Ambitious, But Wary Junior

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi all, I'm currently a junior (if you haven't figured out from the title), but I'm already really worried and skeptical about what level of college/university i have a chance at (reach,match,safety). If you would all read over my stats and list some colleges I should be going for, that'd be great.</p>

<p>I'm guessing Ivy Leagues are out of the question? How much of a chance would I have at places like UC Berkeley, UCLA, Cornell, MIT (biiig stretch, right?), etc?</p>

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<p>-PROFILE-
Ethnicity: Asian-American
Income: Middle-Class
Location: California</p>

<h2>School Competitiveness: Ranked #280 in nation</h2>

<p>-GPA- (I took as many H/AP/IB classes as possible, except an AP Art History in 10th grade because of a journalism class, which is necessary to be in the school newspaper staff. I am currently in the staff.) </p>

<p>9th grade (i really messed up):
3.0 unweighted 3.5 weighted <-1st semester
3.3 unweighted 3.8 weighted <- 2nd semester</p>

<p>10th grade (still not hot but ok):
3.71 unweighted 4.2 weighted <-1st semester
3.57 unweighted 4.0 weighted <-2nd semester</p>

<p>11th grade (this is what's saving me?):
4.0 unweighted 4.67 weighted <-1st semester</p>

<h2>4.0 unweighted 4.67 weighted <-2nd semester (will be, for sure)</h2>

<p>-SAT's-
SAT I (took one time): 2260 (800 m, 800 w, 660 cr)
SAT II Korean: 710
SAT II Math IIC: 800</p>

<h2>SAT II Chemistry, Physics, US History, Literature: Will take soon.</h2>

<p>-AP/IB Tests-
Will take (This Year): AP Language and Composition, AP Physics B, AP US History, AP Calculus AB, IB Mathematics, IB Physics</p>

<h2>Will take (Next Year): IB Biology, IB Korean, AP History of the Americas, AP American Government, AP Economics, AP Literature</h2>

<p>-EXTRACURRICULAR/YEARS/POSITIONS-
(1) Orange County Academic Decathlon: (9,10,11), ( )
(2) Junior Statesmen of America: (9,10,11), (Treasurer)
(3) Math Club: (9,10,11), (Chief of Staff)
(4) Ecology Club: ( 10,11), ( )
(5) California Scholarship Federation: ( 10,11), ( )
(6) Boy Scouts: (9,10,11), (Troop Guide,Troop Scribe,Quartermaster,Patrol Leader)
(7) Tae Kwon Do: (9 ), (Instructor)
(8) School Solar Cup Competition: ( 11), ( )</p>

<h2>(9) School newspaper: ( 11), (Assistant Business Manager)</h2>

<p>-AWARDS-
Orange County Academic Decathlon:</p>

<p>4th place Team Overall (9th grade)
3rd place Math (9th grade)
3rd place Math (10th grade)
“Most Dedicated” Award (10th grade)
2nd place Math (11th grade)
2nd place Super Quiz Overall (11th grade)
3rd place Team Overall (11th grade)</p>

<p>Orange County Journalism Education Association:</p>

<p>"Excellent" in Novice News (10th grade)</p>

<h2>6th place Sports Writing (11th grade)</h2>

<p>-SUMMER SCHOOLS-
Health in high school - A
Art History at a Cal State University - A</p>

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<p>MIT is a huge reach
its sometimes more selective than ivies…
UC berkeley is a reach too
UCLA is probably a low reach, or match since you’re from CA
and Cornell is a low reach</p>

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<p>UCs are all easy for you. Don’t worry about them.
MITs applications went up 17% this year, and so did their rejections, of course. Dreaming is okay, but unless you won Intel, I couldn’t say you’d get in.
Cornell is also a reach, though not as hard as MIT.</p>

<p>You did AcaDeca for 3 years in a row? At my school (El Camino, we’ve won too many times), AcaDeca is a freak show. You get sucked into it and never come out.</p>

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<p>I hope the first poster wasn’t ‘on something’ when posting that comment.</p>

<p>UCs should be your safeties. Academically, you look like a somewhat decent applicant for MIT. However, I don’t know if I can say the same for the ECs because I don’t believe that they’re on the national scale.</p>

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<p>I think the first poster assumed you were OOS.</p>

<p>The UCs are your safeties for the most part.</p>

<p>Cornell is way easier to get into than MIT. MIT is a real stretch, but no you don’t need to be an Intel winner to get in. My friend recently got in without winning Siemens awards or Intel STS or getting to ISEF. He had a really well rounded app tho. </p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>Forgot to mention that I have a Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do and I’m in JV Tennis (10, 11).
Not that I think this will make a huge difference…o_o</p>

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<p>^
It can. If you’ve been doing a certain EC over the years, then it shows that you aren’t a quitter.</p>