What would be my match schools? Chance me please!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am a Korean female from Los Angeles, California. I am going into senior year in the fall.
SAT 1: 2080 (660 CR, 650 M, 770 W) i WILL retake it in October so I hope I get 2250-2300
SAT 2: 710 USH, 710 Math II (might retake), 680 Chem, 680 Bio
ACT: Got 28 on a practice test, idk if that's good or not
APs: Bio (4), Chem (4), Calc AB (4), USH (5)
GPA: 3.81 unweighted, 4.1 weighted
I got straight A's first semester, 5 Bs and 1 A 1st semester 10th grade, 5As and 1 B (AP Bio) in 2nd semester 10th grade, 5 As and I B (AP Chem) 1st semester 11th grade, straight As in 2nd semester of 11th grade</p>

<p>Volunteer: Leader/sidewalker at Ride On (An organization to teach children and adults with mental and physical abilities how to ride horses and to provide therapy to improve medical conditions using the horse's movement), Volunteer at a hospital and shadowed doctors and nurses, a tutor and helper at PALS (sponsored by LAPD), which provides enrichment programs for young children and aims to prevent crime and stop gangs, volunteer at a cat shelter, volunteered at a Buddhist temple once for a super important annual ceremony (it was on the news hehehe), volunteered at my old middle school to help teachers and staff members</p>

<p>Leadership: Art Director of Sophomore Council, Junior Council, and Senior Board; Treasurer, main programmer, and co-founder of the Robotics Club
ECs/Clubs: Robotics Club (2 yrs), Give and Take Book Club (3 yrs, provides supplementary studying books to students who do not have access to them otherwise), Red Cross Club (2 yrs), Nerdfighter/DFTBA Club (2 yrs), Knights and Ladies (a really prestigious service organization at my high school that requires an intense interview), CSUN Youth Orchestra (8 yrs), Church Youth Group (4 yrs)</p>

<p>Awards: Certificate of Merit for Violin (Adv. Level), Certificate of Merit for Piano (Level 6), AP Scholar with Honor, Certificate of Recognition for scoring Adv. Level in Eng./Lang Arts for Two Consecutive Years on the CST, Certificate of Recognition for scoring Adv Level in Math for Two Consecutive Years on CST, 2nd Place in League Finals for Varsity Golf [MIDDLE SCHOOL Awards: Highest Honor Award for World Vision Korean School 2010, 3rd Place in Violin Competition at Southwestern Youth Music Festival]</p>

<p>I'm planning on pursuing a career in medicine after college. I am planning on applying to Vassar, Amherst, Williams, Swarthmore, Brown BA/MD, JHU, UCLA, Boston University, and Carnegie Mellon. What would be some match schools for me and some backup schools? (Btw, money is a really big issue so financial aid is a must) Please and thank you!</p>

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<p>Cool I’m applying to Vassar and UCLA. I’d say BU is a safety. Maybe try BC. Safeties could be Penn state or upitt. Some cheaper safeties could be suny binghamton or stony brook in NY.</p>

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<p>You should apply to Oberlin and Kenyon. Excellent neuroscience and biology and Oberlin has P/F option (like Brown).</p>

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<p>BU is a terrible safety. It has REALLY BAD financial aid.</p>

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<p>Have you ever considered the UCs? The UCs have a lot more scholarships for in-state applicants than they do for people out-of-state.</p>

<p>BU is a safety school that I’m sure you will be able to get into, but the problem is that their scholarships are VERY limited, and I’m not sure how generous they’d be if you were in dire financial need. They do have the Presidential Scholarship which offers the student a full ride, but you have to apply early decision in order to be considered. I would never recommend applying ED to anyone who was in a sticky situation financially, so that is out of the question. </p>

<p>One reach/good-shot school that I’d highly recommend looking into is Washington University in St. Louis. It has something called the University Scholars in Medicine Program, which would really match your interests in the medical field. The education, campus, and everything else about WUStL is really great, and it is a fairly competitive school. However, it does offer several merit (and need-based) scholarships that you can apply for. My friend got a half-tuition scholarship and she had stats similar to yours. There is the Danforth Scholarship which offers you half or full tuition scholarships (you have to be nominated for Danforth), and there are other full ride/full tuition scholarships that you DON’T need to be nominated for to be considered. </p>

<p>There are also a lot of great universities that offer generous merit scholarships. University of Pittsburgh offers up to full ride scholarships, you might want to look into ASU’s honor college (which is much more reputable than the university alone), UNC Chapel Hill (definitely not a safety but there are generous scholarships), George Washington University, Tulane University, etc. The University of New Mexico would also give you a full ride scholarship most likely, based on your academic achievements if you don’t mind the southwest and are looking for one more safety. I’d also suggest looking into the Macaulay Honors College at the CUNYs. It is fairly competitive, but all undergraduates in the program are offered a full ride scholarship for undergraduate tuition as well as other perks. I’ve heard great things about the program. Many public universities offer great financial aid as well. There are many others that I’m sure you could find if you looked around.</p>

<p>I’m not sure what your financial situation is exactly, but if you don’t own any assets and your family makes < 50k a year, there are many colleges that will offer you a full tuition or full ride scholarship that is need-based. There is a scholarship called Questbridge (which offers full tuition scholarships at participating universities) that you may or may not qualify for, and I’d suggest looking into that too as long as your family earns less than 60k a year.</p>

<p>Also, there are plenty of other colleges with similar programs to Brown’s. GWU and BU both have Ba/MD programs, as well as Case Western and a few others. If you google it, you’ll find everything you need to know. :)</p>

<p>I also have a list of several outside private scholarships that I can mail to you if you’re interested. Just let me know. </p>

<p>*Just as a side note, colleges don’t really care about what you did/what awards you got in middle school. On the common app, there is no place to list those either so I’d just keep them out.</p>

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<p>The U of Rochester and Grinnell are very generous with Merit aid (like Case Western).</p>

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<p>It seems UCLA is the best bet on your list. You may add more UCs to it as they are on the same application anyway.</p>

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<p>BU is somewhere you’ll most probably get in but yeah, it’s a bit risky safety what with the fin.aid issue. Amherst is a reach but you do have the stats for a fighting chance there. Plus since it’s need-blind, that’ll go a long way in helping you out. I’m really not sure about your match schools, maybe Carnegie Mellon and UCLA.</p>

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<p>BU: Low match/Match
UCLA: Match
CMU: High match (if not engineering or computer science)/ Reach (for engineering or CS)
Vassar: Reach
Amherst: Reach
Brown: Reach (both PLME and regular)
JHU: Reach
UVA: Match</p>

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<p>might look at Holy Cross-near Boston. Holy Cross has great pre-med program and is very good with financial aid. IMO, Holy Cross has better pre-med reputation than BU and HC has very nice campus.</p>

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<p>What’s your problem with UCSD?</p>

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<p>Uhmmm…I don’t have a problem with UCSD?</p>

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<p>USC would be a great match as well and they give great financial rewards if you can prove you need it</p>

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<p>I would just like to add that my cousin’s girlfriend had similar stats to yours and she applied to BU and received a partial scholarship. Her dad is not in her life and her mom is a special-ed teacher in a not-so-great part of our state, so maybe that gives you perspective on how she really wouldn’t be able to attend if it hadn’t been for her scholarship. It doesn’t hurt to apply and see what they give you.</p>

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<p>USC is harder to get into than UCLA now… although, for decades, the reverse proved true.</p>

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<p>UVA: Match
UCLA: Match</p>