Where should I apply

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>What would be some good safe/target/reach schools for me? I'm a junior, so what should I improve?</p>

<p>GPA: 4.46
Ranking: top 2%, very competitive area
SAT: 2150: 670 CR, 750 M, 730 W
SAT II: physics, chemistry, Math II: 800s on all
ECs: girl scouts (gold award), play a varsity sport, various honor societies, 200+ volunteer hours
Don't really have much leadership, but I am a public outreach person for an organization.</p>

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<p>Also, have taken mostly honors/ ap classes, in total hopefully 7 APs after completing junior year, 12 after completing senior year</p>

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<p>what would you like to major in? I’m pretty sure you’d be able to get into most state universities and great nationally ranked universities. I think the only thing you would be lacking is in ECs. Basically, you should be looking at any college in the top 30 of the US News and World Report ranking. That should be a nice starting point :)</p>

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<p>What do you want to major in?
What state are you in?
How much can you afford?</p>

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<p>I would like to major in bioengineering
I am in VA
I am willing to pay any amount of money</p>

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<p>Reach
MIT
Carnegie Mellon
Michigan
Johns Hopkins</p>

<p>Match
Wisconsin
University of Virginia?
Rochester
Georgia Tech</p>

<p>Safety
Virginia Tech
Minnesota</p>

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<p>yea, thats kinda what I was kinda thinking.
my dream schools are MIT and JHU
another reach is CMU</p>

<p>I would be happy w/ UVA and am considering GTech</p>

<p>My safety is Tech</p>

<p>Would I have a shot @ Duke, U.Penn, or Cornell?</p>

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<p>Yeah but they are big reaches</p>

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<p>what could I do to improve my chances?</p>

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<p>Stronger ECs and leadership. Could also up the SAT 1 score.</p>

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<p>I think MIT and JHU would be bigger reaches than Duke or Cornell.
Cornell, if you apply engineering as a girl you’ve got a better shot because they want women in engineering.
Duke, similar but not as much.
Also if you could list the APs you’ve taken and your scores on the exams that would be good. If they demonstrate an interest in your intended major it’s good.
Also if you add ECs try to show interest in bioengineering</p>

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<p>yea, I’m hoping to retake SAT in oct and aim for 2250, its too late now to show deep involvement in a new EC, but I may join more clubs such as MUN or DECA
do National/Science/Spanish Honor societies count as clubs, because I am members of all of them</p>

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<p>yes they count as clubs.
also, chance me back? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1358671-chance-me-cs-schools-top-schools-will-chance-back.html#post14566245[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1358671-chance-me-cs-schools-top-schools-will-chance-back.html#post14566245&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>btw, cornell is really cold. you should take into account what type of environment (weather wise and people wise) you want when you choose schools to apply to</p>

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<p>I don’t care much about weather, but I would prefer the east coast as I live on the east coast</p>

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<p>Bump
And also AP Scores: 5s on Comp Sci A, Physics B, APush, AB/BC Calc, and Chem
4 on World</p>