<p>I'll be a senior this school year, and I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations for match schools for me to look into this summer. I've already toured BU, Northeastern, and University of Toronto. I'll be touring University of Wisconsin at Madison, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, WashU, Johns Hopkins, and College of Charleston on family vacations this summer. In addition to probably all of the colleges listed above, I'll also be applying to University of Minnesota - Twin Cities and Yale. My dream school is Michigan, but since I may not get in, I was wondering if there were any other recommendations for match schools to look at. Thanks!</p>
<p>Edit: Since I'd like to go into something psychology/neuroscience related, it would be awesome if these recommendations were of colleges with strong programs in those fields. Thank you :D</p>
<p>Classes (only academic ones):</p>
<p>Freshman year:
Honors Physics PCB - A both semesters
Honors History of World Civilizations - A both semesters
Honors Freshman English - A both semesters
Advanced Algebra - A both semesters
Honors French 2 - A both semesters</p>
<p>Sophomore year:
Honors Sophomore English: B both semesters
Honors French 3: B, then A
Pre-Calculus - A then B
Honors Chemistry PCB - B both semesters
Sociology - 1 semester, A
Brain Studies - 1 semester, A
I did take a Marketing and an Intro to Business class. Each was 1 semester, and I got an A in both, but they don't count towards my academic GPA.</p>
<p>Junior year course load:
Honors Junior English - B both semesters
Honors French 4 - A both semesters
AP US History - B first semester, then an A
AP Calc AB - B both semesters
Honors Bio PCB - B both semesters
Honors Consumer Education 1st semester - B
Public Speaking 2nd semester - A
My 1st semester gym counts towards my academic GPA too (t's honors gym) - A</p>
<p>Overall GPA as of now:
Unweighted is about 3.7
Weighted is like 4.36</p>
<p>Predicted Senior year course load:
AP Psych
AP Stats
AP Chem
AP French
AP Lang
AP Macro for one semester
That honors gym again, but for both semesters
Possible independent study/research project with my Brain Studies teacher from sophomore year. I still need to work that out.</p>
<p>I took the ACT twice, got a 30 and then a 33. The 33 had a 34, 34, 30, and then 33 (I think). 11 on writing.</p>
<p>My school doesn't rank, nor does it give percentiles. I'd estimate top 25%, maybe 15%, but I really have no idea.</p>
<p>Extra curricular activities:
Erika's Lighthouse club: 9th-12th, hopefully a leadership position this year, since I'm pretty much the reason the club is still around.
PAWS animal club: 9, 11 - couldn't do it sophomore year b/c of a schedule conflict. Board position for senior year.
FNHS: 10th -12th grade
Job as an assistant at an orthodontist's office a couple days a week, usually from about 3:30 to 6 if it's a school day, and 8:30 to 1:30 on some Saturdays.</p>
<p>I'm getting one recommendation from my calc teacher. If I need another one, I might ask either the teacher I had for Brain Studies, or the sponsor of Erika's Lighthouse, depending on the situation.</p>
<p>School: Pretty decent reputation, located in a good suburb. I'm lucky to be able to go there.</p>
<p>Me: White girl from Illinois. Lives in a suburb of Chicago. Pretty average.</p>
<p>Financially, things are a bit complicated. My dad has told me he's been saving for a long time and that I shouldn't worry about cost. However, he and my mom are in the middle of getting divorced, and I know that causes some complications. My mom works at an athletic clothing store as a sales person. My dad is a lawyer.</p>
<p>Intended major: Probably something in the field of biology/psychology/neurological sciences. University of Michigan has a really cool major for Biopsychology, Neuroscience, and Cognitive Psychology all rolled into one. I've heard WashU also has something similar. If any other colleges have something like that, please let me know!</p>
<p>Size: I'm not really sure, I guess I'd like a bigger college because they usually can offer more in depth majors. Maybe around 10,000 to 30,000 students?</p>
<p>Setting: A good college town would be great. A smaller city would be cool. I'd prefer not to be in the middle of nowhere.</p>
<p>Co-ed is a must, greek life is preferred but not something I need.</p>
<p>Any and all help is greatly appreciated, thank you so much :D</p>