I am wondering what colleges I should apply to. I would like to live in a decently large city and go to a college that is known for partying but that is not necessary. I want to major in either chemistry or physics and be on a premed track.
GPA: 3.56 UW 4.1 W
SAT: 2110 (680 CR, 770 M, 660 W)
ACT:33
Ethnicity: African American
I live in South Carolina so I would probably want to stay somewhere south at least on the east coast.
What can you afford to pay? Are you in need of financial and/or merit aid?
Have you had a chance to visit any schools yet? Have you been able to talk with your school’S GC? Is the school keeping your suspension off transcript?
You’ve said elsewhere that you moved to a new school for your past year (junior year) and that your grades have dropped to B’s and C’s. This, combined with the drug infraction, presents you with some significant hurdles. Talk with your GC over the summer, or someone knowledgeable about admissions processes. You need a strategy, very quickly, that will include a range of colleges to apply to. Good, luck. Once August rolls around, things begin to happen very quickly.
my family makes less than 40k a year so I would need financial aid. I do not think the school will put the suspension on my transcript. The only school I have visited so far is Emory and that is probably my reach school.
USC may be a good place to start. It fits everything you have described, it’s in a big city, and you will likey qualify for the honors college with possible scholarships.
I would say start by looking at USC.
I don’t think Emory is a really a reach for you. I threw USC on the list since people mentioned it.
I tried to keep it a least semi-urban, and I basically went up the east coast from Florida to New Jersey.
Reaches:
Duke University 18%
Johns Hopkins University 26%
Georgetown University 27%
University of Southern California 30%
Matches:
Emory 47%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 50%
University of Virginia-Main Campus 51%
University of Richmond 58%
George Washington University 61%
Wake Forest University 67%
University of Miami 73%
Near safety:
University of Maryland-College Park 84%
@NickFlynn - I’m always confused by the short hand. I think in this case, USC means University if South Carolina, not U of Southern California. USC (South Carolina) would be the safety/near safety, nor Maryland.
Oh, my bad…yeah, South Carolina would be a safety.
I agree that UMCP is not quite a true safety, but schools in that range can function as a “sort of safety” if they offer EA or rolling admissions - if they fall through, you still have time to get an application into a certain safety. (As long as a later application isn’t going to impact the availability of financial aid, obviously.)
What about Morehouse? College of Charleston? Obviously USCarolina Honors (long application, get ready over the summer). UMiami can be party-central and has its own med school. Davidson?
<<<
My stats
SAT: CR:680 M:770 W:660(6/12 essay)
Weighted GPA: 4.0 unweighted GPA: ~3.5
I go to one of the state governor’s schools
EC: Track and field since 8th grade with a good chance of winning state this year
100+ hours volunteer work
not much else besides a few clubs
I plan on taking SAT math 2, chemistry, and physics this summer. Please assume that I get about 700-800 in all of them.
income:<$40,000
I am mixed black and asian but I will be applying as black
I got suspended for possession of drugs i wasn’t prescribed this year (junior year).
The schools I am looking at are Dartmouth, Hopkins, Emory, UPenn, and Vanderbilt.
[QUOTE=""]
[/QUOTE]
do you have a non-custodial parent? If so, what kind of income does that person have? His/her income will also be considered at top schools.
Were you arrested in regards to the drug possession?
If you’re serious about premed, then you will have to “tone down” the party aspect. You’ve got a lot of top schools on your list, a hard major, and a premed track. None of that will allow a lot of partying and top grades.