What are good match schools for me?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey all, I'm looking for good match schools based on my stats. </p>

<p>Male from New York. South Asian heritage (Bangladesh) and Muslim. I plan to study either biology, english, government, or a combination of the three in college (not sure if any of this matters, but thought I'd include it).
GPA UW: 3.84
Top 5% out of a class of 580 at a public school</p>

<p>SAT: 2220 (720 M 800 CR 700 W)
SAT Subject Tests: 730 Math 1, 670 Lit</p>

<p>Freshman Courseload:
AP World History
Sophomore Courseload:
AP World History (4), AP Statistics (4)
Junior Courseload:
AP Biology (4), AP US History (4), AP Physics B (2), AP Language and Composition (5)
Senior Courseload:
AP Economics (Macro and Micro), AP Comparative Government and Politics, AP Literature and Composition, AP Chem, AP Calc BC
I've been in all Honors classes throughout high school aside from these AP classes.</p>

<p>EC's:
Debate Team (9,10,11), secretary in 11
Math Team member (9, 10, 11)
Science Club/Environthon Member (9, 10, 11)
Model UN Secretary (11), club was founded this year
National Honors Society (10, 11, 12), secretary in 12
National History Honors Society (11, 12)
National French Honors Society (10,11, 12), Vice President in 11 and 12
Student Government (9, 10, 11, 12) Treasurer in 9, Secretary in 11 and 12</p>

<p>Sports:
JV Cross-Country (9,10, 12)
JV Track and Field (9, 10, 12)</p>

<p>Volunteer Work:
Volunteer at local hospital radiology/nursing departments
Volunteer at local library
150+ hours</p>

<p>Misc.:
I attended the Columbia University Summer Program for high school students, where I took a creative writing workshop.
I also have had a personal essay published in an anthology of young writers' works.
My essay(s) are very good and unique. Also I think my teacher recs will be very good.
I've won a handful of school awards but nothing on a higher level. </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>If you enjoyed Columbia’s summer program and it is your first choice, would give Columbia a shot ED. Other ideas: Reaches–Brown, Georgetown, Amherst, Williams; Matches–UVA OOS, William & Mary OOS, Wesleyan, Vassar; Safeties–American, Stony Brook and any other SUNY. Good luck.</p>

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<p>What are you looking for in a college? Size? Sports? What can you afford?</p>

<p>Matches:
NYU
Boston College
UVA
USC</p>

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<p>Thanks for the suggestions!
And teenbodybuilder I’m looking primarily at smaller liberal arts colleges and only a couple of bigger universities. Sports aren’t really that important to me. And money is not a problem at all for me. In terms of what I’m looking for I’d just like a school where I can find a tight-knit community and a great education with a lot of teacher-student interaction. </p>

<p>Thanks again! Any more suggestions/insight? It’s greatly appreciated!</p>

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<p>I’m not too familiar with the LACs, but there are some smaller national universities.</p>

<p>Some are kind of reachy, but I believe they’re all under 8,000 undergrads:
Johns Hopkins
Duke
Rice
William and Mary
Wake Forest
Vanderbilt
WUSTL</p>

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<p>Thank you!
One more thing I forgot to mention is that I’m not too keen on straying far from the east coast unless the school really significantly appeals to me. </p>

<p>Any more suggestions/insight from anyone?</p>

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<p>Erm… one more thing. I did some wacky calculation to get that my GPA is a 3.84, but my school doesn’t really calculate grades that way… My unweighted average in school is a 96 and my weighted is about 103. Does that make any difference whatsoever?</p>

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<p>You may consider UMich too.</p>

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<p>Lehigh, Bucknell…</p>

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<p>Thanks a lot!
Does anyone else have any suggestions?</p>

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<p>Emerson, Hamilton, MIT</p>

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<p>Ur amazing bud.</p>