Alright...I have to try this Chance Me Please!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Thanks guys</p>

<p>Male-Asian-California
Large Public School
Rank ~8-10/650 ish</p>

<p>SAT(retaking) Math- 730
SAT Verbal- 700
SAT Writing- 710
SAT 2 Math II-690
SAT 2 USH- 710
SAT 2 Chem- 700</p>

<p>GPA unweighted ~3.9
Weighted ~4.5-4.6</p>

<p>Hardest Courses Possible
Tough Senior Schedule
11 AP courses finished by the end of senior year (mostly 4s and 5s but 1 3)
E/C
-Playing Piano since age 7 ( around 10 years)
-California Music Theory: Piano Level 10 with merit
-Cross Country 9th, 10th
-Track 9th, 10th
-Mock Trial 11th, 12th
-CSF 12th
-Knowledge Bowl 12th
-Campus Light 10th-12th
-Member of My Church's Youth Group
-Organizing a Fundraiser at my school to raise 5000 dollars for Cancer Research/Education
-Volunteer at Library 65 Hours
-Volunteer as an office assistant for a organization benefiting homeless- ~40 hours</p>

<p>Intrested Schools (will narrow down)
UCLA
UC Berkeley
UCSD
UPenn
University of Chicago
Northwestern
Cornell
Duke
Brown
Stanford (don't need to chance, I'm not going to try until I improve my SAT scores)</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>Ur in the UC's.
Chicago, Northwestern, and Cornell are slight reaches.
U-Penn, Duke, and Brown are reaches.</p>

<p>Good luck!
Where r u thinking of applying early? Stanford?</p>

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<p>Ehh well I initially thought about applying early to Stanford but I realized that I want to hold back and retake the SAT in October (i get around 2250-2300 on my practice tests). Chances are I might apply early to UPenn's College of Arts and Sciences.</p>

<p>But thanks alot!</p>

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<p>A lot of your activities don't last four years. That doesn't show much commitment.</p>

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<p>Not many "good" ECs either. You have piano, but you're also Asian. None of your other ECs suggest leadership. Private schools will likely focus on that a lot more. Also, your SAT isn't spectacular. If you can get a 2250, that would be ideal, though. Based on your supposed SAT scores:</p>

<p>UCLA: Match
UC Berkeley: Match
UCSD: Match/Safety
UPenn: Reach
University of Chicago: Slight Reach
Northwestern: Slight Reach
Cornell: Slight Reach/Reach
Duke: Reach
Brown: Reach</p>

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<p>Asian male. Things will be tough going.</p>

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<p>Berkeley/UCLA: match
UCSD: safety</p>

<p>Good shot at the rest. Try to show a passion/focus for something in your app.</p>

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<p>Yeah fair world isn't it?
Oh well, thanks for the advice. I am aware that my extracurriculars are weak and inconsistent but I do plan to address the reasons for that on my essay.</p>