Need help trimming my college list

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Alright, so I'll start with a little about myself to help you guys get a general understanding. I am a senior in high school who is a slightly above average student at one of the top high schools in the country (it's a boarding school) and I am interested in majoring in psychology or something related while following the pre med track in college.</p>

<p>I can't really give a GPA because we use a different scale here and they say it can't be translated to a 4.0 scale, but my SAT is a 2250 (720 CR, 770 math, 760 writing) and my ACT composite is a 32. I have a relatively low number of extra curriculars in school (like 3 activities), but I have a lot of volunteering hours and I do academic related stuff (attending classes and research academies) during my summers.</p>

<p>So here's my list, in no particular order of preference or difficulty:</p>

<ol>
<li>Boston College</li>
<li>Brandeis</li>
<li>Case Western</li>
<li>Dartmouth</li>
<li>Emory</li>
<li>UIUC</li>
<li>Miami (Ohio)</li>
<li>U of Miami (Florida)</li>
<li>U Mich at Ann Arbor</li>
<li>Ohio State</li>
<li>U of Rochester</li>
<li>UVA</li>
<li>Wake Forest</li>
<li>Wash U</li>
</ol>

<p>I am trying to get this number around 8 because I am applying to 4 BS/MD programs outside of this list. Distance from home is not a factor for me. Ideally I would like a small to mid size school and I do not want a city school like U Penn or NYU. Thanks.</p>

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<p>Bump 10char</p>

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<p>Put this in the “College Search” section of the forum. </p>

<p>Also, you say you don’t want a city school, but isn’t Boston College in Boston…?</p>

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<p>Boston College is in Chestnut Hill - its actually a very secluded campus in a residential area, unlike BU or NEU.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the correction.</p>

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<p>@jibler - LOL, I didn’t mean to be condescending or anything, I’m sorry if it came out that way. I just recently volunteered near BC and the campus is really beautiful and medieval-like, I just felt like clarifying.</p>

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<p>With those test scores, it isn’t a matter of getting in, but where you can get the best academic scholarships (unless finances aren’t an issue).</p>

<p>The new MCAT to apply to med schools will now contain more psychology than in the past, so being a psy major makes sense, as long as you take all the other science courses expected of pre-med students.</p>

<p>I teach psychology at a small all-women’s college, but with those test scores you’d likely receive a full-tuition scholarship. :)</p>