAT II: 800 Bio, 800 Math II, 740 USH
AP: USH 5, WH 4, Stat 5, Eng Lang 5. Graduating with 7 AP courses
National Merit Semifinalist (my school's only one - Last year our semifinalist got into Yale, Harvard, Brown, and UPenn. I'm really, really hoping some of her luck rubs off on me!!)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (not spectacular, I know, I didn't start liking them until later):
Science League, 10-12, tested into top 10% out of ~350 in state for Bio. Didn't get officer position because it's a popularity contest
Math League 11-12
Chem Club 11-12
School literary magazine 11-12, officer for 12th</p>

<p>Worked 11 hours a week at local library shelving books for last 1.7 years
volunteered at hospital this summer 12 hours a week for 7 weeks
shadowed a doctor this summer</p>

<p>Also, I'm sending in a supplemental art portfolio, it's definitely a good bit above average. Hoping it's enough to push me into the 'interesting' category</p>

<p>Possibly looking at premed, no financial needs. School location doesn't matter, size doesn't matter as long as most of the classes are fairly small/not ginormous. I'm looking at Northwestern and UPenn (fat chance) right now, and not sure where to look next.</p>

<p>Thanks!! :)</p>

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<p>2340? you can aim high with your test scores but ECs might hurt. just look for a school that specializes in your major in an area you like</p>

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<p>You need a safety. I would look at Rutgers or NJIT for that. For other schools how do you feel about LACs?</p>

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<p>Yeah, for safeties I’m already looking at Rutgers, Temple, Drexel, etc.</p>

<p>LACs are fine as long as the school isn’t teeny tiny. C:</p>

<p>I’m trying to bet on my art as being a hook. I wonder how much the “big” uni’s will consider it. D: Here’s a sneak peak:
<a href=“http://img.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/albums/v634/sushiISgood/bumbums.jpg[/url]”>http://img.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/albums/v634/sushiISgood/bumbums.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Anyone else want to throw out some names for me?? :)</p>

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<p>Pitt would be a great safety, wonderful pre-med and a great honors college. Also a very urban environment in a wonderful neighborhood.</p>

<p>Johns Hopkins is fairly match-ish for you, along with other schools between 15-35 on USNWR.</p>

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<p>I think Rice would be a good fit for you – great opportunities for pre-meds to do internships/research at the Texas Medical Center next to campus (largest medical complex in the world with 14 hospitals and 2 med schools).</p>

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<p>You have some great art there. Do yourself a favor, and try to see if anyone local will be willing to showcase it and get a ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ account [You could very well win a Daily Deviation award.] Use watermarks when posting like that though, so others don’t steal your work. Maybe enter it into the state fair or something. I don’t draw on that level, but I entered a collage [my ‘art’ hobby] as was pleasantly surprised when I won an award. </p>

<p>You might be too, and that will help be an attractor.</p>

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<p>With only one semifinalist, you are not at one of NJ’s more competitive schools, so the rank will be seen as low. Penn is a considerable reach, especially from NJ, but NU seems reasonable as do other schools on that level. You might consider applying there ED for a strong shot. JHU would be another good ED choice.</p>