Trying to Narrow Down Schools

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Hey everyone! So, I made a big list of schools that I can see myself attending, but my parents said that I can only apply to seven, tops, because of the price of application.</p>

<p>I’m looking for a school that has that traditional college feel, you know? I definitely want good academics (which are all of the schools on my list), but a big athletic (I LOVE watching sports, though I’m not too great at them xD) and social scene. The distance from home doesn’t matter. Also, I plan on being a journalist.</p>

<p>These are my stats:</p>

<p>FRESHMAN YEAR:

  • 93 GPA
  • Honor Roll
  • Varsity Cheerleading
  • Intramural Volleyball
    SOPHOMORE YEAR:
  • 95 GPA
  • Honor Roll
  • Student Newspaper
  • Founder/President of Hispanic Club
  • Ladies of Charity
  • Student Council
  • Volunteer at various organizations
  • 100 community service hours in summer in Ecuador
  • Intramural Volleyball
    JUNIOR YEAR:
  • 95 GPA
  • Honor Roll
  • Student Newspaper (editor)
  • Student Council
  • Founder/President of Hispanic Club
  • Ladies of Charity
  • Volunteer at ASPCA
  • After school job (pizzeria, part-time)
  • Summer community service in Alaska (65 Hours)
  • Intramural Volleyball
    SENIOR YEAR:
  • 95-96 GPA
  • Honor Roll
  • National Honor Society
  • NHS Tutoring
  • National Hispanic Scholar
  • Student Newspaper (senior editor)
  • Student Council (treasurer)
  • Founder/President of Hispanic club
  • Ladies of Charity
  • Volunteer work at ASPCA / Library
  • After school job (still pizzeria, part-time)</p>

<p>SAT: 2230 (760 CR, 740 Math, 730 W)
SAT II: Lit 750, USHist 690, World 720
ACT: 33</p>

<p>Hispanic Female in decent Catholic school on full scholarship
All honors courses, except AP’s.</p>

<p>AP’s: Euro 4, USHist 4, Bio, English, Calc, Goverment
A lot of college-credit courses.
It is the most challenging curriculum my school offers</p>

<p>SCHOOLS:
Stanford EA (already applied)
Duke
USC
UMich
Georgetown
UNC-CH
Northwestern
Vandy
NYU (legacy)
UCLA
Berkeley
Boston College
Penn State</p>

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<p>Out of your schools, I’ve been to Georgetown, Northwestern, Penn, and NYU. I’m applying to the first three, they’re beautiful, traditional campuses, in great areas. NYU is also in a great place, but it’s awfully big and a less centered campus than the other three, it’s really integrated into the city’s buildings, which was a turnoff for me. It might be a bit easier to get into than the other three though (or at least Georgetown and Penn), so you might want to keep it on your list!</p>