<p>I've already applied ED to Vanderbilt and a couple other schools that I know are safetys, but in the case I don't get into Vanderbilt, I would like some other suggestions as to a few good match schools.
Stats:</p>
<p>White female from North Dakota- looking to be pre-med and major in cell and molecular bio
GPA: 3.7 UW (my HS doesn't rank)
ACT: 30
AP's: Biology, Chemistry, Microecon, US History, European History, English lit, and Government</p>
<p>EC's:
Varsity Tennis since 9th grade- captain for 2 years
President of my schools French Club
7th place in state on national french exam
IARP trip to China Tibet
math tutor
enviromental club
psychology club
Academic Challenge Bowl
Art Trip w/school to France, Italy, Switzerland
youth mentor @ local elementary school
volunteer @ local hospital
accepted into Naval Academy Summer Seminar
F-M ambulance Explorers
Advanced Space Academy (I know I'm a dork) at US Space and Rocket Center
2nd place ND AP Econ Challenge team-sponsored by Fed Reserve
Ap Scholar
5th place at ND State tennis individuals tournament
3rd place at EDC tennis individuals tournament
Job @ local Grocery Store 15h/week</p>
<p>I'm looking for a medium sized school in either the south or on the east coast. Public or Private.</p>
<p>University of wisconsin, University of Washington St. Louis, and maybe Cornell. These schools are all good at biology, especially wisconsin. If you apply to wisconsin, you have a 99 percent chance of being accepted.</p>
<p>If you would consider a women's college, Mount Holyoke is excellent in the sciences and they would consider North Dakota interesting and "exotic". Brandeis is also outstanding in your fields and, assuming you are not Jewish, they would welcome you for the diversity you would help to provide.</p>
<p>hey, i'm also from fargo (shanley) and brown '09. i agree with pyewacket about brandeis -- my mom encouraged me to apply (she majored in bio there back in the day) but i'm more of a poli sci/IR person. wellesley is another choice if you don't mind the all-girls atmosphere -- and it is right outside of boston which is fun. for "reach" schools, i'm of course a little biased about brown, but the sciences are really good (one of the girls on my floor is taking all hard science classes this semester and she's always talking about how cool her profs are). we're pretty laid back and the experience is whatever you want to make of it. in any case, i would apply to at least one ivy if you have any interest at all-- even though some people might argue your GPA is low, the ND thing is definitely a hook and your ECs show you have an interest in a really diverse array of topics. johns hopkins in baltimore is also very strong for bio/pre-med. good luck!</p>