What are some matches and reaches?

College Search & Lists
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School Type: Public
Location: NV
Race/Gender: East Asian/F
Prospective Major: Undecided (I’m considering psychology, history, or economics)
Unweighted GPA: 3.76 (Took all honors and AP classes throughout high school)
Weighted GPA: 4.54/4.7
Class rank: 30/300

SAT I - 2010 (CR/M/W 720/680/610)
ACT- 31 (Going to take October one, been getting around 33)

SAT II -
SAT II World History: 720
SAT II U.S. History: 760
SAT II Math 2: 560 (lol)

AP -
World History: 5
U.S. History: 5
Psychology: 5
English Lang & Comp: 5
Chemistry: 3

Senior Course Load -
AP Calculus AB
AP U.S. Government
AP Physics C - Mechanics
AP Lit & Comp
Teacher Assistant
Drafting 4
Publications

Income -
Somewhere between 90k and 100k

Hooks -
First generation - Both parents only attended some grade school
Geography maybe? Nevada is 48/49/50 in education

Extracurricular Info -
Freshman Mentor (11-12)
School Ambassador (11-12)
Key Club (9-12) President
DECA (9-12) President
HOSA (10-12) Founding member
FBLA (9-12)
Math Honor Society (10-12)
Model United Nations (10-12) President
Publications (11-12) Editor-in-Chief

Volunteering -
2 hours a week, every week since 8th grade at the local library
Every November-December since 9th grade at local charity
Work very closely with American Cancer Society
Work very closely with Kiwanis

Awards -
National Honor Society, various state HOSA awards, various state DECA awards, various state FBLA awards, National Spanish Exam (Silver), ALA Girls State, AP Scholar with Distinction

Urban/suburban universities preferred

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“Urban/suburban universities preferred”

These Newsweek articles may help you generate a few ideas (available online):

“The 25 Most Desirable Suburban Schools”

“The 25 Most Desirable Urban Schools”

Of the 50 schools, up to about 2 thirds may be suitable academic matches for you. Comparing your academic record and SAT scores with those of their students should guide you as to which ones. Your SAT II and AP scores are worthy of note. I’m surprised you listed your editor-in-chief position last. Your residency in an underrepresented state will give you an admissions edge at some schools.

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Posting all your stats is much less helpful than telling us what kind of schools you are looking for. Do you care about location? Size? LAC or university? Do you care about Greek life? Sports? Does the political climate matter to you? And - this is very important - are you going to need financial aid? Do you know how much your parents can afford to pay for?