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<p>I’m a junior taking the most difficult courses my school has to offer. The Ap’s I have taken, am taking, and am going to take include:</p>

<p>Sophomore
AP World History</p>

<p>Junior
AP US History
AP Calc BC
Ap English Language</p>

<p>Senior
AP Gov
AP English Lit
AP Physics (the class is accelerated chemistry-physics that covers enough material in physics to allow me to take the AP physics but not chemistry test)</p>

<p>My school only offers math through Calc BC so I am taking Multivariable Calculus at a nearby college my senior year.</p>

<p>SAT: Math - 780, Writing - 620, Reading - 660
ACT: 31
SAT II: plan on taking MathII, Physics and/or Chemistry, and US History (should score in the high 700’s for each)</p>

<p>I plan on retaking both the ACT and SAT. I think I can move the ACT to a 32 and improve the SAT writing and reading sections to at least the high 600’s.</p>

<p>I have a 4.0 GPA (UW) and am ranked #1 out of 756.</p>

<p>My EC’s aren’t that great compared to a lot of people who post here. I have played football for 6 years and am a two year starter on the varsity team at a very large school. I don’t play other sports because I am very dedicated to weightlifting during the offseason. I am a member of student council and will be the treasurer my senior year. I will be in NHS. I have played trumpet and guitar for 5 years but haven’t been playing that much lately. Last summer I went on a Student Ambassador trip to Australia. This summer I will be getting a job and doing a great deal of volunteer work along with continuing my weightlifting regiment. I plan to continue the job and volunteering throughout my senior year (but a little less active during the football season due to time constraints).</p>

<p>I know that I will be able to write great application essays and I have a great deal of teachers who I know would write excellent recommendations for me.</p>

<p>I plan to major in either physics, chemistry, or a form of engineering in college.</p>

<p>With all that said. What do all of you think are some good “safety, fit, and reach” schools for someone with my stats and planned major?</p>

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<p>Here’s a few schools you might want to take a look at, all with good Engineering and/or Science programs, all approriate for a kid with your stats. The ones at the top of the list are reaches and at the bottom, low fits. The ones in the middle are in-between.</p>

<p>Georgia Institute of Technology
Cornell
UC Berkeley
Johns Hopkins
Northwestern
Carnegie Mellon
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Lehigh
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Case Western Reserve
Purdue - West Lafeyette
Penn State - University Park
University of Maryland - College Park</p>

<p>Safeties: schools like Rutgers - New Brunswick, University of Massechusetts - Amherst, University of Pittsburgh.</p>

<p>Oh, and don’t bother with Stanford, MIT, or CIT. Although your class rank is impressive, your SAT and ACT scores are not strong enough for these schools.</p>