Suggestions?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I am a rising junior, and don't know which schools I might be able to get into. Any advice or suggestions you could give me would be very helpful.</p>

<p>I am a white male, attending an averagy high school in Wyoming, with a graduating class of around 200. I have taken all the honors classes possible.</p>

<p>I am interested in applying to:
Princeton
Harvard
MIT
Stanford
UW (as a backup)</p>

<p>Stats:
GPA: 4.00
Class rank: 1
ACT: 34</p>

<p>APs planned:
Junior year: Chemistry, US Government and Politics, US History
Senior year: English Literature/Language, Physics, Calculus AB
<em>I also plan to take courses at the local community college to supplement my school's offerings if necessary, particularly in the summers</em></p>

<p>Activities/Honors:
Junior Class President next year
Expect to get National Merit
National Honor Society next year
Start on varsity basketball team, and will go to the world championship 3 on 3 tournament. Winner of the state tournament.
Plan to start a school newspaper
Varsity tennis team
Paid internship at a local bank this summer
Chess club
Math team
Key club
Plan to do the UDOC program next summer
Big Brother, plus tutor elementary school students twice a week</p>

<p>I expect to get excellent recommendations, and write great essays.</p>

<p>My primary interest is business, especially investment banking. I also may pursue a career as an engineer, scientist, or doctor.</p>

<p>Thanks so much for any schools you can recommend to me!</p>

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<p>Harvard econ, Yale econ, Chicago econ, Penn: Wharton, Carnegie Mellon: Tepper, NYU: Stern, UVA:McIntire, MIT:Sloan, Stanford econ, Georgetown: McDonough</p>

<p>Safeties: Michigan, Indiana, Southern Cal, BC, </p>

<p>You are a val from wyoming with a 4.0gpa and a 34 ACT...you should get into almost all of your schools if you write solid essays.</p>

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<p>Anyone else?</p>

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<p>Did you end up doing UDOC??</p>

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<p>Have you considered attending a community college for your first two years, so you don’t waste 55k a year and be in debt for years of your life</p>

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<p>Given your stats and that you are from Wyoming, you have a good shot at all of the top schools on your list. However, I would add few places between those and UW. There are a number of truly excellent schools that are somewhat easier to get into…ex. Wash U (St. Louis), U Chicago, Johns Hopkins, Cornell, Carnegie Mellon…you can research and pick the schools, but overall I wouldn’t leave such a gap between your top choices and your safety. My D is a HS senior and some exceedingly well qualified students/people who didn’t get into HYSP early decision so no matter how good a person is, there is no guarantee for those places. Good luck.</p>

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<p>It is a FIVE year old tread…:)</p>

<p>and the guy has not been active since 2006!</p>