<p>So I'm going into my junior year and I have been told by everyone that its time to start looking into college. The only issue is, I have no idea where exactly to apply.</p>
<p>My sophomore year went downhill very quickly. I had missed way to much school making myself fall way behind; on top of taking AP classes. My grades ( especially by my standards) were horrific, with me averaging nearly almost straight C's. I didn't do to bad freshman year thank god. So more then likely this year I'm going to have to manage getting as close to straight A's as I can while juggling vvolunteer work and AP classes. </p>
<p>I am absolutely in love with biomedical science, along with anything in the medical field. If it has to do with the human body in any way shape or form I'm interested.</p>
<p>I'm also interested in liberal arts, assisting people is one of the things I'm great at. I would think something to do with the study of hate crimes and genocide, even criminal Justice is also one thing I would be interested in considering. </p>
<p>My biggest issue besides needing to get my grades up is actually having an idea where I want to apply. Based off of what I have said, if anyone has any idea of where I should at leadt look into I would greatly appreciate it (: </p>
<p>See how your first semester goes this year and then use the SuperMatch engine on the left of this page.</p>
<p>What State do you live in?
If you live on the Eastern Seaboard, there should be quite a few colleges within driving distance. Take a road trip. Visit your State Flagship, a local public college, a medium sized private university (some are Catholic), and a LAC or two. Take the “official” tour, registering at Admissions (so that, if you end up applying and they count “interest” among their factors, they can track you as having shown “interest” early on.)
If you live in larger States or States where there are fewer colleges, like NM or WY, see if you can organize something when visiting family or taking shorter trips; whenever you go out of town, research if there is a college within driving distance. Of course try to visit local colleges (even if they may be rather farther apart) and your state’s flagship during junior year.
Start a new thread indicating your GPA, SAT/ACT score, and things you liked when visiting the colleges, and the CC community will suggest a dozen similar schools. Then you go online, fill out the “request info” (or “join the mailing list”) forms, and get free brochures from the colleges. 
Try to see which ones you like and why. Come back here with stats, impressions, and questions.</p>