College Discussion - View Single Post - Need Advice on Which Colleges to Apply to

Pniks · 05-10-2008, 11:28 PM

I'm currently a junior in high school, and in a few months time I'm going to have to decide which college I want to apply/go to, and I need some advice on which colleges I should be looking into. Right now based on first impressions I'm interested in UT Austin, UC Boulder, NYU, Trinity University (San Antonio), and Southwestern University, but I'm still open to whatever. A strong social scene is important to me. I'd like some people with personal experience to tell me about their experiences with these universities or other universities they have attended which seem to fit me. Really I'd just like your opinion on what I should do.

A little background: I'm from Houston, and I'd prefer a university in Texas, but not in Houston. Really any place which seems nice will do though. I have a decent GPA (top 25%) at a pretty good public charter school, I'm taking classes to get the IB diploma currently, and although I haven't gotten my SAT scores back yet, I was 98th percentile on the PSAT and I did pretty well on the SAT (National Merit Scholarship Commended). Also I'm thinking about majoring in Biology, but I'm not sure right now.

05-10-2008, 11:28 PM	#1
Pniks New Member Join Date: May 2008 Threads: 2 Posts: 5	Need Advice on Which Colleges to Apply to I'm currently a junior in high school, and in a few months time I'm going to have to decide which college I want to apply/go to, and I need some advice on which colleges I should be looking into. Right now based on first impressions I'm interested in UT Austin, UC Boulder, NYU, Trinity University (San Antonio), and Southwestern University, but I'm still open to whatever. A strong social scene is important to me. I'd like some people with personal experience to tell me about their experiences with these universities or other universities they have attended which seem to fit me. Really I'd just like your opinion on what I should do. A little background: I'm from Houston, and I'd prefer a university in Texas, but not in Houston. Really any place which seems nice will do though. I have a decent GPA (top 25%) at a pretty good public charter school, I'm taking classes to get the IB diploma currently, and although I haven't gotten my SAT scores back yet, I was 98th percentile on the PSAT and I did pretty well on the SAT (National Merit Scholarship Commended). Also I'm thinking about majoring in Biology, but I'm not sure right now.