<p>Hi, so I would like some advice on what colleges you think are a match for me. I'm just beginning the college process, and I'm having trouble sizing myself up.
Here are my credentials:
-School: I go to a highly competitive, small, private high school in Illinois.
-APs: Compared to my classmates, I'd say I've taken a good amount. Until sophomore year, there aren't very many even offered. soph year: AP hist junior year: AP physics, AP hist, faster math (but not with the label AP) senior year i plan to take: AP calc AB, AP econ, AP bio and possibly AP stats.
-Testing: I took the ACT once in March and once in June, but I haven't gotten my June scores yet. I am hoping for a 32, but my March score was a 30. I plan to take the US history and Bio subject tests in October, and have taken the Math 2 already- on the math 2 i got a 730.
extracurriculars- for all 4 years i've been on the tennis team, science team, and environmental club. junior year I added the art club. I've also done volunteering- about 40 hours.
-GPA/rank- I have about a 3.8, but I'm not sure of my rank.</p>
<p>Any tips on how to further distinguish myself?
This summer I plan to volunteer more and to possibly get a part time job at the start of my senior year. Is there anything else I could do to get into the best college possible? </p>
<p>Here are some of the colleges I'm looking at:
bard, boston coll, boston univ, bowdoin, brandeis, berkeley, uc san diego, carnegie mellon, claremont mckenna, colgate, davidson, emory, georgetown, johns hopkins, lewis & clark, nyu, northeastern, occidental, pitzer, pomona, reed, rice, urochester, skidmore, usc, u at texas- austin, trinity, tufts, wellesley, wesleyan, william & mary, and williams.</p>
<p>my favorites are so far, pitzer, occidental, urochester, tufts, and rice.
any suggestions for me or comments about my chances?
thank you so much for your help!</p>
<p>oh and also--- what i'm thinking about in terms of a major:
-sciences/medicine
-business
-economics</p>