Aloha. Please chance me?

<p>I'm a white/Caucasian junior at a highly-competitive high school in Hawai'i. I want to know what you think my chances are so far of getting into colleges such as : UCLA, University of Pennsylvania, Stanford, and Tufts. </p>

<p>Freshman year:</p>

<p>Beginning Drawing (A) [Semester class]
Intermediate Drawing (B+) [Semester class]
Spanish 2 Honors (A)
World History (A)
Expository Writing (A)
Biology Honors (A)
Geometry Honors (A-)</p>

<p>UW: 3.89 W: 4.05</p>

<p>Sophomore Year:</p>

<p>Japanese 1 (A)
Spanish 3 Honors (A)
Chemistry Honors (A)
Algebra 2 Honors (A-)
World History (A)
World Literature (A)</p>

<p>UW: 3.94 W: 4.1</p>

<p>Junior Year (Current): (My grade trend is continuing, but I'm getting a "B" In Prealc Honors which I hope to raise throughout the year)</p>

<p>Precalculus Honors
AP US History
Spanish 4 Honors
Physics
Speech [1st Semester]
Philosophy [2nd semester]
American Literature</p>

<p>My projected senior load is heavy, but it all depends on if the classes are compatible. I plan on taking AP Biology, AP Spanish, and AP Calculus, along with some normal courses and electives.</p>

<p>(I have taken every AP and Honors course offered by my school so far, with the exception of Physics Honors in Junior Year)</p>

<p>Class Rank: My school does not have this system</p>

<p>Athletics:</p>

<p>Tennis - Freshman, Junior, Senior
Cross Country - Sophomore, Junior, Senior
Paddling - Sophomore</p>

<p>Clubs:</p>

<p>Freshman -
Member of: Book Club, Best Buddies, Rotary Club
PAAC Worldquest Competition</p>

<p>Sophomore -
Member of: Math Club
Volunteered an entire week at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park</p>

<p>Junior -
Co-head of a club raising money to support education in Cambodia, Member of Kids Helping Kids (volunteering at the Homeless shelter weekly)</p>

<p>Volunteering in a club that puts on art shows to help create schools in third world countries.</p>

<p>My Community Service so far is 100+ hours.. but I plan to rapidly increase that number this year, through the volunteer clubs I mentioned above, and through volunteerwork at a local hospital as an intern. (I plan on going into the medical field so this also might help) </p>

<p>I have also participated in many races around the island that benefit charity, such as Run for the Whales, in which I placed 1st, in 2012. and I'm going to participate in Relay for Life 2013.</p>

<p>I am not 100% sure yet, but I might be going to Nicaragua in February to help teach English to kids in poverty with some kids from my school. How much would this help?</p>

<p>I am proficient in: English, Spanish, and Italian.
I have basic knowledge in: Japanese, Croatian, and Portuguese</p>

<p>Testing -</p>

<p>I have not taken the SAT nor the ACT yet...
What should I aim for?</p>

<p>I just got my PSAT scores back the other day. I received a 216. (68 Reading, 80 Math, 68 Writing) Is this a good projection of what I will probably get on the SAT? </p>

<p>So based on what you've seen so far - do you believe I have a standing chance for these colleges? I'm pretty sure the Ivies will be a reach.. but Mahalo in advance!</p>

<p>You certainly need a few safeties, since it’s never good to only apply to a bunch of colleges with acceptance rates of under 20%. You have a chance at all the schools you listed, but it depends on your essays/recs. </p>

<p>UCLA, - match
University of Pennsylvania, - reach
Stanford, - reach
Tufts - match</p>

<p>Your biggest weakness is in the EC category. However, don’t hesistate applying to more ivies and top publics. Cornell should be a high match, for example.</p>

<p>I assume that you can score 2160 for real.</p>

<p>UCLA: Match (can you pay full-freight?)
Tufts: High match
UPenn: Reach
Stanford: Reach</p>

<p>U Hawaii-Manoa should be considered for a safety…</p>

<p>Thanks guys! I appreciate it.</p>

<p>Yes, UH Manoa is definitely one of my safeties (It’s a given for pretty much everyone who lives here haha) </p>

<p>I’ve just never been able to find a balance between school and EC’s… especially since I live an hour away from my school. I hope that won’t hurt me too much. </p>

<p>But thanks so much Bubbles and Catria</p>