Need help finding schools!

<p>Hi, I'm a junior who's just starting to get into the college search process and I'd love to hear some suggestions as to what schools might be good for me. Here are my stats:</p>

<p>Gender: Female
State: NJ
Race: White
School: Public, class size about 550
GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.25 W out of 4.5
Rank: School does not rank
I took the PSAT for the first time in my sophomore year and got a 190 without any preparation so I was pretty pleased. This time around, I didn't really prepare again but I'm hoping for a 215 or better. I'm taking the SAT in January for the first time. I'm aiming for at least a 2000 and then will retake in May.
Subject tests: Chem 720, will take Math II this year</p>

<p>Core Courses:
Freshman Year</p>

<p>English I (A)
Spanish II Honors (A)
Geometry Honors (A)
Global Perspectives (A)
Biology I (A)</p>

<p>Sophomore Year:
English II (A)
Chemistry Honors (A)
Spanish III Honors (A)
Algebra II Honors (A)
US History I (A)
Journalism I (A)</p>

<p>Junior Year so far:
Physics Honors (B+) hardest class I've ever taken, but hoping to bring it up to an A by the end of the year
AP Spanish Lang (A)
US Issues (A)
Precalculus Honors (A)
English III (A)
Journalism II (A)
Organic Chemistry (A)</p>

<p>Planned senior year schedule:
Calculus BC
AP Biology
Journalism III (newspaper)
English IV
AP Psychology
AP Spanish Lit depending on how I do in lang</p>

<p>ECs</p>

<p>-Member of a 3 year leadership program run by multiple Jewish federations in state - only 20 teens were selected
-Varsity softball
-Tutor 2nd graders from a local elementary school after school
-150+ community service hours
-Copyeditor/staff writer on school paper, hoping to become a page editor next year
-Mentor middle schoolers through my Hebrew school
-Summer camp counselor</p>

<p>I want to major either in biology or biochemistry so schools that have good programs for that would be great. I'd like a school that has more of a campus and has a real "college" feel to it. Preferably near a city. I've visited BU and Tufts, didn't like BU (no campus whatsoever) but loved Tufts. Size isn't a huge deal but anywhere from between 5k-15k students is ideal, but no fewer than 5k. </p>

<p>I've visited Tufts and Cornell (legacy w/other connections) and liked them both. I'm going to Delaware this weekend, Tulane in January, and GW (legacy) and UMD in the spring at some point. </p>

<p>Sorry for all the information, I wasn't sure how much to provide. What are other schools I should consider?</p>

<p>You should visit the University of Rochester, while you’re up there you may as well visit a few schools in the area like Geneseo or RIT.</p>

<p>While taking your trip to DC for visit GW and Maryland, you should visit American and George Mason. If you like the campus feel, American is a much better fit than GW. (GW is like Boston U)</p>

<p>I agree that you should definitely consider U Rochester.</p>

<p>I also agree that I doubt you will like GW if you don’t want the strictly urban feel…</p>

<p>I know, I’m not sure how I’ll feel about GW, but my parents want me to look at it anyway. I will talk to them about Rochester. I’m not sure about RIT though, I don’t think I want a tech school.</p>

<p>Bump, other opinions?</p>

<p>vanderbilt university
wake forest university</p>