What are my chances and matches? US HS Junior

  1. +1 to all the advice to listen to your GCs

  2. Put serious effort into thinking about things you want from your college experience, and the relative importance of each of those. Be prepared to draft and redraft your shortlists- I think you are a ways away from a real list. That’s fine- you don’t need to settle on a list until next autumn!

Some particular thoughts:

-If med school is a serious goal, I would think again about Cornell

-Separate out the mid-size privates (Lehigh, AU, Georgetown, Tufts, WUSTL, Vandy) from the big state Us- what makes one group vs or another more interesting to you?

-UNC-CH and Tufts are reaches; NE is not a match in RD; and AU is only likely if you show them a good amount of love (they hate being used as a safety).