<p>More importantly, i need schools to ELIMINATE.</p>
<p>Ive narrowed down my list to around 20 schools. I will list them soon.</p>
<p>Ok, Since my Criteria are basically confined to the Northeast, my old list of 32 schools became around 20. Its a considerable reduction, but this list is much more realistic. Here it is:</p>
<p>1- Cornell
2- NYU
3- U of R
4- Boston U
5- Brandeis
6- Brown
7- Lehigh
8- Colgate
9- Vassar
10- Tufts
11- Georgetown
12- GWU
13- JHU
14- Syracuse
15- SUNY Bing
16- SUNY Buffalo
17- SUNY Stony
18- SUNY Geneseo
19- U Pittsburgh
20- Union College
21- Penn State</p>
<p>What is your opinion on the list, considering im doing ED Cornell? Good avg, really good extracurriculars, the normal Cornell wannabe.</p>
<p>I will narrow this down to a 10-12 anyway so i need to cut out 8, leaving some reaches, possibles and safeties.</p>
<p>If you are doing ED, then your chance is pretty good. Make sure you have good recommendations and essays. I found Cornell tends to value students with great recommendations and essays a little more.</p>
<p>1- Cornell (Nice first choice)
2- NYU (I bet you have a better chance of getting in here than Brown)
3- U of R (Good choice)
4- Boston U (Good choice, I liked BC more though, bc the campus isn't spread throughout the city)
5- Brandeis (OK school)
6- Brown (Good choice, maybe should be number 2 or 3?)
7- Lehigh (Bad choice)
8- Colgate (Good choice)
9- Vassar (good match school I think)
10- Tufts (difficult to get into these days, I'd say it was a high match school)
11- Georgetown (I would say this is a reach, but I don't know how it is for medicine. I got into Cornell, but waitlisted here)
12- GWU (Safety, low match)
13- JHU (Reach, same as cornell)
14- Syracuse (Good school, I'd say it's a match if you raise your SAT scores)
15- SUNY Bing (I'd choose one SUNY, unless its free to apply. I'm not from NY, so i don't know if its free or not)
16- SUNY Buffalo (same)
17- SUNY Stony (same)
18- SUNY Geneseo (same)
19- U Pittsburgh (What a disgusting sity, but good school)
20- Union College (I've never even heard of it)
21- Penn State (Take this off your list please. You'd be paying way too much money for a mediocre education)</p>
<p>This is my list for you:</p>
<p>REACHES:
1. Cornell
2. NYU
3. Brown
4. JHU</p>
<p>MATCHES:
5. U Rochester
6. Boston U
7. Colgate
8. Tufts</p>
<p>SAFETIES:
9. George Washington
10. SUNY Buffalo</p>
<p>I also had a difficult time choosing schools to apply to, so I applied to twelve. Here are some schools that I think you would like, but haven't considered: Columbia, Northwestern, Duke, and Amherst.</p>
<p>wow thats really great, thanks for that, ill definately write all that down</p>
<p>How can i use my dual interest in medicine and politics (im an avid liberal democrat) to use to my advantage? This interest comes with strong participation and leadership in these two focused areas.</p>
<p>BTW...duke and northwestern are too far from NYC. Amherst and Columbia were both on my list but i dont think Amherst is right for me, and Columbia i just dont like the neighborhood, ive seen it, i live here, i know...and Columbia isnt all that great. Many people transfer out of it, because they are unhappy. Ive heard many situations like that. So i eliminated it.</p>
<p>Oh and another question: What makes Lehigh a bad school?</p>
<p>Hey man, you're colleges look good, and very similar to my list. I also looked at Tulane which is in New Orleans as more of a certain match, but not quite a safety. </p>
<p>My advice is to relax man. Just take it easy, don't panic, that's when you lose everything. You have good grades so just be confident in yourself, especially during testing situations. Just say to yourself "I got this" and do it! Best of luck this May!!</p>
<p>Oh, as for Lehigh... In 2003, they had only a 66% retention rate.... Columbia had a 92% retention rate. So if you're making any decisions based on student contention, maybe Lehigh isn't a good choice. It seems like not many people are satisfied with the school from that statistic.</p>
<p>Are you sure that people leave Columbia oftenly? I've visited Morningside Heights and that neighborhood is very upscale. It's a very quiet neighborhood and very safe as well. Sorry if this offends anyone, but that section of Manhattan has a high concentration of Caucasian people compared to African Americans. Morningside Heights is separated from Harlem by Morningside park. I feel like Columbia might be a good choice for you because Columbia has a very solid liberal arts cirriculum, especially if you're into the Core Cirriculum. Most Columbians admitted from NYC are from the specialized high schools. I just wanted to clear up some information :). Amherst is a small LAC and it's a feeder school to many Ivies for graduate school. You can devote yourself to undergrad research too at Amherst. It's an all around good school!</p>
<p>Well unfortunately i dont go to the specialized high schools. But my hs, you can probably guess it, but i wont say it, belongs with that trio, not Brooklyn Tech for example which has lost a lot of its "prestige". Anyway, I actually dont like the liberal arts core. Thats why most of my schools on my list have a focused curriculum, though large variety. Anyway, Columbia was never what i wanted because i think they are full of themselves to only admit certain people with high averages and high SAT's. So Columbia was never really on my list, it was just ther cus as a good student living in NYC, im obligated to think about Columbia. :) Cornell, i think, is smarter in that they dont judge just by the fickle numbers, but by individuality, uniqueness, and passion, which matters more in life than your damn SAT score!!! :) :) :) </p>
<p>As for Amherst, its very small size is unattractive to me. I just dont see whats good about going to a school where there are 1,500 undergrads and thats it. Add onto that its in Amherst, MA. Cornell is 100x better with size, campus, everything! </p>
<p>Yes, i do want to go to a good graduate school, but still, 4 years of your life is a long time and i want them well spent in a fun, and educational way where diversity and community thrive to expand the mind. Thats what ive done living in NYC my whole life.</p>