senior without choices (plea for help)

College Search & Selection
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<p>So it is that time of the month where people should be applying to colleges that they want to get into. Yet, I, the retard, still do not know what I want to do with my life (sorta). My parents want me to be a doctor, but I am pretty sure I want to be either a biomedical or chemical engineer (is it arduous like medicine?). I was wondering what colleges are good for those fields...so far I have...</p>

<p>1.California Institute of Technology
2.University of Pennsylvania (biomedical)
3.Illinois Institute of Technology
4.Georgia Institute of Technology (biomedical)
5.Washington university
6.University of Texas at Austin
7.University of Michigan
8.Harvey Mudd
9.Stanford
10.University of Minnesota (chemical)
11.Duke University (biomedical)
12.Johns Hopkins University (biomedical)</p>

<p>Any other colleges that I am blatantly missing and offer a great engineering program? Would it be possible if social life plays some what of a factor in you guys' decisions? (I want a chill, yet somewhat prostigious engineering college) Thanks for listening to this picky request.</p>

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<p>Columbia and Cooper are not on that list</p>

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<p>I think your list looks good. However, it’s very match/reach heavy. </p>

<p>I’d trade out either a match or a reach in favor of another safety. How about Case Western? Purdue?</p>

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<p>here is a hastily done resume of myself, world changer would it be possible if u can see what my chances are based on this? thank you</p>

<p>SAT subject tests:
Chemistry-760
Math II-760
Biology- coming soon lol</p>

<p>SAT reason test:
math-770 critical reading-730 writing-750</p>

<p>freshman:
Gifted Geometry
Gifted Lang
AP Human Geography
Weight Training
Gifted Spanish
Gifted Biology</p>

<p>sophomore:
gifted algebra ii
ap trac language
gifted world history
gifted chemistry
weight training
gifted spanish II</p>

<p>junior:
gifted pre-calc
ap us history
ap physics
ap chem
gifted spanish III
ap lang</p>

<p>senior:
ap bio
ap lang II
ap econ/gov
ap calc bc
ap spanish
ap stat</p>

<p>academic:
GPA: 4.0 (my school does not calculate GPA over 4..gay)
rank: 11 of 754</p>

<p>awards: 1st in school sci fair, 3rd in region, top 50 in state, top 50 SGHNS
STUDENT OF THE MONTH (lol)</p>

<p>activities: 2 summers of volunteer at hospital and hospice
Im in Spanish NHS, NHS, Science NHS, Key, BETA
3 years of football, 1 track&field,
200+ volunteer hours</p>

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<p>I think you have a great shot at all the schools on your list.</p>

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<p>thans world changer. I am searching and looking through previous posts about good engineering schools and I think I have decided on:</p>

<p>Rice, GaTech (I live here, woot!), UMich, UT Austin, UIUC, IIT, harvey mudd, UPENN, Cal Tech (maybe), Duke and Purdue</p>

<p>do you have any recommendation for me to add/delet on this list. I am basically looking for a good/fun social environment and good engin program.
thanks again world</p>

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<p>The final list looks good.</p>

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<p>I like your list as well.</p>

<p>If you are interested in chemical engineering, Berkeley and U Minnesota have great programs.</p>

<p>Harvey Mudd is great for general engineering. But, if you’re interested in a specific engineering branch, like chemical or biomedical, Harvey Mudd may not give you the breadth of program you’d like.</p>

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<p>thanks UCB for the response. right now I am just trying to figure out which colleges offer good engineering programs and USNews/collegeconfidential mentioned a lot about HM. If I am going for chem or bio eng, what are some other high reach schools I should be looking at? Thanks again</p>

<p>what are my chances at UCB?</p>

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<p>You have strong stats, but it’s tough for an OOS student.</p>

<p>Since you’re in-state Georgia, personally, Georgia Tech would be my top choice. It will offer the best return for you.</p>

<p>Now, if you got aid to some of the top privates like JHU for biomedical, CalTech, or Rice, I would consider those as well.</p>

<p>The other state schools likely aren’t going to be as generous with aid, and I don’t think its worth the additional cost, when you have a great choice in Georgia Tech.</p>

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<p>the thing is people here easily get into GT (duh IS students). and I feel rather sad that I worked harder than 98% of my hschool to get into a school that accepts a lot of people in GA. I am really sorry for sounding pretentious, but it more or less makes me feel as if I wasted my life lol (/wrist). </p>

<p>I really want to go somewhere far away from home just for the experience that I can get and I am 75% sure that I will enlist in military/ROTC to get scholarships. Yeah that is where I am stuck at.</p>

<p>Thanks for the response</p>

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<p>Well, if you want prestige you got it in your list.</p>

<p>The only other top schools in engineering that you’re missing from your final list are:
Stanford, Berkeley, and MIT.</p>

<p>If you apply to Berkeley, you could also apply to UCSD (good bio/medical engineering) and UCLA as well. It’s the same app. You just have to check off the campuses and pay an additional application fee.</p>

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<p>Oh come on!!! Narrow that list.</p>

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<p>^ I agree. I would choose two from each category:</p>

<p>OOS publics: UIUC, UMich, UT-Austin, Purdue, Berkeley
OOS privates: Rice, Stanford, Duke, Johns Hopkins
OOS techs: Caltech, MIT, Harvey Mudd</p>

<p>If you don’t feel as competitive for OOS techs, then add OOS public or private.</p>

<p>and, apply to your in-state safety: Georgia Tech and another safety.</p>

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<p>If you want “chill but prestigious” forget Cal Tech. It is not “chill”. Plus, in all honsety, your standardized test scores are probably a bit low for Cal Tech. Ga Tech has a good combined biomed program with Emory. Go for it.</p>

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<p>Given your preferences for fun/social, I’d scrap IIT and CalTech.
How about U of Southern California, Wisconsin, and Lehigh?</p>