Chances / Other good choices

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>What are my chances at Wash U (St Louis), Yale and Carnegie Mellon?
Class Rank #1 of 320
GPA (unweighted) = 4.0
GPA (weighted) = 4.2 (they add .05 for each IB/AP course)
ACT 34 (probably retaking)
IB Diploma Candidate
-HL English
-HL Math
-HL Chem
-HL Bio
-SL Psychology
-SL Spanish
-TOK
-Extended Essay Math
1 AP Class
-AP Statistics
11 IB Classes
NHS - 2 years, Secratary Senior Year
National Merit Scholar Commended
Volunteer Hours >150 (tutoring, Key club, etc.)
Key Club - 2 years
Academic Team - 3 years captain freshman and junior year
Show Choir (9th & 10th)
Math Olympics-junior year (probably senior year too)
Science Olympiad-junior year (will be involved again this year)
Science Bowl-sophomore and junior year (will be involved this year too)
Science Challenge-sophomore and junior year (will be involved this year too)
2 Plays-1 school play junior year (will be involved again senior year) and community theater
Dance - 15 years (5+ hours/week)
Work (Senior Year 10-15 hrs/week)</p>

<p>Any suggestions for safety schools in the midwest (Ohio, Ind, Ill, Penn, KY, MO, etc.)? Looking for biology, undergrad research, not one of the big state schools and I’m looking for GOOD MERIT scholarships. I’m really looking for a smaller college (less than 10,000).</p>

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<p>It is hard to recommend a college based on the criteria that you have listed. The best undergrad research in the midwest is probably going to be at a big state school. Marquette is too big. Is Northwestern too big? But, it isn’t a safety. U Chicago might be a good choice, but I don’t like UChicago. You would pay too much without getting the college experience, and I don’t think it would be a safety for you. Closer to a match.</p>

<p>Yale is a reach like everyone else, but you definately have a shot. Wash U and Carnegie mellon are good schools for you to apply to, probably in the match to match/reach range.</p>

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<p>any other school suggestions?</p>