@ak2018 isn’t U of Virginia harder to get into then virginia tech
@nyuhopeful44 You have a great list of schools, but I just wanted to let you know that you can’t apply to both NYU ED and Princeton EA because Princeton’s EA program is Restrictive Early Action, meaning that an early applicant cannot apply to any other private institutions early. The University of Michigan is public, but NYU is private, so you will have to pick either Princeton or NYU for early admission.
https://admission.princeton.edu/applyingforadmission/single-choice-early-action
The Bioscience Program went well. The kids, who were 2nd and 3rd graders, were pretty well behaved. Coincidentally, the instructor was a high school chemistry teacher at one of the other schools in my county. He knows all of the chemistry at my school. He even asked me if I had a summer assignment. I said yes and that it was a lot of work and he instantly knew who it was. :))
I also asked one of the librarians about volunteering at the library during the school year and they said they had volunteer positions for checking out books. All I would need to do is apply. It wouldn’t even require that much effort or commitment. Most volunteers usually only do it for six months, then quit and only show up once, but I’m going to see how well I do.
@BucketsUCSC The Engineering program is more competitive to get into at VT, but UVA’s Engineering program, for some reason, is harder to get into. It’s kind of weird, since VT is more known as Virginia’s best Engineering school, but I guess that’s because VT spends more money on its Engineering schools than any other of its schools.
@TP2000 oh okay, thanks for the info
Sometimes I feel like the least-prepared person on this thread. 
I barely know what I want to study in college. I don’t have too many schools picked out, but here are some I’m interested in:
Reach: Smith College
Matches: UConn, Boston University, Emerson College
Safeties: ECSU, CCSU
I bet this will change drastically by application season, though…
Application process starts by junior year or senior year?
What are you guys doing to study for the Reading and Writing portion of the SAT? I feel like the Princeton Review book only does a good job for math not English at all sadly.
You should be looking at colleges throughout junior year and the applications for regular decision are in winter of your senior year
Anyone else really wish they were a year older? I’d love to be working on applications now instead of studying for the ACT 
@nyuhopeful44 I’ve been wanting to start college apps since middle school, but I think when I actually start the process, its going to be terrifying. Not to mention all the essays I’m going to procrastinate on…
My list of colleges:
Reaches: Harvard, Yale, Princeton
Matches: Duke, Emory, John Hopkins, Vanderbilt
Safeties: University of South Carolina, Clemson University, Howard, University of Alabama
(But with God any school is possible; 1 Philippians 4:13)
@Tobster18 m8y those are not matches
Why not?
@Tobster18 Stats? Do a mini chance me in this thread
@Tobster18 Have you looked at the acceptance rates?
SAT I (breakdown): (Haven’t taken)
ACT (breakdown): (Haven’t taken)
SAT II: Bio M 760
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.86
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/370
AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geo (3), Bio (4), Art History (4), WH (5); PLTW: Principles of Biomed (8), Human Body Systems (8)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Junior Year Course Load: AP Lang, AP US, AP Physics 1, AP Physcology, AP Calc AB, AP Chem
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 3rd HOSA State, International HOSA Semi-Finalist, 3rd in State Biology Merit Exam, Freshman Math Award, Sophomore Science Award, SC Youth Black Leader, 5th Place in State Marching Band, 2nd in State Marching Band, 3rd in State Marching Band, Bio-Health Student of the Year,
Hopeful Awards This Year: Intel Isef Finalist, Science Olympiad National Finalist, International HOSA (1-3rd place), Biogeneius Finalist, JSHS Finalist
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Extracurriculars: Scholars Academy (Parlimentatian), Bio-Health, Green Student Committe, Feminist Club, Beta Club, Spanish Club, Political Awareness Club (founded), Garden Club (co-founded), HOSA (president-elect), Winter Wishes (co-chair)
Creating These Clubs This Year: National Math Honor Society, Teen Christians Club, National Science Honor Society, National Music Honor Society, National Social Studies Honor Society, Science Olympiad Team, Math Calculus Team
Job/Work Experience: Publix
Volunteer/Community service:Tutoring, Harvest Hope, Clubs Service Hours (300+)
Summer Activities: NYLF, NLSC
State (if domestic applicant): SC
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public (Urban)
Ethnicity: Black (Nigerian)
Gender: M
Income: 80,000K+
Potential Hooks: URM, and if i get Intel ISEF Finalist
you can’t say your matches, reaches, and safeties until you’ve taken the SAT @Tobster18
@Tobster18 i agree with buckets
Not only that, but even though you are basically set for college apps, colleges with sub 10% or 15% are barely ever matches, they are always reaches, because at that point, it is very difficult to stand out