<p>Totally agree with Mom2’s advice. Speaking strictly in terms of finances, you need to give serious consideratioon to the SUNY schools. Have you checked out Geneseo, Binghamton, and Stony Brook? Your stats certainly make you a competitive at each of these and you may even qualify for some serious merit at Stony Brook. COA for you would be about $17,000 per year as a NYS resident. There are some fine science programs at each of these schools, and the research opportunites at Stony Brook are impressive. And since you live near Buffalo, I assume you are familiar with the University at Buffalo. Not as prestigeous as some of the schools such as Cornell that you have previously mentioned, but a fine university where you would most likely be near the top of the applicant pool and could garner some great scholarship money. Check out their honors college which comes with some great perks. Not sure how you feel about living at home for college, but if money is a problem, you could attend UB with an honors college scholarship for less than $5000 per year living at home. This would be a tremendous savings to you, especially if you are considering an advanced degree after undergrad. Good luck to you!</p>