Small School vs. Major Options?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Colleges I was thinking of applying to:

  1. Claremont Mckenna
  2. Rice University
  3. Stanford - Obviously reach
  4. California Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo
  5. Middlebury
  6. USC
  7. Brown?</p>

<p>Stats:
-Unweighted GPA 4.0</p>

<p>-Weighted GPA 4.2</p>

<p>AP/Honor courses: None until this fall, but I am concurrently enrolled at a local community college where I have taken German 1-4, English 201A, and Precalculus.</p>

<p>Class Rank: I do independent studies with a small private school. I think I’m 1/10.</p>

<p>SAT 1 Superscored 720CR 730M 800W Comp: 2250</p>

<p>SAT 2: Aiming for over 700 in Math II and Lit. this fall </p>

<p>EC’s: Principal 2nd and Concertmaster of the local youth symphony in the past. This year I think I will be co-concertmaster. I also volunteer with the youth symphony by coaching younger kids in the symphony.
Publicity Director at a Scholastic Honor Society that does volunteer work at my community college</p>

<p>Honors/awards: Cal Poly All-State Festival Symphony Concertmaster
National Merit Commended
Applied for and received private art showing</p>

<p>Additional Info:</p>

<p>Race: White</p>

<p>Family’s Situation: Not from hard background</p>

<p>Thanks in advance for your time and effort answering my question.</p>