What are some colleges I should apply to?

College Search & Selection
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I am a high school Junior at a large public school.

ACT: 35 composite (36 E, 35 S, 33 M, 34 R, 10 W)
GPA unweighted: 4.0
planning to take SAT subjects in Physics, Math II, and US History
AP: World (5), Stats (5), US (4-5 predicted), Physics (4-5 predicted), Language and Comp (4-5 predicted)
Senior Course load: AP Physics C, AP Spanish, AP Lit, AP Chem, AP Calc BC, AP Psych, Hon Orchestra
Rank: Top 10%
Awards: Various School character and merit awards, Carson Scholars Award, Science Olympiad awards, debate awards

Extracurricular: Co-founder of Asian Club; Science Olympiad (board), Speech and Debate, Orchestra (Section leader), Service Learning Ambassador (lead various service projects such as Pennies for Pasta), NHS, Spanish Honor Society, Twelve Club, Youth group (President), Praise Team (leader), physical therapy for 2 hours a day minimum (physical disability)
Volunteer: Science Center volunteer (200 hours), Disability Advocacy group (96 hours), Hospital Volunteer (36)
Summer Activities: Governor’s School for science, volunteering

I want to major in neuroscience or biology.

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Do you have a preference for:
a specific geographical region or regions?
a certain size - small, medium, or large?
urban, rural, suburban?

Do you qualify for financial aid or will you be full pay?

Many, many great schools out there. Help us narrow it down.

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I like medium schools, over large or small. Urban or suburban is fine, and for geographic region, I prefer the East coast. :slight_smile: @doschicos

4

bump

5

Look at the University of Rochester for a start.

6

thank you!

7

NYU

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You will find a few schools that might be good for you in these online Newsweek articles: “The 25 Most Desirable Suburban Schools,” “The 25 Most Desirable Urban Schools.” NYU and Columbia would be two schools to research further.

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thank you so much for your input. I will look into that

10

Emory, Johns Hopkins are two additional school to look at

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thank you!

12

Tufts might be a fit.

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-Carnegie Mellon University
-Georgetown College
-University of Virginia