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<p>I had my profile in a few other places, but I moved it here to be more conveniently viewed for this thread.</p>

<p>I am thinking of applying to ten schools in total (1 remaining)
After reading my profile, could you please tell me which other school fits me?
I am currently thinking of one of these schools to fill the gap, but if you think of others, please let me know:</p>

<p>Yale
NYU
UPenn
Princeton</p>

<p>UW GPA: 3.89
W GPA 4.56
Class Rank: 3/487
ACT: 34 E 34 M 33 R 35 S 35
SAT:2100 CR 730 M 690 W 680
SAT2: Bio-E 730 Lit: 720
classes taken:
math: honors algebra, hon geometry, hon trig
english: hon 9th english, hon 10th english, AP Lang
Spanish: honors 1-6, AP spanish (4 years total)
Science: HOn Biology, AP biology
Music: 2years concert band,m 2 years symphonic band.</p>

<p>Next years classes: AP lit, AP stat, AP psych, AP gov/econ, AP physics, Symphonic band</p>

<p>EC: I have done karate for 8 years, 2000+ hours cumulative. I am a black belt currently, i volunteer teach karate classes for kids over the last 3 years (300+ hours) and have a job working at a daycare/karate school (300+ hours) many regional awards and one international third place.</p>

<p>I have played the trumpet for 8 years, guitar and bass guitar for 3 years. I have been in the school’s band every year, plus the jazz band and am a founding member of the school’s pep band. I also am in a rock band that has performed at my school’s battle of the bands.</p>

<p>During my junior year, I was accepted into a special year-long class called Tomorrow"s Leaders Today that teaches leadership skills while showing many aspects of community leadership positions.</p>

<p>I have been on the school’s badminton team for 3 years and was made team captain in my junior year. (I was the only non-senior team captain). I also did the wrestling team for the first time during my junior year.</p>

<p>I have volunteered on a few occasions at the local police department’s bicicyle safety workshops giving safety tips and presentations.</p>

<p>I will probably use the ACT instead of the SAT scores.</p>

<p>Also, I have a Stanford legacy</p>

<p>These are the schools im looking into: (please tell me which would be reaches, matches, etc.) roughly in order of interest to me
Stanford
Berkeley
Pomona
Brown
Columbia
UCLA
UCSD
UCD
Cal Poly SLO</p>

<p>thanks very much!</p>

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<p>bump, any opinions?</p>

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<p>add whichever one you like best lol…</p>

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<p>Ny0rker…you have much to be proud of. What is it that you like about Penn, Yale, NYU and Princeton?</p>

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<p>I think you’re fine as is. Penn, Yale, NYU and Princeton are quite different from each other. So I’m with Mikey … apply to the one that appeals to you most.</p>

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<p>i would just send the ACT if i were you actually and apply SCEA to Stanford, I think you have a very nice shot there. So you wouldn’t need any other schools if you got in=].</p>

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<p>What areas/majors are you interested in? That would help. Those schools have different strengths and weaknesses.</p>

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<p>

Agreed. Legacy + SCEA + 34 ACT + top 3 in class = halfway decent shot at admission</p>

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<p>I am thinking biology, maybe premed. I like Yale for the residential system, I like Princeton for the undergradfocus, i like Penn because its an ivy that has social life, and i like NYU cuz of its location. I understand that Penn is more of a preprofessional business/polysci/econ school, and NYU is more of an arts school, and Princeton is well all around, but especially in math. I would say that of these my choice would be yale, but its so selective and i heard New Haven is kind of a pit.</p>

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<p>thanks for your opinions, bump</p>

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<p>Xargon…for me, that’s not all that helpful. The things you mention are sort of well known about each of those schools. If you have visited any schools, what did you like or dislike? What’s the magic about Yale that puts it at the top of your list?</p>

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<p>well, i live in California and havent had an oppurtuity to visit any of those schools. i have visited a bunch of schools in California and pretty much know which of those i want to apply to and why. i know based on books and such that those four schools are interesting to me for the above reasone, but not much else. my relative isolation from the northeast has prevented me from learning a great amount about the tons of top notch schools up there. so this is why i am relying on you CCers to help me out. I realize my info is vague, so i dont expcect a genius answer frm anyone, just maybe your opinion about that school and if you think based on the info i gave you if i would be a match. sorry i didnt answer your question, Mikey.</p>

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<p>Well then, better question…tell us about what impressed you positively and negatively about the Calif schools you visited – size, location, atmosphere, social life, athletics, etc.</p>

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<p>alrighty then:
Stanford: I love this school: it is a perfect size with limitless resources. Is world reknowned. Has flawless academics, but still allows some free time.Is located two hours from home: not too far, not too close. My Mom went there, so my whole life I have heard great things about it, and since i have started my college search, my view of the university has impossibly improved from my childhood image of it. I like that it has athletics that I can cheer for in the pac 10 and lower levels that i can participate in: club and intramural. The south bay atmosphere is perfect.would love to join their marching band.</p>

<p>Cal: My dad went here, have heard similarly great things. Is a very large school, with limitless oppurtunities. Great academics, i love the atmosphere of the town of Berkeley: i visit it for fun several times a year. I dont exactly know which size of school I prefer, having no experience going to college, but i am relatively extroverted and think i would prefer a large school to a small school. excellent academics and great athletics.</p>

<p>Pomona: Visited a few weeks ago: was very positively surprised. though it is a small school, the clarmont consortium gives ait a much larger feel. The school is full of resources, has a great student to faculty ratio, class size, etc. it has a great curriculum across the spectrum. I can study bio and minor in poly sci if i wanted. well know to grad schools: premeds get 90% acceptance rate. meets full demonstrated need.(nice)</p>

<p>UCLA: A southern California alternative to CAL. even better athletics, tons of resources and oppurtunities, great music department. feels a lot like berkeley, though i dont like the la location as much as cal’s norcal location. I am applying here because it would be a great alternative to Berkeley if I dont get in to Berkeley.</p>

<p>UC Davis: closer to home. great for biology. my high school sends tons of kids here every year, so i will be among people I know. a great safety school ( its in the top 50!)</p>

<p>UCSD: More of a match school. great location, large population, research star of the UC system, great biology program.</p>

<p>Cal Poly: Another great safety, i know people who have gone here and love it. i was pleasantly surprised when i visited the campus and saw the ASI student activities program. tons of outdoor oppurtunities, plus a great poly tech school.</p>

<p>So, those are in a nutshell the reasons why I like the Californis schools.
If there are any schools in the north-east that have great academics, location, mid to large size, good biology program, and leaves room for a least a small social life, these are what i am looking for. thanks all for taking the time to help me out, especially mikey, who has posted several times to try and get me to refine my own search. would love to hear your opinions everyone</p>

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<p>oh, and bump =)</p>

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<p>bump again…</p>

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<p>bump again</p>

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<p>bump bump bump</p>

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<p>Xargon,</p>

<p>Being from California, you seem to like the friendly atmosphere and D1 athletics around some of the larger schools. For these reasons, I’m not sure I understand the following schools on your list: Yale, NYU, Pomona, Columbia and Brown. You’ve got to be a certain kind of person, in my opinion, to spend your undergrad years at a city school like NYU or Columbia. I don’t pick this up about you from your comments, but only you know this. Pomona is a great school but it is teeny-weeny. Again, you’ve got to know that you will thrive in this environment. Despite the access to other campuses, the walls will close in on you unless this is what you really want. Your other picks suggest you are not looking for an LAC. Which is why I also question Yale and Brown.</p>

<p>I’d recommend researching the following: UT-Austin, Rice, Vanderbilt, UVA, Johns Hopkins, Cornell, Michigan, Washington U, Duke and Georgetown.</p>

<p>See how these hit you versus the others on your list. Good luck!</p>

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<p>thanks for you comment, Mikey. the reason I am applying to such a broad spectrum of schools is because I can picture myself happy anywhere, and would like to have as many possibilities open to me as possible.</p>