What schools should I look at?

moustache
Tue, 04 Sep 2012 17:04:36 +0000

Hi!
I’ve been looking into colleges to consider, but with all the mixed information on the Internet, it’s hard to really tell where one stands regarding college admissions. At least in my opinion. Anyway, so since you guys know so much about admissions and stuff, I was wondering if you could recommend some reach and match schools based on my information:

I just finished my sophomore year at a competitive private school in the Northeast. I’m a middle-class Caucasian male. I’m interested in studying applied math, architecture, and maybe neuroscience.

GPA: 93% (92% freshman, 94% sophomore) I’m not sure if this is weighted.
SAT I: 2290 (CR: 740, M: 800, W: 750) I’ll probably retake this one or two times next year to see how high I can get.
SAT II: Math Lvl 2: 790
AP: Calc AB: 5

Frosh ECs:
Cross Country (JV)
Indoor Track
Outdoor Track (Varsity)
Private piano lessons

Soph ECs:
Cross Country (Varsity)
Indoor Track (JV)
Math Team
Model UN
Junior Statesman of America
Private piano lessons
Another really cool/selective leadership thing for school that I won’t reveal for privacy reasons.

By the way, the cross country and distance track teams at my school are among the best in the nation.

Next year (junior year) I plan on participating in:
Model UN
Junior Statesman of America
School Newspaper
School Literary Magazine
Math Team
NHS (unless my GPA drops 3 points, which I doubt it will)
Piano
That cool/selective leadership thing.

Awards:
I won’t be specific for privacy reasons:
Bunch of Math Awards
Bunch of wins in state, interstate, and international piano competitions
Third place in an interstate Science Fair
Volunteer Service Award
Top 10 All Time in my school for freshman 3200m race
Top 35 All Time for my school (list includes all grade levels) in 5k race (sophomore year)
Next year I plan on doing a lot more math and piano competitions, because those are my strongest areas, in my opinion.

Volunteer service:
Over 200 hours right now.
I founded a volunteer group of young musicians who give performances to hospitals, assisted living homes, psychiatric centers, etc. I run the group and perform in every show.
I also volunteer at a hospital.

I can’t think of anything else I should include…if you need anything else just let me know.

I’ll probably post this to a few other forums such as College Admissions. Please don’t get mad at me if you don’t think this is the right place to post this; I just don’t know where to ask these kinds of questions.

Thanks!