<p>Hi-</p>
<p>I'm a current high school sophomore who's already begun college research. I've assembled a list of 10 schools, and want to know if it seems reasonable.<br>
Here's my background: I want to major in political science. I'm taking the hardest possible course load at my highly ranked, public high school, and am maintaing a 4.0 UW GPA. I'm scheduled to take 3 APs next year, and hope to take 5 my senior year. I haven't taken the new SAT. However, in 8th grade I took the old SAT for CTY, and received a 1300. Since then, I have completed Algebra 1 and Geometry, and am currently enrolled in Algebra 2. My extra-curriculars are:
-school a cappella choir (We're going to perform at Lincoln Center)
-Marching Band (I have a varsity letter, and my band is highly competitive. We go to East Coast Championships and State Championships every year).
-Forensics Team (I'm president, and have basically created the club)
-Model Congress and UN (I have won awards)
-Newspaper (I'll probably be an editor next year)
-Various Church Activities (I'm on the board of Church and Society, and participate in a variety of youth activities)
I have also won academic achievement awards within my school, and expect to receive extremely strong recommendations. During the summers, I usually go to a program that is similar to Habitat for Humanity for a week, and I attend summer programs that are politics-related.</p>
<p>Is this a balanced, realistic list? I realize that it is diverse. But, I like certain things about each school.</p>
<p>Yale, Princeton, Georgetown, American, George Washington, NYU, Swarthmore, U Rochester, UVA (hopefully the Echols program), and Wesleyan U (CT).</p>
<p>Thanks in advance for feedback,
Demgirl</p>
<p>where are u from?? if your from va, and u keep up ur 4.0uw gpa,, and hopefully if your the valedictorian or number 2, then ur a lock for echols</p>
<p>wait till ur a junior... then come back... u should enjoy ur sophomore year...!!!!</p>
<p>I don't think it's too early to draw up a POTENTIAL list...but no one can realistically tell you if this list is reasonable because much can happen between now and the end of next year - test scores, surprise grades, etc.</p>
<p>However, if you can swing a few visits over the summer, I would recommend it. That way you can see if you have picked the right schools. I'd add in a visit to at least one or two liberal arts colleges just so you can compare them to the large uni's on your list. You can also attend the admissions presentations these schools give where they lay out what they are looking for in potential candidates (Tip: don't be shy about asking questions). By this time next year, you may very well have an entirely different list of schools on your radar (I can think of several that I might recommend).</p>
<p>Carolyn- Which additional schools would you recommend?</p>
<p>First, tell me a bit more about yourself. Are you only interested in east coast schools? Will you need financial aid or are you hoping for merit money? What are you interested in studying? Are you a member of a minority group or the first in your family to go to college? Would you describe yourself as conservative, liberal, artsy, preppy, or....? And any other relevant info. related to who you are and how it ties into your college search.</p>
<p>East coast schools are preferable because I do not want to be too far from home (NJ). Financial aid is not an issue. I want to study political science. I am a caucasian female, and am not the first person in my family to go to college. In terms of politics, I am quite liberal. However, my behavior is more conservative. I'm not currently into drinking, and don't want to go to a party school, or a school with prominent greek life. Thanks.</p>