Where Should I apply?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello Fellow CCrs!</p>

<p>I am currently a high school junior and looking at which schools I should apply to next year. After discussing schools with my mom, dad, friends, and piano teacher, I figure I might as well get another opinion from you all too :)</p>

<p>Here's my stats as of yet:</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA: 4.15 W, 4.0 UW
Class Rank: 1/315
ACT: 33
SAT: Haven't Taken Yet (June date...)
AP Classes: Took AP Euro last year (5)
Currently taking BC Calc, AP Art History, AP US History, Latin 5 (tho thats not AP)
Studied Latin 3 independently over summer; Learning Links Physics course through Northwestern (A)
Next year: Calc III at local college, AP English, AP Bio, AP Psychology, AP Macro/Micro, self study AP Virgil (though im not sure about that yet)</p>

<p>Extra Curricular Activities:</p>

<p>President of State's Junior Classical League (present)
Secretary of State's Junior Classical League (2004)
(JCL chapter is around 1000 students)</p>

<p>Lead in school musical State Fair; 6 other school drama productions
Chamber Choir, Vocal Jazz 1 ensembles through school
Piano 11 years
All-State Choir-3 years, plus soloist freshman year</p>

<p>Editor-in-Chief, school newspaper
Assistant Editor, news editor, reporter previous years</p>

<p>NHS member</p>

<p>Volunteer work at Children's Hospital</p>

<p>Awards:</p>

<p>Many music festival awards, including at state level
Probably National Merit Commended (201 PSAT grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr)
National Latin Exam: Gold medal level 1, 2, silver level 4
Around 20 various State Latin Convention awards
Part of State's "Leaders of Tomorrow"</p>

<p>Employment:
Lifeguard and Swim Lesson Instructor during summer</p>

<p>Prospective Major: Double Major in Biology and Classics, pursuing Medical School</p>

<p>So...what schools do you think I should look at???</p>

<p>Thanks so much :)</p>

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<p>er like Harvard, lol</p>

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<p>a mid-size community college. Do not get your hopes to high.. your stats are not very good., maybe if you had a gpa above 4 or had a higher class rank you could get into some major universities.. but yeah.</p>

<p>jk- you can get in almost anywhere.. pick your favorite</p>

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<p>thats sweet of you...</p>

<p>what SAT range should I be looking at? My ACT score is decent, but not stellar.</p>

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<p>33 not stellar??!! That equates to nearly a 1500! Not to mention ACT scores tend to be lower than SAT scores. For instance, Brown's ACT avg is like a 29.</p>

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<p>sorry...im sure you know what its like to have overachieving friends</p>

<p>my best friend has a 35, my other best friend has a 34....so therefore a 33 seems low, lol. But i didnt realize that it equated to nearly a 1500.</p>

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<p>yeah like a 1480! Man, you have smart friends too.</p>

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<p>I am kind of looking at Yale, Northwestern, and Stanford. Do you have any other (less lofty) suggestions? Im also interested in schools where I could get scholarships...</p>

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<p>What were u thinking?!?!!?!?!?!? A rank of 1 and u think u can go to HARVARD!?!?!?!??!!? AHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA Your grades are so sad that I feel sorry for ur mother. dont even think a community college can work with that. </p>

<p>My suggestions: Houston Community College, Bob Jones University, Trenton Community College, and Rhode Island Community College. Those schools are wonderful and have a very high standard of living.</p>

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<p>give us some specifics about what you want in a college (btw I can take that 33 ACT right off your hands if you consider it too low jk!)</p>

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<p>well...</p>

<p>I'd like a school thats relatively small in size (between 1000 and 7000 undergrad probably) with decent programs in classics and biology. Small class sizes would be nice. Also, a college with good placement in to med school programs. Im open to all areas of the country. </p>

<p>I want a school that has drama, choral programs that i can participate in without having to major in them. I'm a pretty liberal thinker...diversity would be nice too.</p>

<p>Also, a school that offers financial aid. And possibly a study abroad program where I can go to Italy. </p>

<p>Thanks for all your posts so far...i love you all even if you make fun of me :)</p>

<p>(and i'd love to share my score if i could)</p>

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<p>random question singingal78...u said u were national commened scholar blah blah with a 201..........do u know what the cutoffs are for the different levels? this yr i got 218..next yr i'm shooting for...230? is that enough for finalists? </p>

<p>anyway, way off topic. about your college choices, eh, go ivy league so when u apply for a job they're like...wow. haha im not really an expert on schools. so i dont think that helped. bye!</p>

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<p>your stats are good overall but nothing that really makes you stand out... i'd say apply to johns hopkins, cornell, u of chicago, ann arbor, etc... northwestern's good too.</p>

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<p>nilvedxd...it depends what state youre in. for some states, 218 is enough, others its not. But I think thats a great score. Good luck getting a 230...yeah, thats certainly enough :)</p>

<p>I took the PSAT sophomore year and got a 196, without studying. I studied and got a 201 junior year. Studying...obviously didnt help, lol. </p>

<p>But best of luck to you.</p>

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<p>sweet..thanks. hey, at least u improved 5 points! that's like 4 more questions right..haha. anyway i think the psat's suck.. i missed 3 on the math part (grrr all careless errors) and got a 70 which is insanely low...while i missed 4 on the writing and got a 77. so basically its stupid. oh well. i'm sure no one really cares =D</p>

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<p>consider Rice</p>