Where should I apply?, I can't find a good match for me.

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hmmm... compared to everyone else i know, I seem to have given no thought whatsoever to where I want to go to college. It also doesnt make me feel any better when I see posts in this forum about eigth graders worrying about their chances of getting into Harvard . So please help me out here. The three colleges that i already decided to apply to are Johns Hopkins, C-Mellon (probably reaches), and the University of Maryland (Hopefully a safety); i've yet to find a college that looks like a good match that i can actually get into.</p>

<p>My plan is to major in Physics. There's a very good chance I might end up wanting to be a doctor, but im reluctant to commit to any career yet. So here are my stats. BTW, I live in Maryland, I am an over-represented minority, Male, not poor or rich, and am a junior at a competitive school.</p>

<p>SAT: 2120 (720M, 680V, 720W(8E)) - I plan to retake, and i expect a higher score. This was my first time, and I did almost no studying. (BTW would waiting till October be too long to retake the SAT I, because i want to take SAT II Chem+Math2c in May and World History in June?)
GPA: Unweighted 3.95/4.00 (Doesn't everyone have that one teacher...
Weighted: idk, more than unweighted...i took mostly G/T and AP classes.
Rank: top 10ish/435
AP: US gov and pol (5), taking chem, calc ab, world history, and english language this year and physics (both of the C ones), english literature, biology, and calc bc next year.
EC's: (Not great)
-National Honor Society (did my community service requirements for this)
-Maryland Technology Honor Society (didn't do much)
-Future Business Leaders of America (competed in one regional competition and got third place)
-Piano (umm...yea)
-Tae kwon do (black belt, demo team)
-An internship at NASA last summer and probably another one this summer
-Enrolled in a tech-magnet program at my school where i go to an applications and research laboratory and have a 2-period class there (we are building an electrathon vehicle, its like a battery-powered racer that we can drive around in)
-Perfected cold fusion and am in the running for a nobel prize...jk ...i wish</p>

<p>Yea, so any advice/opinions you have will be greatly appreciated, especially about more colleges i should apply to. Thanks in advance.</p>

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<p>I'd like to suggest Union College, Bucknell University, Trinity College, Lafayette College, Lehigh University, UWisconsin-Madison, and UWashington-Seattle to start.</p>

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<p>hmm.. i'm not sure what you're into, but as a male, you would have a REALLY good shot at places like Vassar, who were once all girls and looking to boost their male population. Loo</p>

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<p>Does "over-represented minority" mean Asian? Just curious.</p>

<p>Take a look at Cornell. You might like it.</p>

<p>BTW, for your NASA internship, did you live in the frat house on fraternity row at U Maryland College Park? You were at Goddard, right?</p>

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<p>Take all the SAT subject tests in one sitting, while you're still in school in May and it's fresh in your mind. Then take the SAT I in June. That's what I'm doing, in fact, im taking the US subject test the day after the AP US test</p>

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<p>Wow, thanks for all your input. I was also considering Lehigh. Radiocure, I should definetly look into that college, high female to male ratio, lol. Yea I guess i'm asian, indian would be more accurate though. I actually drove to the Goddard internship; i live about 30 minutes away. Well, last year my mommy dropped me cuz i didn't have a car then :p. GinPA, that's an idea, but i haven't started studying for the SAT I yet so i dont know if my score will go up; it might not be too late to start studying for June though....</p>

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<p>Matches near MD: College of William and Mary, Kenyon, Haverford, Case Western, and Oberlin</p>

<p>Matches further away: Carleton, Brandeis, Reed, Macalester, Grinnell, U Rochester, Marlboro, Wesleyan, and Franklin and Marshall</p>

<p>Reaches: Swarthmore, Williams, Pomona, Cornell, Rice, and Harvey Mudd</p>

<p>Safeties/matches: Bates, Beloit, RPI, WPI, Rhodes, Clarkson, Maryland, Whitman, Kalamazoo, Rose-Hulman</p>