What colleges should I be looking at?

Applying to College
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<p>Can anyone sort of place me in a range of schools that I can apply to? (safety, reach etc)</p>

<p>Background:
Higher end of the income bracket
Private school all years of schooling ($30,000+/year tuition)
No legacies
Not first gen</p>

<p>4.2 GPA
SAT I- 780 writing, 790 math, 780 CR
SAT II- 800 bio, 800 physics, 770 french
class rank fluctuates between 1 to 3 out of 170
I have a feeling I’ll get… not so good teacher recommendations as I’m lazy in class/most teachers don’t enjoy teaching me</p>

<p>extra-curriculars aren’t anything TOO special:
head of jrotc
concert classical guitar for 4 years
rugby team (not captain)
field hockey team (not captain)
athletics club (not head)
shooting club (not head)
summer volunteer work
internship at accounting firm
more summer volunteer work…</p>

<p>pretty average tbh, maybe in typing this it all sounds a bit more impressive than it is but i don’t think i’d be top 5%</p>

<p>also, is there anything i can do right now to improve my application? (im a junior)</p>

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<p>oh yeah and besides a honorary scholarship thing they give in my school i have no real academic honors/prizes</p>

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<p>What do you plan to major in?</p>

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<p>since there are so many colleges it’s hard to find specific ones that would be reaches/matches/safeties for you since you haven’t really listed what you’re interested in, but you seem like a strong applicant for most schools, so good job! to get to tier 1 schools you should work on getting more leadership positions and look into how you can get more awards to make you stand out, but you seem to be doing a great job so far. :)</p>

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<p>Either economics or political science</p>