More matches? (Better than last time)

College Search & Selection
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<p>Last time I made a thread here it didn't work out so well, so here's a better one.</p>

<p>Here are my current stats:</p>

<p>WGPA: 4.516 (no one usually gets above 5)
Rank: 11/386
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White</p>

<p>SAT: 2180 (750 CR, 730 M, 700 W) (Retaking in September/October)
SAT II: 770 Chem</p>

<p>AP Classes: APUSH, AP Eng Lang, AP Chem (No junior in my school has ever taken it), AP Comp Sci A</p>

<p>EC's:</p>

<p>FRC Team Robotics (9-11) - 400 hours in 3 years or so. Usually places in top 3 teams every year. Head programmer of the team for this year and next. This year, our team got the Coopertition Award, Honorable Mention for Safety, 1st seeded team, and top 4 teams overall in Boston Regional.</p>

<p>Science Olympiad (11) - Co-Founder/Captain. Got 21st/40 in state competition this year, highest rookie placement.</p>

<p>MOON (10,11) - Math team. Treasurer. Highest in division for GBML competition (Greater Boston area)</p>

<p>Academic Decathlon (10,11) - A starter, placed 6th at regionals and 6th at states.</p>

<p>Varsity Swim Team (9-11) - MVP of the meet, possibly captain next year</p>

<p>Other smaller EC's</p>

<p>Awards:</p>

<p>National Latin Exam: Gold and silver medals
National Spanish Exam: Bronze medal
AMC 10 School Winner
Honorable Mention School Science Fair/Regional Science Fair Qualifier (3 years)
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What I'm looking for in a school is:</p>

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<li>A place that either has a nice campus or near the city, not some place like Cornell.</li>
<li>No more northern than MA in the Northeast or anyplace bordering Canada.</li>
<li>A place within a 20 mile radius of a body of water (not as important).</li>
<li>No LAC</li>
<li>Has a good transportation system</li>
<li>No religious affiliation or very small one if any</li>
<li>Variety of extracurricular activities</li>
<li>At least some school spirit</li>
<li>Moderate to liberal atmosphere (politically and socially)</li>
<li>Good chemical engineering and political science programs
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On the chance thread I did, every person asserted the same idea that for me:</li>
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<p>Reaches: MIT, UPenn, Stanford
Matches: CMU
Safeties: Lehigh, Purdue, BU, NEU, UMass Amherst</p>

<p>So I'm set for safeties (won't apply to all of those) and reaches. I need a few more matches though.</p>

<p>Thanks for reading this and I appreciate any and all responses! :D</p>

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<p>Washington University in St Louis fits pretty well!<br>
Northwestern also sounds perfect for you :slight_smile: Check for all - including a location on the Lake!
They’re not easy to get into, but fairly realistic for you - you’d have a good shot especially if you show interest at WashU</p>

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<p>Bump 10char</p>

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<p>I would say WashU Rice Georgetown. They can add to your matches</p>

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<p>Does Georgetown have chemical engineering? I couldn’t find it on their website.</p>

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<p>no, but it has political science</p>

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<p>Oh, ok. I’m looking for both, but chemical engineering is more important. But I’ll do further research into it because it may have a program with Columbia’s engineering program, which I also read.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Bump da bump!</p>

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<p>Desparation bump!</p>

<p>I only want a few more suggestions, then I’ll let it slowly slip to the back page.</p>

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<p>Are finances an issue?</p>

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<p>Only on CC can people call Rice, GT, and WashU match…</p>

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<p>Uh. I am very close to low-income (around 60k), so I was hoping I’d get pretty good fin aid. But yes, money is an issue.</p>