<p>Hi, I'm a junior in high school and I've been trying to find schools with strong physics and chemistry programs but I need some help. </p>
<p>I'm not sure which of the two I want to major in yet but I want to find a good school in the Mid-Atlantic/ Northeast region.</p>
<p>Any help is greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>Some schools to possibly take a look at are: Penn, Rutgers, Johns Hopkins, University of Rochester, RPI, Haverford, Penn State, Hamilton, Ct. College and Maryland.</p>
<p>Thanks, I'll check them out. I was looking at RPI, Penn State, Hopkins and Maryland so at least I wasn't wasting my time.</p>
<p>Which state do you live in? Did you take the SATs? How good are your grades? Do you think you'd prefer a small school or a large school? These things would help narrow it down.</p>
<p>I live in Maryland and though I would probably rather go out of state, I would certainly go to Maryland or Johns Hopkins depending on the circumstances. </p>
<p>I scored 760 Math, 710 Reading, 630 Writing (8 on essay =( ) last year as well as a 780 on the US History SAT. I just took the ACT this weekend and I am registered for Physics, Chemistry, and Math I SAT Subject tests in May and the Reasoning Test in June.</p>
<p>I am #1 in my class by a fair margin with a cumulative GPA of 101.0216 (my school system uses a weighted GPA of 1.1 for AP classes), and my grades are almost always 95+%. I scored 5's on the US History and Stats AP tests last year and this year I am taking an all AP schedule of Physics C Mechanics, Calc I, Language & Comp, Chemistry, and Government.</p>
<p>I haven't put much thought into what size school I want to go to but I'm not really sure what I would prefer. </p>
<p>People have told me I should be applying to MIT and the IVYs but I could care less about the prestige of going to such a school. While my family is pretty well off, I have two younger brothers my parents will have to help put through college in the next few years so it would be preferable to apply to places where I have some chance at a decent scholarship.</p>
<p>Thanks for any help.</p>
<p>bump</p>
<p>Anyone?</p>
<p>Take the Math II SAT subject test instead. I would focus on studying for your subject tests and not worry about picking colleges right now.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice and know that I am studying for them. I was planning on taking the Math II the next available test day as I just missed the registration deadline for the March SAT so I had to register for that in June.</p>
<p>The reason I want to choose the schools now is because my parents want to go visiting colleges this summer and it would help to have a list of schools worth checking out. It's been difficult researching which colleges have strong undergraduate chemistry/physics programs; most rankings and such are geared toward graduate programs so that leaves out any LACs that might be an option.</p>
<p>Since you live in Maryland--take a trip to Baltimore and visit Hopkins' physics facilities at the Bloomberg Center and the chemistry facilities in the New Chemistry Building and Remsen Hall. If those don't convince, nothing will.</p>
<p>Rice Univ in Houston would be a good school for the sciences.</p>
<p>college of william and mary has a good chemistry program</p>
<p>Thanks to all for the advice.</p>
<p>University of Chicago for physics....</p>
<p>bum, there are several Northeast LACs that have excellent sciences. Williams is the one that I'm most familar with, but others might include Wesleyan, Smith (if you are female) and Hamilton. </p>
<p>You need to be clearer on your family's financial situation. If you qualify for need based financial aid, then you can apply to most colleges and receive financial assitance. Ask your parents to use an on line calculator to get an idea of the amount that they would be expected to pay at a private college or university, both now and when your brothers are enrolled.</p>
<p>If you need merit based financial aid, your list will be quite different as many selective colleges do not offer merit scholarships.</p>
<p>Good luck and let us know how you do.</p>
<p>Don't limit yourself to location. The Midwest and South have excellent science programs. I would look into the following schools:</p>
<p>Brown University
Carnegie Mellon University
Columbia University
Cornell University
Harvard University
Johns Hopkins University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Northwestern University
Princeton University
Rice University
University of Chicago
University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
University of Maryland-College Park
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
University of Texas-Austin
University of Wisconsin-Madison</p>
<p>Thanks for all the help. As for my family's financial situation, I will not qualify for any form of need based aid. My parents have told me not to worry about the cost as long as I go somewhere that I like, but it would be nice if I was able to receive a merit scholarship from a good school.</p>
<p>And as for location, my parents don't want me going too far away so I will be staying in the East. I personally dislike the mild winters of the South, having been raised in southern Maryland when there is one good snow per year. I suppose the Midwest could be an option.</p>
<p>Rutgers Univ. or University of Chicago are two great options for you</p>