We are applying to the following RD:
Vanderbilt
Rice
Brown
Duke
Stanford
Emory
Dartmouth
Tufts
USC
USF-honors
UCF-honors
U of Miami
Harvard
Northeastern
She just got denied Early Action Yale. Knew it was a Reach, but still hurtsâŠ
Would prefer to stay away from schools that have heavy grade deflation, especially if she goes Pre-med route
She is looking for medium campus at least 3000 plus - no rural areas- prefers warm weather, but likes new England area, nowhere too southern- She is biracial, wants an artsy school- somewhere that has a drama club- doesnât like the midwest- prefer the following states: CA, GA, FL, VA, MA, MD, wants a diverse school, that has study abroad options. She isnât sure of career- leaning towards Psychiatry- so essentially Pre-Med- Looking to major in Biology, Pre-Med, or cognitive Neuroscience/neuroscience- Also could be interested towards a research/writing path.
ACT was 31 composite
Math 27, Science 27, English 35, Reading 36 Writing 10
Goes to small score- they donât rank, nor have a ton of Honors classes
GPA 4.05 W, 3.93 UW
Sheâs a Questbridge finalist, URM(half African-American).
ECâs- Honor Roll, NHS, Tennis, Student Council- two different Leadership positions held two years, Newspaper, yearbook editor, Drama, President of a club that mentors younger girls in the community, community service hours, work.
We are low-income so schools that give need based aid and merit aid the most preferred.
Thank you!!