School suggestions for rising senior?

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<p>Hi! I’m a rising High School Senior who’s interested in the following schools:

  1. UPenn (VERY interested in the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics major they offer, as well as the Kelly Writer’s House)
  2. Columbia (Brother attends, as did Grandfather, Grandmother, several Aunts and Uncles)
  3. Barnard
    I’m trying to decide which of these three to apply early decision to, leaning toward Barnard.
  4. Tulane
  5. NYU
  6. U-Wash (Seattle)
  7. UC Berkeley </p>

<p>Can anyone suggest schools in the same category (big city location, string academics) as the ones above? I’d be open to hearing about reaches/matches/safeties. Thanks! </p>

<p>A quick NB before I launch into the litany of stats, etc----I spent 2.5 years living abroad in Sydney so my information may look a but wonky. The most confusing part of my application is the fact that I skipped 10th grade in Sydney, completed 11th grade there, but upon moving back to DC I redid half of 11th grade (the school year Down Under runs from Jan-Dec). I’ll try to make things as clear as possible below. </p>

<p>Gender: Female
Ethnicity: White
Class Rank: Top 15%
Schooling: 9th and 11th Grade in a small Sydney private school, half of 11th grade and 12 grade in a small magnet school in DC (I moved to DC in January 2013)
GPA: 3.9
SAT: 2220 (CR 760 M 660 W 800)
SAT 2: Lit 780, will take US History in Oct
APs: None are offered in Sydney, but when I moved to DC I started AB Calc, Environmental Science, and Lang. I got a 3, 4, and 5 on the tests respectively, after having taken the courses for half a year.
Next year I’ll be taking AP Lit, Psych, Us History, and Art History, as well as Honors Physics, Gym (required), DC History (required), Senior Project (a year-long research assignment)
Prospective Major in College: English/Political Science</p>

<p>ECs (Sydney)
Theater (performed in 6 shows in my 2.5 years living in Sydney, with semi-professional theater groups)
Debate
On the advisory board for Australian Theater for Young People
On the youth advisory board for Griffin Theater Company</p>

<p>Jobs (Sydney)
Freelance Correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald (had articles published online and in-print)
Worked at McDonalds for 1.5 years
Counselor during holidays for Australian Theater for Young People workshops</p>

<p>ECs (DC)
Debate Team (have one many awards, both individual and team)
Current Events Editor for School Paper
Founder of Philosophy Club</p>

<p>Jobs (DC)
Correspondent for Hill Rag Magazine (I do play and music reviews, and also cover local topics and community issues)
Marketing Assistant at Coldwell Banker Realty </p>

<p>Let me know if you want any more info on me! This was a pretty cursory overview of what I’ll be punching into CommonApp.</p>