<p>I've already applied to UOP, and am finishing up my UC apps to Davis, Berkeley, and UCLA (of which the latter two I'd love to get into). I'm chugging through the Common App and the supplements for the reach schools like Harvard and Brown, which is a very big stretch considering that my GPA is mediocre at best to below average realistically at those schools. </p>
<p>Then I realized, after a re-evaluation of my own stats compared to many of the others on this site, that I would do well to have more safeties, something I now notice I am very much lacking in, considering all the competition... </p>
<p>What I'm looking for now are some potential safeties or good matches beyond what I already have- and I'm not sure where exactly to start, since between all the application and essay frenzy the long lists of schools that a few cursory searches have turned up seem more daunting than they should be.</p>
<p>CC, if you would be kind enough to provide a slightly more truncated list of schools to research/look through, it'd be highly appreciated!</p>
<p>My stats are as follows.</p>
<p>Southeast Asian Female, California resident
Academic GPA(9-12): 3.34 unweighted, 3.59 weighted
Academic GPA (10-12): 3.5 unweighted, 3.86 weighted
Total GPA (9-12): 3.42 unweighted, 3.63 weighted
SAT: 2300 single sitting, 2310 individual top scores
SATII: 770 Math II, 770 Bio M, waiting on US History and English Lit but not banking on them
ACT: Did not take
8 APs completed/in progress; with AP Econ next term it would be 9
Three tests taken, 5 in all (Bio, Lang/Comp, Calculus AB)
Rank 125 out of a class of 523, or 69 going by 10-12 grades
Extracurriculars:
2 years ongoing piano lessons
Hospital Volunteer at Mercy
Academic Decathlon since 10th grade
Creative Writing Club since 11th, one of the original members though not an officer
National Merit Scholarship Competition Semifinalist</p>
<p>I'm open to most any kind of school, really, though my preference lies more towards Universities than LACs, middle sized schools, and urban over rural settings- however, you don't have to take any of that into account in recommending schools, since I'll be doing that kind of research myself! </p>
<p>(I am such an unimpressive pre-med, compared to so many others here.)</p>