<p>I'm going into my junior year of high school and when I get back I have to have a list of 10 reaches, 10 matches and 10 safties for my GC so that I can eventually narrow down a list of where I'm going to apply. I'm not really sure where I should look, can anyone share some suggestions?</p>
<p>I'm Puerto Rican male, first generation to college, from a single parent family with an income of about $35K per year. </p>
<p>GPA: 96/100 UW
RANK: 2 or 3, out of about 700
PSAT: 2030 (sophmore), 98% for sophmores</p>
<p>Activities and Awards:
LD Debate Captain, State Champs 10th
Science Fair, Gold Medals 9th and 10th, and a 3rd place award at ISEF 10th
Science Club President, 9th and 10th
Future Problem Solving Program, 9th and 1oth
Summer Research Internships 9th and 10th
Cornell Summer Nanotech Program 10th
Academic Team, 9th and 10th
Football and Lacrosse, 9th and 10th (Stopping b/c of work)
Science Club, 9th and 10th
Mock Trial, 9th and 10th
Boy Scouts for about 4 years, but I quit this year
Job, starting in September, (20 hrs/ week)</p>
<p>I'm looking for a school that has good financial aid, is in the Northeast, and is small to medium. I'm looking for a school that has a good undergraduate research program and has good science programs. I'm probably looking at major in biochemistry and looking to eventually earn my PHD and do research. </p>
<p>Wow you're on the right track!!! I would definitely look into the Ivies and the top 20-30 schools. If you're in a select few states (Michigan, California, Virginia) don't forget your state school. Of couse a lot depends on your SAT I scores (not to put pressure on you) but given your PSAT scores you should do fine. Also take into consideration your major. If youre engineering for example look at Georgia Tech, UIllinois Urbana Champagne, Carnegie Mellon etc. There are sites on the web to check your stats against others with similar numbers (this site, campusapps.com), but take everything with a grain of salt - no 2 applicants are exactly the same. Good luck!!</p>
<p>Sorry about the double post, but my stupid computer won't let me edit the other one. </p>
<p>By "people like you," I mean those with more brains than money. That's what Questbridge is all about. It's a program that offers scholarships to certain colleges that want to attract more students from less-affluent families.</p>
<p>Of course, there are plenty of college not involved in Questbridge that are also worth considering. You've already been to Cornell; if you liked it, it would be a good school to put on your reach (or maybe even match) list. You might also like Johns Hopkins (approximately as selective as Cornell). It attracts many students who really want to do scientific research as undergraduates.</p>
<p>Another issue: When you talk to your guidance counselor, make sure you bring up the subject of SAT Subject Tests (used to be called SAT IIs). Many highly selective colleges require them -- sometimes, in specific subjects. You are a candidate for those kinds of colleges, so you need to be thinking about which tests to take and when.</p>