<p>My daughter will be a junior in the fall. She starts to search for colleges now.
She is a shy person, but good at academic.
here are her stats.
Rank: 6/680
GPA: 3.91 unweighted, 4.13 weighted.
Took a AP (4) at freshman
taking 3 APs at sophomore
will take 5 APs this fall, 5 Aps at Senior
Took PSAT last Nov. got 200 without preparation
Took Princeton review SAT practice test got 2100 without preparation
Activities: Model of UN, Science Bowl, 10 years piano. Over 100 hours community service.
She does not decide major yet. She is very good at chemistry and Biology</p>
<p>With 14 AP courses, she should look at colleges that give credit for APs. She might not even have to go to college to get a degree!</p>
<p>Does she want a large school? A small school? One in a big city? Or a smaller city? Or nowhere near a city? And where geographically?</p>
<p>Teenage_cliche asks good questions. Also, what are her academic interests?</p>
<p>She does not like big city, but she doesn't care the school size and location. She is interesting in chem or bio.</p>
<p>Well, Cornell is in a small city. Michigan is in a nice college town. Swarthmore is in a nice suburb of Philadelphia. They are different in many ways but they all have good chem/bio.</p>
<p>Which state do you live in?</p>
<p>Your D has impressive statistics. She can apply to the most selective schools, including the Ivies. Tell us where you live so we can suggest schools in her state/area.</p>
<p>Most people advise that students should apply to a mix of schools -- "reach" schools (most selective) "match" (ones whose stats are similar to your daughter's) and "safety" ones into which she is sure to get into (state us and state colleges.)</p>
<p>Thanks very much for all info.
We are in Oregon.</p>
<p>Check out Michigan as a match. There is a chance she can get a good merit scholarship. If she applies before October 1, she should get an acceptance by Christmas time.</p>
<p>rship, University of Oregon would be your 'safety' -- I would encourage your D to look into their Honors College. </p>
<p>She could certainly also look into University of Washington, UC Berkeley, UCLA and the highly respected Claremont-McKenna-Mudd-Pomona consortium of schools in southern California. </p>
<p>Washington University of St. Luis is a school you may not have heard about -- however, it's a very good school and generous with financial aid for top students. University of Chicago and Northwestern would also be good choices for her to look into.</p>
<p>I realize that this may come across as impolite but what is your ethnicity? I only ask because some of your language patterns come across as someone who's learned english as a second language. If you're an underrepresented minority (African American and Hispanic are the two most common URMs, I believe) then you'll get a boost in admissions, and possibly (someone correct me if I'm wrong) better aid. Or at least access to better scholarships. Your daughter sounds very smart and could probably get into many excellent schools on her own merits, but every little boost helps.</p>