High stats (522/3.90), generic EC's WAMC?

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522/3.90

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WAMC? what schools care more about stats?

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Your chances are good anywhere. Apply to your state schools and your choice of top 20s - you have the luxury of prioritizing places that are affordable among the top 20 schools. UMich has very generous merit-based aid, Penn also has a few merit scholarships, and Columbia recently eliminated loans and committed to meeting all need, I would apply to all three of those. Of course you would also want include Harvard, Yale, Hopkins, Duke, WUSTL, etc on your list
 
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As you note, your ECs are generic. For that reason, while your stats are high, make your 'safeties' upper-mid tier. Top schools generally want 'sizzle' with their steak.
 
As you note, your ECs are generic. For that reason, while your stats are high, make your 'safeties' upper-mid tier. Top schools generally want 'sizzle' with their steak.

What school rank constitutes upper middle tier?
 
Your chances are good anywhere. Apply to your state schools and your choice of top 20s - you have the luxury of prioritizing places that are affordable among the top 20 schools. UMich has very generous merit-based aid, Penn also has a few merit scholarships, and Columbia recently eliminated loans and committed to meeting all need, I would apply to all three of those. Of course you would also want include Harvard, Yale, Hopkins, Duke, WUSTL, etc on your list

Do you know of schools that really just care about stats more than other things?
 
Schools where you have a higher chance for interviews with your stats include:
Washington University
Rochester
Pittsburgh
Case Western
Mount Sinai
NYU
Einstein
 
I suggest:
NYU
Vanderbilt
WashU
Yale
JHU
Northwestern
U Chicago
U Penn
Columbia
Duke
Harvard
Sinai
Cornell
Stanford
U MI
U VA
BU
Case
Mayo
Pitt
UCSF
Hofstra
Ohio State
U Cincy
USC/Keck
USF Morsani
Albert Einstein
Dartmuth
Emory
Rochester
Jefferson
Miami
U IA
U VM
Western MI
Your state school

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Hmm: the cookie-cutter ECs plus stellar stats make the OP a rock star. Good on 'em!
 
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