<p>I am a rising junior and I was just wondering what type of schools I should start considering. I'm not going to post up all of my stats, but just the basics.</p>
<p>My grades freshman year were very good. I had about a 96.5 uw average in mostly honors classes. I switched schools sophomore year, and so my average dropped to about a 91 uw in all honors classes. My rank is about the top 5-6% so far.</p>
<p>My junior year and senior year course loads are very rigorous filled with many APs. Hopefully this next year, I will do a lot better than my sophomore year.</p>
<p>My ECs are nothing special so far. I have been playing violin for about 7 years and I was a part of the Symphony Orchestra in 9th grade. I was also on the Speech and Debate Team in 9th grade. This past year, I was involved in the Latin Club and also Yearbook Club. I currently volunteer at a Pediatric Office, and I have volunteered at the Elks Lodge in the past (over 40 hours there). Some things I plan to start this coming year: join National Honors Society, join the Science Club, start volunteering at the hospital, join Model UN, and perhaps even get an internship or job.</p>
<p>I have not taken the SATs yet, but I took my PSATs this past year. I will not post scores since it won't really matter. However, I am going to prepare A LOT (i have already started) and I am hoping for my score to be at least 2000+.</p>
<p>Now my final question is, what type of schools can I even consider at this point? Are Ivy-League schools (Brown, UPenn) totally out of the question? What about any other top-tier school? Can anyone please give me any advice they have on college admissions based on my stats? THANK YOU!</p>
<p>Responses can be more specific if we knew what you were interested in studying or what feel of a campus you want.</p>
<p>I think the Ivies are a little out of reach for you. Your potential SAT scores would be the minimum, but your ECs aren't enough of a hook to get you in. When you say rising junior, does that mean this upcoming school year you will be a junior? Summer is the worst when describing what grade you are in. If so, try to do something huge like start a great club or fundraiser. The things you mentioned would also be great. It could help you out a bunch at top colleges.</p>
<p>I think
(with a 2000 ish)
Reaches would be schools like Vanderbilt, Emory, Carnegie Mellon.
Matches would be more like UNC Chapel Hill, Lehigh, Boston College.
Safety would be your state school.</p>
<p>I am not exactly sure what I want to major in, but it will be something biology related. Maybe genetics, pre-med, pharamacy, microbiology, etc.</p>
<p>The feel of campus---i'm not exactly sure. I want something in the city or suburbs. I just want to feel at home wherever I go. I don't want tiny school with like 1000 kids, but then again I dont want a huge school with 30,000 students either. All I know is that I visited Brown last summer, and I fell in love. I want a campus similar to that.</p>