<p>Stats:
-East Asian female, Minnesota
-GPA: 3.71 UW, 3.95 W (school only weights for APs)
-ACT: 35
-SAT: 800 CR, 780 M, 800 W
-SAT II: USH 780, Bio 770, Lit 800
-AP: 5s on USH, Bio, Euro, Calc AB, Lit, Lang, Human Geo, Enviro (self-studied last two)- National AP Scholar
-Senior classes: 5 APs, 2 University of Minnesota English classes, orchestra, multivariable calc/linear algebra</p>
<p>Select ECs:
-various school and local honors orchestra groups, top awards in regional music contests each year
-National Honor Society
-many hours volunteering with school recycling, orchestra, Science Olympiad, NHS
-varsity team member of top Science Olympiad team (2nd in nation) senior year
-Carnegie Mellon Pre-College (took calc 2 and physics 1), William Elliot full scholarship
-waitressed summer after sophomore year
-USA Biology Olympiad semifinalist 2013, honorable mention 2014
-National Merit semifinalist (and possible finalist) senior year</p>
<p>Leadership:
-school orchestra board secretary
-orchestra mentors program co-president</p>
<p>Definitely applying: Columbia ED, UChicago EA; Swarthmore, Haverford, Wellesley, UW Madison, UMTC RD</p>
<p>Considering Amherst, Bowdoin, Carleton, Carnegie Mellon, Claremont McKenna, Dartmouth, Emory, Johns Hopkins, Middlebury, Rice EA, USC, Williams</p>
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<li><p>Will my GPA be too much of a deterrence? Is the rumor true that if you have a 3.7 or above, colleges won't focus too much on the numbers and instead look more at your classes?</p></li>
<li><p>Since most of my schools are reaches/very low matches, should I have more safeties or high matches? Is my list of schools too "risky"?</p></li>
<li><p>Any advice to help me narrow down this ridiculous list? What's a good number to apply to?</p></li>
<li><p>Chance me maybe?</p></li>
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<p>Thanks to any and all commenters!! :)</p>