Please recommend me some colleges!

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<p>I’m a junior in high school right now. I attend a very small but rigorous private school in Minnesota. I’m taking 4 APs this year, with the rest of my classes Honors level. Next year all of my classes will be AP. In 9th grade, my overall average was an A-, and in 10th, B. This year it looks like my overall average will be around a B.</p>

<p>I’ve been volunteering at the local hospital since 9th grade, with about 500 hours in now. I’ve also worked at a McDonald’s for quite a while, play soccer every fall for my school, and go to Sunday school every week (I actually teach there). I will have done Drama in 10th, 11th, and 12th grade for my school.</p>

<p>This summer, I’ll most likely be working at a Best Buy and doing volunteer work for my city. Next year I will probably be a head prefect of some sort for my school. </p>

<p>Here is a list of classes I have (and will have) taken by graduation:</p>

<p>9th: </p>

<p>Honors English
Algebra 3
Spanish 4
US History
Biology </p>

<p>10: </p>

<p>American Literature
Pre-Calc
Pre-AP Spanish 5
Chemistry
Physics
World History </p>

<p>11: </p>

<p>AP Brit Lit
AP Calc AB
AP US Government
AP Spanish 6
Honors Physics
Honors Biology </p>

<p>12:
AP Bio
AP Physics
AP World Lit
AP Stats
AP Spanish 7
Current Affairs
AP Calc BC </p>

<p>I got a 210 on the PSAT without studying, so with luck I’ll be getting around a 2200 on the SAT. I got a 32 on the ACT.</p>

<p>So, I’m interested in double majoring in International Relations and Affairs, and Economics, with as many minors as I can in widely-spoken and useful languages such as French, German, etc. I already speak very fluent Arabic, Farsi, English, and Spanish, so I’m off to a good start. </p>

<p>With these credentials in mind, could you guys please recommend me a good college, that would most likely accept me? My dream is to go to Claremont McKenna. Thanks in advance.</p>

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<p>I forgot to say: I want to go to a small liberal arts school famous its social sciences, preferably on the West Coast.</p>

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<p>Carleton and Macalester are almost in your back yard. Why do you want the west coast?</p>

<p>Pomona
Claremont McKenna
Whitman
Occidental</p>

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<p>Location is a biggie for me, and what better place than California? =) </p>

<p>But, do really think I could get into CMC? I want to go there so badly…</p>

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<p>Yes, you’re a good candidate for Claremont McKenna.</p>

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<p>Whitman for sure (class of 2010)
CMC, Pomona…
Stanford? But I’m not sure your grades will cut it, even at a hard private school. Try and keep those up!</p>

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<p>Middlebury.</p>

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<p>American
Georgetown</p>

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<p>You will not do verywell with your college applications if you write sentences like ‘Recommend me some colleges’. What you mean to say is: ‘Recommend some colleges to me.’ </p>

<p>I’m saying this with a smile, but it’s true, and it matters.</p>