Can't decide where to apply??

psantos97
Sun, 24 Aug 2014 19:21:59 +0000

Hi everyone! I’ve just become a senior in high school, but I really have no idea as to where I should apply. I’ve begun to look at some large research universities, as well as liberal arts colleges and technical schools.

Some of the schools I’m looking at include:

Large in-state flagship universities (UF, FSU, USF)
Reed College
Bowdoin College
Colby College
Lake Forrest College
NYU
Occidental college

My EC’s include:

3 years Varsity swimmer (captain junior year & this year)
Spanish club for 4 years (president for last 2 years)
Spanish National Honor Society member for 2 years
National Honor Society member for 2 years
Earth club member for 3 years (president for last 2 years)
Member of Student Government (class treasurer freshman year, president Soph/ Junior/ Senior)
Organizing a shoe drive at school to collect shoes for people in under developed countries
400+ hours community service at our hospital

Unfortunately, my GPA isn’t too good (3.35), but weighted it’s a 4.1. I know that probably isn’t good enough, but I have 29 on ACT (taking it 2 more times) and a 2030 on SAT (also taking it 2 more times).

I’ve taken 11 AP classes, and my course load has a very heavy emphasis on the natural sciences, because I am completely infatuated with science (which I am going to talk about in my college essays).

In college, I plan on double majoring Biochem and biology with a minor in biostatistics, while on a premed track. Keep in mind please that I want to go to a top tier med school (Stanford, Columbia, Duke, or UCSF).

So now with all of that, I was just wondering what are some schools that I should consider applying to and looking at? I live in Florida, and would prefer to get out of here and move back out West or up North.

Any ideas? Some schools with my chances of getting in would be really helpful! Thank you to anyone who is able to help!