Where should I apply to?

College Search & Selection
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Hi! I’m a junior this year and I literally have no idea where I should apply to, and everyone keeps giving me different answers, so hopefully somebody here can help me out :slight_smile:
-I have a 35 ACT, 7 writing score. The writing score isn’t great, but people have told me not to retake it because my composite could end up being lower, so if anyone has advice about that please let me know.
-my academic gpa is 4.3. I took all honors courses my freshman and sophomore year. This year I am taking 4 APs, and next year I’m planning on taking 3 APs. I’ve gotten mostly As with a few Bs in math and some of my APs. There is a chance that I may get a C this semester in my math class (AP Stats). I also was thinking about not taking a math class next year and replacing that with an AP class. I began taking high school math in 7th grade, so after this semester I will have completed 5 years of high school math (Algebra 1, Geometry, Honors Algebra 2/Trigenometry, Precalculus, and AP Stats), so if anyone has an opinion on that, please let me know.
-I have been on my school’s volleyball team every year and made varsity this year, and I will also be on varsity next year as well. I joined the track team this year and I am on varsity, and will be on varsity next year too. There is a good chance that I will be varsity captain next year for track.
-I am in choir at school, and have been every year. Next year I will hopefully be a board member, leading a department of 300 students. I am also in an extracurricular, audition-only group.
-I volunteer every summer coaching volleyball, and I will have 80 hours of that after this summer. Also I volunteer tutoring students, many of which who are immigrants and refugees, at a school in a very low-income area.
-I have been working a good service job since August, and unless something changes, I will be working at the same place until I graduate.

So I hope that gives you a picture of my academics and qualifications. I just really have no clue where I would even be able to be admitted to. Thanks!

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Tentative academic interests?

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Looks like you have good qualifications in terms of grades and ECs, but what do you want to do in the future? That will help you find colleges that are good in that major.

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Probably biology or pre-med

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As a would be pre-med you need to have calculus ( as well as AP chem and a physics class if possible).

A college that sounds like a very good fit:
St Olaf.
Start showing interest by filling out the request info form and clicking on the emails they send. It’s excellent for STEM, has an impressive record for med school, ranks among the top 2-3 colleges for choral/vocal music, they’re big on community service, and I think they have volleyball (email the coach).

What state do you live in? What’s your budget? Do you know your EFC?

Now, your stats are excellent, but your ECs are not at the level most top 40 universities and LACs expect. So you should look at your state Flagship’s honors college as well as Colleges that change lives. If you’re a girl, look into women’s colleges.