is there hope? help searching for schools

<p>junior at a nationally ranked high school in CT/ top 5 high schools in CT
white/ hispanic</p>

<p>about a 3.3 (u/w) (my school doesn’t weigh)
bombed the sats…
took them for a 3rd time in may
450-500 range on CR, V, and M for the first two times…hopefully better the third (June)</p>

<p>a few of my Extra curriculars/ sports/ other</p>

<p>gymnastics until 10th grade (stopped b/c of injury)
cross country since 10th grade
track/ field since 10th grade</p>

<p>-PeaceWorks (Domestic Voilence Awareness group in my town)- VP junior year; president senior year
-trained domestic violence educator
-Peervention-secretary (selective teen-counseling group at my school; trained for 10 weeks and comes with many benefits/ help students)
-marine biology club- president (conduct research and presents research to scientists/ government in ct/ 0.5 credits from my school)
-Bon Ami (helps new students)- chancellor
-Youth to Youth/ CODES- board member
-Town Task Force- student board member
-Bridging the Gap (helps less privileged kids in other towns)
-Student Government- volunteer/ officer
-garden club- VP </p>

<p>-volunteer at local farm since 7th grade…300+ hours
-volunteer at many different events in my town…100 hours
-volunteering at a local hospital (had to apply/ very competitive program)- 50 hours
-work at the local YMCA since last summer</p>

<p>-did a summer program at boston u/ got two recommendation letters</p>

<p>probably more that i forgot to mention…but you guys get the idea</p>

<p>diagnosed with a anxiety disorder this year and it explains a lot about my gpa/ grades but i am definitely capable of a lot. i hope to get amazing recommendations, have very good relationships with teachers and members of my community</p>

<p>my hope is to be on a pre-med track
and some related science major possibly</p>

<p>hoping to do interviews at all the schools that offer it</p>

<p>I’m looking for a good school, still competitive and also test optional if possible
heres a few i came up with…any others that are in my range? </p>

<p>(disregard sats at this point…)</p>

<p>Elon University
Franklin and Marshall College(test optional/ visited twice/ interview set up/ staying in a class)
Union College(visited/ test optional/ legacy)
Muhlenberg College(test optional)
Boston University(summer program/ contact with professors)
University of Connecticut </p>

<p>any schools you guys can reccomend me applying to?</p>

<p>I think you are off to a great start in your search. I would also suggest CTCL to aid in your search:</p>

<p><a href=“Http://Www.CTCL.org%5B/url%5D”>Http://Www.CTCL.org</a></p>

<p>What is your financial situation for college?</p>

<p>well at least theres still hope for me!
and I meant third time in june*
basically for financial situations paying isn’t a …although I will still apply for financial aid and see what I get because any amount of money is good!</p>

<p>paying isnt an issue*^</p>

<p>Hendrix College
University of Alabama Schools
UConn</p>

<p>Try the ACT</p>

<p>Check out test-optional schools [url=&lt;a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1340027-test-optional-flexible-colleges-top-tier.html]here[/url”&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1340027-test-optional-flexible-colleges-top-tier.html]here[/url</a>] and [url=&lt;a href=“http://fairtest.org/university/optional]here[/url”&gt;ACT/SAT Optional List - Fairtest]here[/url</a>].</p>