<p>So i’m in my junior year and have a very rigorous schedule in a fairly recognized public school. I usually get between a high b and mid-high a. my gpa is about a 92.5. I am looking at going into neuroscience so i have double sciences and i also am in german 3 and spanish 4. Last marking period i got almost all b’s (although they were all 89s and 91s cuz an A in our school starts at 92) and an 81 in my gifted and i might end up with a lot of bs again this marking period. Not to be cocky but im a smart guy, i really believe that, but i feel like im screwing myself and am kinda freaking out. I am looking at schools like Colby College, Conn College, and Middlebury College (even though i figure i am too far gone to even really consider that). What should/can i do? Am i screwed?</p>
<p>no…you will be fine. just realize that you are going to need to put in even more work than you have been doing to get the A. Those LACs are relatively holistic compared to a big state school. Depending on your SAT, you are still a very competitive applicant number wise even with your current B’s.</p>
<p>Let’s assume that Middlebury is going to be a definite reach, and Colby a match/reach. You need to think about some matches and safeties. Since you didn’t ask for those, and you didn’t provide your SATs/ACTs, or any info about what you are looking for (other than LACs), I won’t offer suggestions. But you should check the common data set for each of the schools you are applying to and see where your grades, test scores and class rank put you vis a vis the accepted student population. If you aren’t in the top 25%, it’s a reach.</p>
<p>Which is more important to you- the degree or the college you attend to get it? Because there are many, many colleges that would accept you and that you could successfully get your neuroscience degree at…besides colby and middlebury. It might be easier to go to a university with “less of a name” (but still a great program) than to obsess over a selective list.</p>
<p>Having said that, you’re still a good canidate for college. Having the rigorous schedule (German AND Spanish??!) and the double sciences will help. Just realize that the colleges you’re talking about are high matches/reaches for almost everyone.</p>
<p>And since no one’s said it yet GOOD LUCK! :)</p>
<p>You need to calm down and take a pill or two or four or just keep going until you feel all fuzzy inside.</p>
<p>yeah, another thing is i havent been able to really find any safeties for neuroscience. I want to go to a small/medium liberal arts school with a d3 ice hockey team and a god neuroscience program.</p>
<p>I feel awful for you. You’re life is over and you don’t even know it.</p>
<p>Conn may not mind. 
I mean, I tend to feel like the LACs give us more stretch if we’re exceptional elsewhere/have overcome things/have an otherwise great application. </p>
<p>And I mean this, I got into Conn, and while there were other factors working in my favor, I don’t think a few B’s really hurts a canidate for ANY LACs <em>THAT</em> much, esp if it’s hard classes.</p>
<p>You should consider adding Skidmore and Trinity to your list.</p>
<p>Are you going to play hockey in college? If so, you could contact coaches. If they really want you, they will communicate with the admissions office. You won’t get a scholarship at a D3 school, but you may get admissions preference.
Are you identified as gifted but only taking one gifted class?</p>
<p>yes i am labeled as gifted but that just means i can take a gifted humanities class every year in place of a regular english class. and what im really worried about, for those of you who seem to think im a pretentious little girl, is that in my gifted class, the one that i got an 81 in last mp, my teacher told me i will probably end up with a 78 at the highest this mp. thats two c’s in a row. and ice hockey is something i love and wish to continue. i am hoping, not expecting, to be able to play.</p>
<p>PittPens (love the screenname; go Pens!): First, take the SAT or ACT. Then, try looking into some very small D3 LACs where your SAT/ACT score fits in the 25 to 75% range, ones that have good neuroscience or offer cross-registration or lab opportunities with schools that do, and contact their coaches. Coaches may push for you even if your grades are a bit lower than other applicants.</p>
<p>It’s hard to say without knowing more information, such as your SAT scores, but I think that if you are getting mostly B’s in Junior year, Middlebury probably is out of reach. Colby would be a reach. Conn College? Maybe a match/reach. Of course, if you are an outstanding hockey player and that’s important next year to any of these schools, your chances may be boosted. But you really need to be looking at the many liberal arts colleges that are a little less selective than Middlebury (and Colby, too.) </p>
<p>Check out the Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) to broaden your options beyond New England. One of them, Colorado College, has a D1 men’s hockey team in case you decide you want to watch (or manage/support), not play (unless you really are that good.) It also is a school that gets cross-apps with Middlebury because it has some of the same outdoorsy attractions (but on a Rocky Mountain not Appalachian scale :)). Other Midwest schools have their own appeal, so don’t overlook places like Grinnell, Macalester, etc. Some of these are pretty selective, too, but if you are an East Coast person at least you might get a slight geographic diversity boost.</p>