Wondering in Missouri ;-)

<p>okay so not sure how this thing works or if anyone will actually comment me but since you all seem to college savvy and I am er not at all I have dos preguntas...</p>

<p>**does anyone have any good suggestions of colleges besides the ivy leagues and big dogs (aka harvard etc. georgetown, northwestern..)? good schools that would be worth leaving Missouri for (yea you are probably all like anything is worth leaving missouri for!! :-P)</p>

<p>**Also what do you think my chances are for the following schools:</p>

<p>Washington University- St. Louis, Northwestern, Boston University, Georgetown, and Penn</p>

<p>here are my stats ;-)</p>

<p>white girl from suburbia, ranked 5/550, GPA unweighted 4.0, weighted 4.4
ACT: 32, 11 on writing
SAT: 2040
SAT II's: have yet to take (signed up for literature, math 2, and biology <--might take spanish instead tho)</p>

<p>Classes: International Baccelaureate Candidate...
IB history of the Americas I & II, IB Math I & II, IB English 11 & 12, IB Biology I & II, IB Information Technology in a Global Society (recieved a 6 on my exam), IB Spanish V, Chemistry II</p>

<p>EC's
Missouri Future Business Leaders of America State Vice President (12)
Missouri Future Business Leaders of America State Parliamentarian (11)
National Honor Society President (12)
Student Senate Vice President (12)
Evita, Fall Musical (12)
Student Senate (9-12)
FBLA (10-12)
Symphony Orchestra (9-12)
Varsity Cheerleading (10)
Varsity Swimteam (11)
Track (10)
Youth in Government (10-12) <<<btw do any of you have this in your states?? most fun thing I've ever done
Piano (3-12)
Book Club</p>

<p>other cool stuff I've done: designed a Remembering Program for elementary, middle school, and high school students who have had loved ones pass away. Helps them remember. Is being used currently by 30 schools in my school district... raised money for a scholarship in my sister Rachel's memory by selling Remembering Rachel calendars and I Remember Rachel bracelets. </p>

<p>anyways that's about all...not too much spectacular...mainly I just love to read and plan on studying literature and languages. </p>

<p>thanks for reading my dears :-)</p>

<p>"you can complain because roses have thorns or you can rejoice because thorns have roses" ~ Ziggy</p>