Chances at which highly selective/selective colleges?

elixir8
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:23:36 +0000

Hi! I was wondering if anybody could give me feedback on my college list. I am new to this site so sorry to tag onto another post but I’m not sure how else to go about this… and perhaps my list will give you some ideas
I am looking for a school that is strong in the liberal arts but that will give me a good education in neuroscience as a major (and hopefully research opportunities). I’d also like to fulfill premed requirements
I prefer big schools and lots of opportunities but academics are more important to me than social scene

Yale University
Columbia University
University of Pennsylvania
Dartmouth College
Duke University
Northwestern University
Johns Hopkins University
Washington University in St. Louis
Brown University
Cornell University
Vanderbilt University
Emory University
Cal Berkeley
University of Virginia
Tufts University
Univeristy of Michigan
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Richmond University

Too many reaches? Too many in general? I am pretty well rounded and top 5% of class but nothing really outstanding about me so I figured a lot of it will be up to luck and I should apply to a lot…