Which of these colleges should I take off my list?

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<p>I'm a senior in high school and an Asian California resident living in the San Joaquin valley. I think I have WAY too many colleges I'm applying to, so I need some input. I want to major in chemistry and hopefully go into medicine. My college list in order of my most to least favorite is:</p>

<p>Stanford, Cornell, WUSTL, JHU, Emory, MIT, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, USC, Tulane University, U of Rochester, U of Pacific</p>

<p>I'm thinking of taking out MIT just because it's mostly focused on engineering/math, while another university like say JHU is focused more on biosciences.</p>

<p>Should I remove some colleges, and if so, which ones?</p>

<p>GPA & TEST SCORES
Weighted GPA: 4.70 (highest at my school is a 4.8X)
Unweighted GPA: 3.85</p>

<p>Rank: 3 out of 151 (I am ELC-eligible, so I've already been accepted to UC Davis)
500+ service hours</p>

<p>SAT-R: 2060
CR - 600
M - 770
W - 690</p>

<p>SAT II:
Math IIC - 710
Chemistry - 650</p>

<p>I've taken the most rigorous coursework available at my school w/ Honors and AP courses.</p>

<p>E/C's & HONORS
-Highest GPA Freshman year
-Chemistry Award, Leadership Award
-Ford Dimension Nominee
-Honor Band & Orchestra 2nd Chair Percussionist
-AP Chem exam (scored a 4)
-Received U.S. History college credit during the summer
-4 years Marching Band, Steel Drums, Jazz Band, and Piano Playing for School Masses
-4 years CLC group member (Christian Life Community)
-3 years Hip-Hop Club President
-1 year Junior Class President
-1 year ASB Vice President
-2 years CSF Secretary
-Been playing piano for more than 10 years
-No sports (mainly because of my asthma & allergies)
-2 years Link Crew leader
-2 years Student Ambassador
-1 year Volunteer at Homeless Shelter
-2 years Geometry / Chemistry Tutor</p>

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<p>I don’t like discouraging people from applying to any schools but, since you asked, I would take Stanford and MIT off your list. That leaves your 2nd choice (Cornell) which is still a reach but your chances are somewhat more realistic given your stats and resume. I don’t think applying to 13 schools is that far from the norm, however, particularly since 3 of the schools on your list are UC’s.</p>

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<p>I applied to about 18 schools and I’m fine. Nothing wrong with 13 schools.</p>

<p>But yeah you already have JHU, WUSTL, and Rochester. Excellent schools for med especially JHU and WUSTL so I don’t see MIT as being a necessity.</p>

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<p>I appreciate your guys’s opinions, I understand a few of the schools i mentioned are reaches.</p>

<p>I’d like to hear more opinions, however. >< bump!!!</p>

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<p>ummm well if you had to take off MIT Stanford and either ucsd or usc</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t live in Rochester if someone paid me.</p>

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<p>Take out MIT.</p>

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<p>Wait can you also say why I should take off MIT? I don’t want to remove it just because I suggested it…</p>

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<p>Don’t take anything out. Apply to all of them.</p>

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<p>UCSD, it’s boring and you probably won’t end up going there anyway.</p>

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<p>I would take out Berkeley. I’m planning on going in the same direction (long-term), except I want to major in Biology. I was also considering applying to Berkeley, but decided against it because schools like UCLA and USC are much better when it comes to the medical field. USC even has a program in which you can be guaranteed acceptance into their medical school as an undergraduate freshman, and start your graduate studies as an undergrad. I suggest you look into it.</p>

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<p>I can’t take out any UCs since I’ve already applied to them. But WHY do you guys think that I should take out MIT?? Most of you say to remove it but have nothing to support your reasoning. please verify.</p>

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<p>BUMPPP PLZ ANSWER ^. MIT is still currently on my list. I need reasons to take it off.</p>

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<p>Because…
A. You wanted to take some schools off.
B. You probably won’t get in.
C. They don’t use the common app, **** em.
D. Their app is a pain in the ass to fill out.</p>