<p>Hello! I'm a newbie to these forums, and I'm going to be a Senior in the fall, which means that oh-so-fun experience known as applying to colleges. I have already come up with a tentative list of colleges for visiting this summer, but I am always searching for more and would love to hear any suggestions. :) </p>
<p>Home state: MA
Gender: Female
Race: Asian-American
High school: An average public high school & A weird public high school (Massachusetts</a> Academy of Math and Science at WPI)</p>
<p>GPA: I am not sure but I would guess ~3.8 unweighted.
Class rank: ???
ACT: 35
SAT: 2220 (720CR /730M /770W)
SAT II: Just took Math 2 and Biology M, and the scores are not out</p>
<p>Extracurriculars: Existant but not extraordinary.
Editor of yearbook & lit magazine for Senior year, tech crew for theater performances (3 years), MA Drama guild competition, Academic Decathlon , piano & violin, art club
Community service: Volunteer regularly at an animal shelter (100+ hrs), engineering project to help a young boy with cerebral palsy
Other: Math modeling competition, science research project, classroom divisions of Mandelbrot and ACSL </p>
<p>What I am looking for:
Tentative major: Biology (general), maybe Microbio or Biochem. Basically, I would like to go to a school with a very strong biology department.
Location: New England, NY, or PA, urban/suburban
School size: Anything (preferably <10k students)
Must-have activities: Drama
Other: Diverse community (good Asian community?)</p>
<p>The current schools that I am reaching for are Tufts, Brown, and Wellesley.
Others: BU, BC, Brandeis, Dartmouth, Bowdoin, Connecticut College, Wesleyan, UPenn, Swarthmore, NYU, Cornell, RPI, Colgate, Hofstra, Fordham.</p>
<p>Sorry for the load of text!
Comments? Help me narrow down my list or offer other suggestions to add?
Any help (or reality check =P) is greatly appreciated. Thanks!</p>