What Colleges Should my Sis be Looking at?

College Search & Lists
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<p>I’m posting this for my sister, who is mainly intereseted in going into biology/genetics. She’s currently a junior, do she wants to start figuring out which colleges to focus on.</p>

<p>Scholastics:
SAT: Not taken yet, is taking it this spring
ACT: Same as Above
PSAT: 197
GPA: 3.92 wighted, she doesn’t know unweighted
Rank 120-130/796</p>

<p>ECs:
Cross Country/Track JV: 9th-11th , should be varsity next year
assorted club memberships
Indian Dance: 6-17 years old, numerous recitals
NHS/NJHS
Students Engaged in Volunteer Activities(SEVA) Secretary-11th </p>

<p>She doesn’t know exactly what type of school she wants, so an assortment of kinds would be good.</p>

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<p>Which state do you live in? The flagship state university might be a good choice. Does she prefer a small school? a private school?</p>

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<p>We’re in Texas. She really doesn’t know what type she wants, but knowing her I think she’d probably prefer something large and in a city.</p>

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<p>UCLA
U Illinois Urbana Champagne
Rice
U Texas Austin
Washington U St Louis
U Illinois Chicago
U Colorado Boulder
U of Utah
USC
UC Santa Barbara
UC San Diego
U Arizona</p>

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<p>Wisconsin-Madison. One of the best in those fields and nice location/campus.</p>

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<p>UT-Austin would be a good fit and she would be instate. She should try to bring up her class rank and SAT scores because admission is numbers-driven.</p>

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<p>The best thing you can do for her right now is to schedule her SAT/ACT testing. She should take the SAT1 at least once before the start of her senior year and take two SAT Subject tests in May or June this year.</p>