Suggest a School?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hello all, I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction for a school. My gc gave me a list, but it's pretty... random? I'm a junior...</p>

<p>Anyway:</p>

<p>Rank as of Sophomore Year: 8/300, expected to go up
GPA: 3.9
SAT: (Beginning of Jr Year) 660 CR 750M 640 Writing 11 Essay (Need to get CR up at least!)
Courses: Essentially all honors, AP Chemistry Jr Year, AP Calc, Lit, and Physics Senior
Neat Stuff: NHS, Varsity Math Team (Tied for 1st Junior in League), Destination Imagination for essentially ever (was once OM), JV Tennis (Scholar Athlete Award), Few National Latin Exam Awards, 50+ hours comm. service, Camp Counselor in the summer</p>

<p>I'm looking to go into Biochemistry, Chemistry, or Math, and looking for something in the Northeast, really. I'd prefer a larger school, small LACs bug me. Preferably in or outside of a city...</p>

<p>If anyone has a few moments to toss a few ideas over, it'd be great!</p>

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<p>Why don't you tell us some schools your GC recommended?</p>

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<p>Since you took your SAT early Junior year, you should have plenty of room for improvement. Assuming you can rais your CR and W sections to the 700 mark, I would look at the following schools:</p>

<p>Columbia University
Cornell University
Duke University
Harvard University
Johns Hopkins University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Northwestern University
Princeton University
University of Chicago
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Yale University</p>

<p>Most of those schools are reaches, but it is probably a good place to start.</p>

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<p>Connecticut
Trinity
Yale
Georgetown
U Chicago
Bates
Bowdoin
Colby
Johns Hopkins
U Maryland
BC
Brandeis
Holy Cross
Tufts
Northeastern
Dartmouth
U New Hampshire
Clarkson
Columbia
Fordham
NYU
RPI
Syracuse
Union
U Rochester
Vassar
Providence</p>

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<p>I definitely second U Rochester for a safety/low match, depending on how much you raise your SAT.</p>

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<p>Boston University sounds like one good middle of the road choice. It's a match, not a reach, and has a great urban location. It's big enough to allow you to pursue any academic interest.</p>

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<p>Johns Hopkins, UMD, and URochester are all really strong in those fields. RPI would be a good safety option. </p>

<p>BU is nice, location wise, but I wouldn't say that they're known for being good in math and science...other options would be stronger.</p>

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<p>I'm just gonna throw out Virginia even though it's not in the Northeast.</p>

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<p>To the OP, are you think of going to Med School?</p>

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<p>No, I think I'd go to Grad School for either Chemistry or Biochem.</p>

<p>Also, I'd be willing to hear some suggestions out of the Northeast, the area is simply a preferred one.</p>

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<p>what about Lehigh?</p>

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<p>UC San Diego, JHU, Chicago, Northwestern, UMD, Boston College, Tufts, Michigan, Wisconsin, Rice University, Washington Univ. in St. Louis & the Univ. of Pittsburgh. Emory University in Atlanta. With a great GPA, good SAT I of 1410/1600 and fair ECs, you need to carefully select your ED, if any, school. For example, Northwestern University may be difficult for you RD, but a strong possibility ED--which is binding. Emory University is getting to be somewhat similiar. My best guesses for you regarding suitability--but not necessarily chance for admission-- are Tufts, Rice, UCSD, JHU, & Pittsburgh. You will know whether or not Chicago & BC are right for you. WashUStL, Northwestern & Emory probably require a real committment and strong desire on your part to want to attend to have better than average chances, in my opinion. Several of the schools recommended by your GC are not suitable for you based on your posted profile, in my estimation.</p>

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<p>I know very little about where you can get a solid chem or biochem degree (science aint my forte) but I've heard good things about Boston University for science in general. Definitely something to explore as a potential safety considering the strength of your grades and scores.</p>

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<p>Tufts is near Boston, but it might be smaller than you want. </p>

<p>Second the recommendation for BU. MIT is a reach but might be worth looking into.</p>

<p>Johns Hopkins.</p>

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<p>Would Rochester really be a safety, d'you think? I'd say more of a solid match.</p>

<p>I got accepted the other week so I'm in the "flood of propaganda" stage, but they make a really strong case for themselves. I'm considering them.</p>

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<p>Boston Area is nice,</p>

<p>what else is around there? BC?</p>

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<p>Holy Cross is 40 miles west of Boston. There are ten MBTA trains a day to Boston from Worcester where HC is located.</p>

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<p>Not to sound like a hypocrite, considering I just suggested BC, but how religious is Holy Cross?</p>

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<p>I think Holy Cross is actually really heavily Catholic...</p>

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<p>I went to Holy Cross and it is not heavily Catholic, if anything it is considered way too liberal. Last Fall, the local bishop threathened to take away their Catholic status because they leased their facility to a Teen Pregnancy Conference that included some pro-Abortion groups. They also have had the Vagina Monologues which many Catholic colleges have banned. Both Holy Cross and BC are run by the same New England Province of Jesuits.</p>