School Suggestions?

College Search & Selection
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<p>hey. Thanks in advance for the help.</p>

<p>I was wondering if anyone could suggest some good schools for me. I?m looking mainly for match and safeties (probably doing pre-med or engineering), but some reaches would also be nice. </p>

<p>I am looking for a school with an active social life and good research opportunities, as well as a well known, preferably prestigious school. </p>

<p>About me:
Moderately prestigious private school (best in Indiana, not saying much)</p>

<p>GPA
Freshman and Sophomore year: 3.8
Junior Year: 3.6</p>

<p>APs:
Computer Science A: 4
Calculus AB: 5
Chemistry: 5
Macro and Micro Econ: 5 and 5
Statistics: 5
Awaiting results on Calc BC, Spanish, English, Comb Sci B, APUS, Physics C Mechanics and E&M, English Language, English Lit.
(every course I took this year was an AP)</p>

<p>SAT:
Math: 790
CR: 800
Writing: 690 (ouch)
SAT II's:
Math 2: 800
US hist: 770 (ouch again)</p>

<p>ACT: 34</p>

<p>4 Varsity Letters in Lacrosse and Soccer, captain of both teams
Student Council committee leaders freshman and soph. year, this year Vice president, next year, treasurer
writer and editor for newspaper
various academic competitions: Science Bowl, Brain Game, Academic Superbowl, etc. 2nd in state for all, captain of brain game</p>

<p>briefly worked at williams sonoma (over winter vacations)
worked repairing computers for 1 summer</p>

<p>over 400 hours volunteering at local Emergency Room. Certified EMT (Emergency Medical Technician), approx. 600 hours volunteering overall</p>

<p>I can be guaranteed 1 outstanding recommendation, and one good one.</p>

<p>I am in a 2 year research program at out school for basically honors students, at the end of which I will give a preso (colleges sem to like this)</p>

<p>also, a few awards for community leadership, academics, etc. </p>

<p>our school doesn't rank, but if they did I would be around 15 of 100 (with the hardest course load in the school, however)</p>

<p>national merit commendation so far, well see how i fare.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance for the help. Any input is appreciated.</p>

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<p>school size? area of the country? social and political leanings of the student body?</p>

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<p>Honestly, doesn't matter as much.
prefer: large school, on coasts, wide range, probably leaning liberal</p>

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<p>It appears to me that you are a very good candidate for any school in the country, with the exception of HYPSM and maybe 1-2 LACs.</p>

<p>Your GPA prevents you from being a certain admit at that undpredictable selectivity group just below HYPS (Duke and Georgetown in particular) but you have a decent chance at that level of selectivity. Try and bump your GPA up first semester. . .that's really the only weakness in your app at present, at least for the most selective schools.</p>