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