Need more safeties....little less reaches.

Applying to College
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<p>Here are my stats:</p>

<p>Stats:
GPA: 4.0ish weighted, maybe 3.75uw
SAT: 1870, will retake in October and raise 2000+
ACTs/SATIIs: Pending, results later this month
Rank: Top 10%</p>

<p>ECs:
Science Olympiad
Junior Year: Vice-President, Senior Year: President (I will be)
NJ Southern Regional: 1st Astronomy, 1st Robot Ramble, 3rd Computer This!
NJ States: 1st Astronomy
Also help start a fundrasing program were we take donated items and sell them on eBay</p>

<p>Scientific Research
Doing independent research with a college professor this summer, in the area of Physics.</p>

<p>Environmental Club
Sophomore Year: Secretary, Junior Year: Co-President, Senior Year: Co-President
We created the paper recycling program at our school, and continue to campaign for it - it has been a difficult process
Also had beach clean-ups, T-Shirt sales for the Rainforest</p>

<p>School Newspaper
Editor-in-Chief, also Editor of the Student Voice/School News Section</p>

<p>Model U.N.
Co-founder, also will perhaps be an officer next year</p>

<p>Activities
Math League (might have position next year)
Peer Leadership (have to apply to get in, help with Freshman Orientation)
Member of District Media Center (volunteer to help fix tech things in the school during Study Hall/Lunch)
Drama Club, also have sub-lead roles in Freshman/Sophomore Years
National Honor Society
Political Group (Political Leaders of Tomorrow)
Computer Club</p>

<p>Schools I'm looking at currently: [ul]
[<em>] Brown (legacy)
[</em>] Cornell
[<em>] Swarthmore
[</em>] Lehigh
[<em>] Bucknell
[</em>] University of Chicago
[<em>] Wesleyan
[</em>] Oberlin
[<em>] Colgate
[</em>] Tufts
[li] Johns Hopkins [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Looking to major in Physics/Math. Would like to stay on the EC or CLOSE (UofC is iffy because of distance). I also don't know if I want to go to a big school (like 5000 would be the limit), so I'm unsure about Cornell.</p>

<p>So, as you can see, my selection currently has many more reaches than safeties. I actually, don't even have a real safety on that list. So please help me eliminate some, and add some more. Thank you.</p>

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<p>Case Western would be a strong match; Brandeis a match (and they like kids with SO medals!). St. Olaf's is very strong for math. </p>

<p>Remember that Chicago is easy to get to by plane. </p>

<p>Remember that a lot of kids from your area will be applying to the schools on your list - sometimes its safer to look a bit farther from home!</p>

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<p>I second Case, and you could also look into CMU, RPI, or RIT.</p>

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<p>Got a 30 on my ACT, I will retake this and bring it up.</p>

<p>Anyway...bump.</p>

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<p>Bump 10char</p>

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<p>Seton Hill University:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.setonhill.edu%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.setonhill.edu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Trust me, you'll be surprised.</p>

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<p>Georgia Tech?</p>

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<p>Probably not a safety but a strong match would be Rochester.</p>

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<p>A good safety to consider would be Northeastern University.</p>

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<p>Rutgers and TCNJ really are pretty good for state schools, and it seems like you'd get into them. They're fairly comparable statuswise, and it boils down to big school with lots of opportunities versus smaller liberal arts college, both at state school costs. Now, if the new NJ budget passes, all the state schools will be screwed (30% budget cuts all around?? 2000 of 7000 Rutgers classes might have to be cut!?)... Thanks a lot, Corzine...</p>

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<p>ACT: 30 (first time, no practice, taking again - hopefully 32-34)
SATIIs: Physics 660, Math IIC 680 (ouch, definitely taking again for high 700s)</p>