Trying to Find a Suitable School

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hello there. I was browsing the forums, and I while I know that I’m nowhere near getting into an Ivy League school like some of the other future applicants here, I’m looking for schools with a good biochemisty or biomedical engineering program. (I am also looking into pre-med programs as well.)</p>

<p>Currently a junior.
GPA: 3.7 (unweighted) 4.2 (weighted)
SAT I: Math (660) CR (640) Writing (670) Total (1970) – I plan on retaking them
SAT II: Scheduled to take in May for Chemistry and Math I.
AP: Scheduled to take in May for English Lang. and Chemistry. Projected scores. English (4) and Chemistry (4)</p>

<p>Class Schedule:
Junior Year (now):
Anatomy & Physiology
AP English Language
Sociology
Honors Spanish IV
AP Chemistry
Honors Pre-Calculus
Honors US History
General Biology I (at local college for credits)</p>

<p>Senior Year:
AP English Lit
Anatomy & Physiology II
AP Psychology
General Biology II (at local college for credits)
Honors Physics
AP Statistics
Humanitarian Studies
Western Civ.</p>

<p>Extra-Curricular:
NHS
Student Mentor Program
Student Government
Students United for Respect and Equality
Founding Member of Model UN
Volunteer Tutoring middle school students in inner city</p>

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<p>I think you’ll get some responses if you include what part of the country you’re from or looking at, home state and some idea of financial situation…</p>

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<p>I’m mostly looking for schools on the East coast, and I haven’t begun looking at tuition costs just yet.</p>

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<p>You need to ask your parents how much they’ll pay each year.</p>

<p>Since, as you’ve said, you don’t have the stats for the TOP schools, then that may mean that you won’t get accepted to the schools that give the best aid. Therefore, we need to know how much your family will pay.</p>

<p>Also need:</p>

<p>home state
major
career goals</p>

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<p>Case Western and Pittsburgh should be worthy of checking out.</p>