<p>Rising senior here, I need more universities for my list (preferably universities, although excellent LAC's that fit my description are okay too). Please recommend me some.</p>
<p>2310 SAT, Most rigorous schedule available and flawless sophomore/junior years (some B's freshman year but all A's/A+ other years). I think 3.8-3.9 GPA? Uncertain. Top 10% of class. I think that I will have great recommendations, haven't started essay.
I am interested in math/science. So far I am looking at applied/pure math, although something in the general area of chemical physics is also appealing. I would also like a university that has some sort of math club or team, since I enjoyed participating in math contests throughout high school and I would like to participate in these communities. One of my side interests is debate.
The school MUST have excellent research opportunities throughout the undergraduate education. Class size isn't a huge deal, small is nice but not really necessary. For location, cities are nice, small towns are okay as long as there are attractions and decent work opportunities. Must not be known for notoriously bad financial aid. Sports, weather, to an extent size (size influences above factors) are irrelevant to me; although something in the Northeast would be preferable. Canada is also okay.</p>
<p>So far I have MIT for a reach, possibly Columbia. For lower reaches/matches/safeties, I have Carnegie Mellon, University of Waterloo (Canadian, most of my family comes from Canada and I have heard good things about Waterloo from visit). Please recommend any Reach, Match, or Safety schools that fit my description. Thank you!</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins is a reach but seems to match your preference. It focuses heavily on research, and obviously has an excellent reputation in the math/sciences(their humanities are also pretty strong). It’s in Baltimore. Baltimore is not very popular with a lot of applicants, but most current students say the school takes your safety very seriously and that they’ve grown to really like Baltimore (or at least tolerate it).</p>
<p>Most of the top schools match what you want. Harvard, Yale, Princeton, UPenn, UChicago, Northwestern, University of Rochester, Cornell, Dartmouth, etc. LAC’s will not have as much research, but Wesleyan is known to have a lot.</p>
<p>“Chemical physics”? Do you mean something like chemical engineering?</p>
<p>If you are Canadian, then you may want to check more Canadian universities, such as University of Toronto, McGill University, University of British Columbia, etc. since costs will be relatively low.</p>
<p>Among US schools, perhaps consider University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Top reputation in chemical engineering, very good reputation in math, not super-selective, and relatively low list price even for out of state students.</p>
<p>Make sure that your safeties are definitely affordable without excessive student loan debt.</p>
<p>For mathematics, you could try NYU, University of Chicago, Michigan Ann Arbor, Northwestern, or Brown. If you are willing to consider schools on the West Coast, I’d suggest UCLA.</p>