<p>I'm a rising senior, confused about which colleges would be right for me. I've always been told I am amazingly smart, but my numbers don't really reflect that. ive got good ECs (I think). My school doesnt offer many APs but I'm taking as many as I can handle. I'm unsure of whether I should be pursuing state universities, state system universities, or liberal arts colleges. My top schools are Oberlin, Lawrence, Macalester, Swarthmore, UW-madison, UW- La Crosse, and maybe reaches/ no chance at all, UPenn, UChicago. Any advice/feedback would be helpful.</p>
<p>School: WI public school
Ethnicity: White
Sex: Male
UW-GPA: 3.5
ACT: 29 (ENG 33,MATH 26,RDING 32,SCNCE 27,writing 9)
AP: English Literature (3) Psych (4)</p>
<p>Freshman year:
Honors English
Geometry
Band (2nd Chair trumpet)
Advanced Choir (auditioned and skipped freshman choir)
Biology
Social Studies
Gym
Sophomore Year:
Advanced Composition (skipped ENG10)
Debate (took early Advanced Comp)
Algebra 2
Chemistry
Social Studies 10
Choir (top choir as sophomore)
Band (2nd Chair trumpet)
Health </p>
<p>Junior Year:
Visual Presentations (business)
AP English literature
Pre Calculus with Trig
Choir
Honors Physics
AP psychology
French 3
Senior Year:
AP language and composition
AP comparative government
AP Calculus ABC<br>
US Government and politics
Economics
French 4
Choir
Advanced Physics
Gym</p>
<p>Extra Curriculars:
Varsity Swimming 2 years , JV 2 years
School Acapella groups (arranger and lead singer for both) 4 years
Chamber singers (audition only madrigal group) 4 years
Drama Club (lead parts musicals/plays) ( drama club officer) 4 years
Forensics (captain) 3 years
NHS 2 years
Student senator
Lifeguard/ Swim Teacher Since 16
Played piano since 4 yrs old, play jazz piano in various bars around town 9+ years
Youth Group music leader 5 years
1000+ volunteer hours (bratfest griller, musical outreach, church, mission trips etc.)</p>
<p>Awards:
State Honors Choir
Exemplary soloist (music)
Forensics State finalist</p>
<p>I'm extremely interested in economics, and hope to be a politician some day, if anyone has advice on a good path to that goal, that would be appreciated as well.</p>