Class of 2021 here. With all this extra time indoors, I want to start deciding reach schools to visit this summer/early fall so I can decide where to apply EA. Here is some information about me:
Basic Stats:
-White female from upperclass family in Wisconsin
-Attend small private Catholic school (noncompetitive)
-35 ACT (36/33/36/36)
-1490 PSAT (very very likely NMSF)
-4.0 GPA unweighted (1st of 32 in class)
-Including senior year, will have 9-10 AP’s
-Taking 2 college classes each semester senior year (including Calc 2 and 3)
-Good EC’s with no hook (president of Key Club and NHS, member of other leadership clubs, regional awards for mathematics league, pianist and vocalist with state festivals/awards, girls state, youth position on city’s board of directors, research last summer at local university involving POTS syndrome, basic volunteering through school/church, personal research for senior capstone involving using social media for epidemiology predictions)
What I want in a college:
-Great mathematics and biology program (plan to be math major on pre-med track)
-Mid size in place that’s not too warm (mid-west or east coast is optimal)
-Ability to start research early (freshmen or sophomore year)
-Help me get into great professional program (ultimate goal is to be biomedical researcher with math focus)
-Chill student body (not snobby/cutthroat, willing to help others out, “mid-west nice,” etc)
-Very intelligent peers and professors who will academically challenge me
-Ability to surround self with other passionate people
-Financial aid is not a huge deal, but merit aid would be a nice addition
Based on this, what schools should I look into in terms of reach? Also, is there a school that fits in with my interests and provides great merit aid for my stats?