Can anyone give me some ideas for match schools?

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<p>Hi :slight_smile: Here are my stats.</p>

<p>**SAT I (breakdown): ** 1990 </p>

<p>**ACT: ** 34 (34/34/33/36/E:11 –> second sitting)</p>

<p>**SAT II: ** Did not take.</p>

<p>**Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ** 4.0 UW; 4.531 W</p>

<p>**Rank(percentile if rank is unavailable): ** 1/267</p>

<p>**AP (place score in parenthesis): ** Chemistry (5), Music Theory (5/5/5), Biology (5), US History (5), English Language (5), European History (5)</p>

<p>**IB (place score in parenthesis): ** Did not take.</p>

<p>**Senior Year Course Load: ** AP English Literature, AP Government, AP Macroeconomics, AP Calc BC, AP Physics, AP Spanish Language, Independent Performing Arts</p>

<p>**Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): ** AP Scholar w/ Distinction, Commended NMS</p>

<p>**Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): ** Pianist for 12 Years (President of teacher’s student body), NHS for 3 years, Spanish Club for 3 years (Committee Member), Hospital Volunteer for 3 years (~250 hours), Intern for a Bioengineer (Research for about 150-200 hours), Student Board member for 2 years, Co-editor of school’s anthology, member of a Leadership Skills conference</p>

<p>**Job/Work Experience: ** None (parents won’t let me work :/)</p>

<p>**Volunteer/Community Service: ** Hospital Volunteering, NHS, and volunteering with piano teacher at state/local events (~500 hours total)</p>

<p>**Summer Activities: ** Research w/ bioengineer and summer classes at college (Calc I and Music Theory II)</p>

<p>**Essays: ** Teachers and friends said they heard my voice and thought they were creative, but it’s hard to know for sure. One was about a spider that attempted to show my quirky personality (and how it affected my learning style) and I have another about a surgery that I had when I was younger which was more serious. </p>

<p>I’ve already applied to Yale, University of British Columbia, University of Oklahoma, and University of Washington.</p>

<p>Yale –> Deferred SCEA
UBC –> Pending
UW –> Pending
OU –> Accepted & accepted into honors college</p>

<p>I really enjoy that liberal artsy, intellectual vibe. I want a community from a college, one that I would be able to thrive in, not necessarily one where I would go to classes and go back to a dorm. Work hard, play hard. That kind of thing. I am also planning to major in Chemistry.</p>

<p>Another question for those that have read this far (THANK YOU SO MUCH): should I even bother applying anywhere else? To be honest, if I’m accepted to UBC, I will attend. However, if I don’t get accepted, I want to keep my options open. </p>

<p>If you need more information, PM me. </p>

<p>Thank you so much everyone.</p>

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<p>Oh, and I forgot to add: I’m an Asian from the state of Oklahoma.</p>

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<p>Cost restraints?</p>

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<p>^Cost is always important - you can’t guarantee that these schools are going to be need-blind, so there’s no use in setting your heart on a school that you can’t afford. Also, any particular size restraints? You seem to be applying to bigger schools, but I feel like several liberal arts colleges would fit your description as well.</p>

<p>Off the top of my head, “intellectual” schools with a good community feel that I think would be good “match” schools would include Wake Forest, Davidson, George Washington University, maybe Rice or Emory (although they’re more selective). Reed College also definitely fits the bill.</p>

<p>I would think you’d be competitive for Ivies-level schools, but because of the competitive nature of their admissions it’s hard to call them match schools for anyone because admissions is such a crapshoot. However, some reach schools worth a second look might include Brown, UPenn, Cornell, Johns Hopkins University or Georgetown…LACs like Williams, Amherst, Bowdoin or Carleton may also be worth a look (for the record, as a Carleton student…it definitely fits all of your criteria, plus it helps that you’re from Oklahoma).</p>

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<p>That is an odd list. You should definitely throw in some additional schools that are better than your safeties.</p>

<p>I would add:
Brown, UPenn, Cornell, Johns Hopkins University, Georgetown, Notre Dame, Boston College, Northeastern University, Northwestern University, and Duke.</p>

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<p>might look at Holy Cross-very good liberal arts school with strong science/chemistry program. HC is also pretty good with financial aid.</p>

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<p>You probably should’ve work, it will give the perspective that you do not get out much, focusing on academics, and also lack independence.</p>

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<p>Thanks, Grant, for the offtopic remark.</p>

<p>Duke is the epitome of both the work hard and the play hard ethic.</p>

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<p>Thank you everyone! I will look into these and consider them.</p>

<p>Although, with respect to cost, schools that cost ~35-40K+ are out (unless they also offer substantial merit monies). Middle class family and all that. I won’t get any financial aid and we won’t be able to afford them.</p>

<p>What about McGill?</p>

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<p>Carleton offers no merit aid. You might look at Grinnell, a LAC with good sciences that offers merit but that may not match based on your penchant for large Universities.</p>

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<p>Many of the Canadian schools require SAT IIs but some will use APs in lieu. You should check on that, because if you meet the applications requirements with regard to testing, then I think that they are all safeties. </p>

<p>Someone here said that University of Toronto can be pretty intellectual. </p>

<p>Schools that have low list prices include
University of Minnesota
Any of the State University of New York (SUNY). </p>

<p>If you really want an intellectual environment, apply to UChicago, Reed and Swarthmore. These types of schools have really good financial aid. Check to see which take the ACT in lieu of SAT I+II subject tests. </p>

<p>Brandies and Rochester often give decent merit scholarships.</p>

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Last I checked Reed was pure FA except for $2K for NMF. I believe Swat is also pure FA.</p>

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<p>OP must like Pacific NW. He’s applying to UBC in Vancouver and UW in Seattle.</p>

<p>He’s a far more appropriate fit for Reed in Portland.</p>