What schools should I apply to?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Instead of asking what are my chances of getting into a specific college, I'm wondering about what colleges do I have a good chance of getting into. I'm an incoming senior in a Washington state high school and looking at colleges in Washington, California, and the East Coast. When listing colleges, please say if thy're safeties, matches, or reaches. Plus, we'll just leave out cost as a factor for now. I'm also thinking about majoring in biology or pharmacy- My goal is to become a physician.</p>

<p>Stats:
GPA: 3.905 (unweighted)
Class Rank: 15/640
SAT I: 1970 (going to retake it)
-Critical Reading: 620
-Math: 690
-Writing: 660, Essay: 10
ACT w/ writing: 30
AP Scores:
AP Lang/Comp: 4
AP US History: 4</p>

<p>Anticipated Senior Classes:
Eng102 via Running Start*
Spanish via Running Start*
AP Biology
AP Gov
AP Calculus
Anatomy/Physiology
Physics
Psychology</p>

<p>*Running Start is where high school students earn high school and college credit by attending courses at their local community college.</p>

<p>Extracurricular:
Honor Society 9-12
-President: 12
Band 9-11
Marching Band 10-11
-Marched in 2010 Tournament of Roses Parade
Wind Ensemble 10-11
-Outstanding Woodwind: 10
Multicultural Club: 10
Relay for Life: 10-12
Volunteer at Elementary School: 8-12
-6th grade camp counselor: 11
Church Worship Leader: 9-12
-Pianist 9-12
Senior Class Senator
Key Club: 10-12
Piano: K-12
-Excellent Rating at local contest: 9
300+ Hours community service</p>

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<p>There are dozens of colleges-probably over a hundred- that would meet your needs, as described above. So far, all we have is good basic science departments and your grades/test scores. We need a little more help from you as to what you are looking for: size, culture, urban/rural/suburban, etc…Stated differently, what kind of environment are you looking for? If you don’t know, then you need to do more homework before you’ll get any useful advice here. Look at some of the other threads of this type to see the kind of information that is typically requested.</p>