Where should I look?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Im a soph doing some research on colleges and with so many colleges im not sure where i should be looking? Given my stats what would be my matches, reaches, safties as of now, i know its kinda early. Any chance for top schools like brown?</p>

<p>Hispanic (Puerto Rican) Male from a single parent home with low income, about 35K and my mom only went to high school so I'm first generation. </p>

<p>PSAT: 2030 (98th percentile), Gunna take the SAT next year
GPA: 3.98 unweighted , not sure of the weighted GPA
Rank: In the top 1- 5 % </p>

<p>Sophmore Schedule:
AP US 1, ENGLISH 10 H, CHEMISTRY, ALGEBRA 2 H, Spanish 2 , Ceramics</p>

<p>Junior Schedule:
AP US 2, AP ENGLISH LITERATURE, TRIGONOMETRY/PRE-CALC H (2 SEPERATE CLASSES IN MY SCHOOL), SPANISH 3H, AP Chemistry (Double Period in my school)</p>

<p>Extra-Curricular:
Mock Trial Captain
Debate Captain
Constitution Competition
Science Fair , Gold and Intel last year
Science Club, Founding President
Columbia University SHP
Summer Lab internship in Frosh Year
Freshman Football, Couldn't play this year because of my Summer Internship
Volunteer Work
Science League Captain
Boy Scouts of America
New Jersey JSHS
Future Problem Solving Program Captain</p>

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<p>What exactly do you plan to major in?</p>

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<p>Its definately gunna be science, probly molecular biochemistry or maybe neuroscience</p>

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<p>Okay, definitely not my field. ::laughs:: :)</p>

<p>I plan to be an english major so I'm sorry if this isn't much help but honestly, I think you'd have a shot at MIT (still a reach, obviously, but with your stats so far- they definitely wouldn't flat out reject you).</p>

<p>You never really know with Ivies but if it was strictly based on stats, I think you'd have a shot at Brown as well.</p>

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<p>Yale and Harvard...because theyre both free for kids whose parents make below $40,000.</p>

<p>i think there are a few others that do that too.</p>

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<p>Yes, you can apply to Brown. You are in a great position- can apply to many places. Brown has less money than the other Ivies, so be sure to apply to the wealthier ones, too. Since you need a lot of aid, I would concentrate on schools that have a lot of aid to give. U Chicago, Rice U Rochester, Caltech, Cornell, Columbia, and Johns Hopkins are worth investigating.</p>