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College Search & Selection
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<p>I would appreciate any help I could get in getting advice for potential colleges I should apply to based on my academics and fit. I am abit confused and I don't want to screw this up :)</p>

<p>If there is a certain format I am suppose to follow just let me know!(I didn't see any)</p>

<p>I hope I am not to late to start this process...</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA: 3.3 > Excluding one trimester where I got high honors so I dunno :0</p>

<p>Weighted GPA: 6.4</p>

<p>SAT: 1800s/1200s > First time, I can improve in October...</p>

<p>Top 20%</p>

<p>Poor Foreign Language grades, Good Science grades, decent math grades, decent english grades,

Extra Curriculars:</p>

<p>Student Council
Excellent Leadership Recommendation (my adviser told my mom she would write a good one for me)
Some other clubs/sports, the usual</p>

<p>Me</p>

<p>Race: South Asian (Indian/Pakistani)
Political Views(does this even matter?): Libertarian </p>

<p>Despite being crappy at sports I can win people over with my humor and uniqueness.(again, does this matter?)</p>

<p>Did I mention my killer smile?</p>

<p>Colleges</p>

<p>I think I want to major in Philosophy but I'm planning on going into pharmacy or dental because science is my strongest subject. </p>

<p>Financial Banking also seems like a satisfying career but I am having trouble gathering info on it. If anyone has links to career description, education/career path or salaries that would be very helpful!</p>

<p>Location: I am open to going to school anywhere in the country but my parents would prefer me to go somewhere in NE, where I reside. My State School which I am pretty sure I could easily get into is University of New Hampshire.</p>

<p>Hmm, this turned out longer then I expected. College is one thing I don't want to screw up! I know my grades aren't the best but now I have started to work hard and my grades have been on the climb.</p>

<p>If I left anything out let me know and thank you in advance for reading/posting! </p>

<p>If I am relying on CC too much then what should I do? I don't really trust my college counselor and my parents are kinda... lets not go there shall we?</p>

<p>What do I want out of college?: Fun, a solid GPA, meet free-thinking people.</p>

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<p>bump :(</p>

<p>Is it too long?</p>

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<p>If you are interested in pharmacy, then look at University of Rhode Island.</p>

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<p>You could try the University of Arizona. It's not terribly hard to get into, and they have a really strong pre-pharmacy program.</p>

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<p>i think UT-Austin has a good pharmacy program. but idk how hard it is to get in outofstate b/c of the top 10% rule.</p>

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<p>^I think there's something like a 50% acceptance rate, so it would probably be a reach for the OP.</p>

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<p>Could you give us more information about the atmosphere of the school you would like? Like...size? Greek scene? Urban vs suburban vs rural? And sports/clubs/whatever in particular that you'd rather like that may not be as strong in other schools (ie - if you want to ski, Texas is not going to be for you.).</p>

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<p>Some suggestions which offer prepharmacy and/or predentisty majors follow. Because you didn't specify what sort of size college you wanted, you'll find that they vary greatly...</p>

<p>REACH: Villanova University (PA), University of Maryland-College Park (MD), Gettsyburg College (PA), Hampshire College (MA)</p>

<p>SEMI-REACH: Kalamazoo College (MI), Lawrence University (WI), American University (DC), Furman University (SC), Coe College (IA), University of Miami (FL), Elon University (NC), Fordham University (NY), University of Delaware (DE), Syracuse University (NY), Chapman University (CA), Grove City College (PA), College of Charleston (SC), Allegheny College (PA), Juniata College (PA)</p>

<p>GOOD FIT: Baylor University (TX), University of Connecticut (CT), Clemson University (SC), University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (MN), Florida State University (FL), Ohio Wesleyan University (OH), Hobart & William Smith Colleges (NY), Mercer University (GA), Texas A&M University (TX)</p>

<p>LIKELY: Manhattan College (NY), Elizabethtown College (PA), Quinnipiac University (CT), Hofstra University (NY), Springfield College (MA), Ithaca College (NY), Marquette University (WI), University of Massachusetts-Amherst (MA)</p>

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<p>Ok, editing now.</p>

<p>Size: Medium or Large</p>

<p>nvm, I guess you can't edit after a certain time :?</p>

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<p>Here's the list taking the size requested into account (medium to me is over 5000 students)</p>

<p>REACH: Villanova University (PA), University of Maryland-College Park (MD)</p>

<p>SEMI-REACH: American University (DC), University of Miami (FL), Elon University (NC), Fordham University (NY), University of Delaware (DE), Syracuse University (NY), Chapman University (CA), College of Charleston (SC)</p>

<p>GOOD FIT: Baylor University (TX), University of Connecticut (CT), Clemson University (SC), University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (MN), Florida State University (FL), Texas A&M University (TX)</p>

<p>LIKELY: Quinnipiac University (CT), Hofstra University (NY), Marquette University (WI), University of Massachusetts-Amherst (MA)</p>

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<p>Thank you for the list athiest, I will start looking into them. </p>

<p>@teenage_cliche, I missed your post :/, updating now.</p>

<p>Greek scene: Doesn't Matter
Location: Urban/Suburban
Clubs: Nothing specific but I do like options.</p>