<p>Wallflowerboy: You are not making ME feel like doo-doo. I’m a parent, with kids who are either done or almost done with college. I was pretty hot stuff at 18, too; I don’t tend to feel inadequate because of other peoples’ accomplishments. But CC is full of kids who feel really, really anxious about their college applications, and it doesn’t help to have some kid whose resume, frankly, could not be any better (at least so far), come here and announce that he doesn’t have a chance at Penn, when of course he has a chance at Penn and anywhere else he applies.</p>
<p>McGill is a great safety by the way. World-class university, completely numbers-based admissions, as you say, and you will clear whatever its hurdle is by a mile. (kkk: McGill may be the Harvard of Canada, but it’s more than three times larger than Harvard, and nowhere near as dominant. It admits a lot of kids.)</p>
<p>I’m not worried about your essays. That’s what TASP is for.</p>
<p>Usual EA Suspects = Chicago, Georgetown, MIT, Boston College, Tulane</p>
<p>I’m not certain what you are looking for? Cities? Creative writing (add Hopkins, and maybe Brown)?</p>