Need help picking more schools to apply to!

College Search & Selection
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<p>I am really scared that I am not applying to enough target schools and will be unhappy with the final results.</p>

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

<p>SAT: 2280
SAT II: 800 - US History, 770 - Bio M, Math IIC - hearing tomorrow
GPA: 97.69</p>

<p>Extra curriculars:
JSA president
editor in chief of school newspaper
Debate captain - loads of awards
Model UN captain - award
literary magazine editor</p>

<p>Started lots of community service projects in my school</p>

<p>Bloustein award
AP Scholar
National Merit Commended </p>

<p>3 amazing recommendations, one saying that I one of the top 2 students he has taught in his 30 year career. </p>

<p>Currently, I am applying to these schools: </p>

<p>Yale
Maryland (Honors)
Rutgers (Honors)
Princeton
Columbia
Brown
Brandeis
John Hopkins
WUSTL - maybe </p>

<p>Interested in political science, international relations and history.</p>

<p>Can anyone recommend any other schools for me to apply to????? </p>

<p>Thanks!!!</p>

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<p>You should definitely add Tufts, Chicago and possibly even Stanford.</p>

<p>If you want to do a maximum of 12 schools, then here's it (any ED?):
Yale-Realistic Reach
Maryland (Honors)- Accepted
Rutgers (Honors)-Accepted
Princeton-Realistic Reach (less likely than Yale)
Columbia-Gut says Accepted
Brown-Accepted
Brandeis-Accepted
Johns Hopkins-Accepted
WUSTL-Accepted
[Tufts and Chicago]-Accepted if you note compelling reasons
Stanford-You would be a VERY strong East Coast [Non Prep?] Applicant</p>

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<p>I applied to Yale early action and from a private school. </p>

<p>Do tufts, chicago and stanford have strong political science departments??</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Tufts, Chicago, and Stanford have superb Poli Sci department. Tufts has the #1-ranked International Relations program, too.</p>

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<p>I thought Hopkins or Columbia had the best international relations program</p>

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<p>does anyone know the answer?</p>

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<p>They both have great programs, but the rankings go like this (Gourman):</p>

<p>Tufts
Princeton
Johns Hopkins
Georgetown
U Penn
Harvard
Cornell
U Wisconsin Madison
MIT
Stanford
UVA
Notre Dame
US Air Force Acad
US Military Acad
Claremont McKenna</p>

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<p>You don't really need to apply to more- with your statistics, you will be accepted to a number. However, if you want to apply to one or two more, Georgetown, Cornell, Claremont McKenna, Notre Dame, and U Chicago sound like good ideas. I think that you would be accepted at UPenn, also. I expect that you will be accepted to most of the schools on your current list.</p>