Please help...I'm torn between a MILLION colleges!

<p>Hi...i need to know what colleges i'd be good in.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.4 unweighted...but weighted it would probably be 4.0-4.2 because of all the honors and AP classes (11 AP tests by end of senior year) i've taken.</p>

<p>SAT: 2230. I'm really happy about this. :)</p>

<p>and i have been involved in many extracurriculars, most of them for 4+ years which shows commitment. my main passion is music...i've composed several multipage piano pieces after learning to play for 10 years, which i think is pretty unique.</p>

<p>my tentative major is biochemistry / bioengineering / biomedical sciences.</p>

<p>do i have a shot at the ivy leagues? how about wustl or caltech or rice or anything like that?</p>

<p>thanks.</p>

<p>Dunno about your shot at ivy colleges but you might find that an ivy isn't even the best place for you. I would suggest that you do some serious looking at these colleges and make up lists of "must haves" "nice to haves" and "deal breakers". Since you are in roughly the same area I am, I can offer some suggestions for things to look at.<br>
1)course offerings, you will need the same pre reqs everywhere, but advanced courses are based on the expertise of the faculty at each specific school
2)undergraduate research opportunities, formal reu programs vs undergrad research asst lab jobs, diversity of research topics, number of labs, service cores etc
3)prestige of the program, schools that don't rank very highly overall can have the most prestigious departments eg UW Madison doesn't rank all that highly overall but has the 3rd best microbiology dept
4)size of departments, you might be surprised to find out that your experiences will revolve (at least in the later years) around the individuals in your cohort, are there 60 students in your major, 300, 1000, this makes an enormous difference and it isn't necessarily a more is better relationship
5)collaborations with industry, coops, internships, externships, funded research projects independent from university labs
6)specific degree programs, are you interested in a BS/MS degree, BPH, PharmD
7)specific departments, you like biomedical sciences but are you more interested in plant pathology, immunology, cancer biology etc not all schools offer all of these departments
8)presence of a medical school, this opens up opportunities for patient care experience, widens the type of research available, allows for a realistic view of healthcare training, instruction in clinical trials</p>

<p>No real chance at the Ivy League. You really need to be one of the very top students to get into Ivy unless you are a recruited athlete. You would stand a chance at the strong academic colleges in the Patriot League which plays the Ivy league in football.
The</a> Patriot League - Official Athletic Site</p>

<p>Bump, please</p>

<p>For Ivies, you'll be competing head-to-head (or, resume-to-resume) with students who have 2400s and 4.0s (UW), along with extra-curriculars just as impressive as yours. You have a shot, maybe even a legitimate one, but I wouldn't set my sights too high if I were you. Consider some safeties and matches, fall in love, and soon, you'll be forgetting all about the Ivy League. </p>

<p>There really are great schools out there that might even be a better fit for you. Look around.</p>