<p>Here it is...
Male and Caucasion in California
Class of '08
Rank 72 out of 519(about 14%)
SAT: 1830 (640 math, 550 CR, 640 writing) retaking and hoping for in the 1900s
SAT II's: 600 math, 500 on lit and USH
ACT: 26 (32 math)</p>
<p>GPA 3.75 weighted and unweighted
All A's in science and Math excluding 1 B in Alg 2 and 1B in Pre-Calc
No APs/Honors prior senior year.</p>
<p>Senior Year:
AP AB calculus
AP statistics
English 3
Physics regular</p>
<p>EC's:
-Had a job for a semester of 11th grade extending into summer(6 months).
-Club soccer 9,10,12 grade.
-High School varsity letter 9-12
-Will be varsity captain senior yr.
-Planning on Starting a Ping Pong club for school and raising money to buy a table for it</p>
<p>Awards:
Student Athelete
Some Academic Award (maybe Gold bearer something?)</p>
<p>Community Service: Volunteer Refereeing for recreational soccer league (probably be around 50 hours)</p>
<p>I am really interested in Engineering and my science and math grades prove I am strong in fields related to it. Business is alternative choice. </p>
<p>Colleges I'm applying to (In no particular order):
Chapman Univeristy
Claremont Pomona
Loyola Marymount
UC Davis
UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Cruz
UC San Diego
U of San Diego
Santa Clara U
Cal Poly San Lois Obispo
Sonoma State
San Jose State
San Diego State
Harvard</p>
<p>harvard = reject
but it's like that for everyone :P
i dont know that much but i know that it would help you most to improve your sat score to 1900+
after that i think you might be fine</p>
<p>Harvard-Go figure
UCSD-Slight Reach/Reach
UCD/UCSB/CP SLO-Match (only barely)
SDSU-Match (pretty safe)
UCSC/USD/SJSU/SSU/SCU-Safety
LMU/Chapman-Not sure, but they seem at least matches from the stats of friends that got in
If Claremont Pomona refers to CMU and Pomona, then those are along the lines of Harvard for you.</p>
<p>Chapman University--Slight Reach
Claremont Pomona--Reach
Loyola Marymount--Match to Slight Reach
UC Davis--Slight Reach
UC Santa Barbara--Slight Reach
UC Santa Cruz--Match
UC San Diego--Reach
U of San Diego--Match
Santa Clara U--Slight Reach
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo--Slight Reach
Sonoma State--Safe Match
San Jose State--Match
San Diego State--Match to Slight Reach
Harvard--Yeah, right</p>
<p>Your SAT IIs is what is killling you, not the SAT Is. You should be retaking the lit and USH SAT II scores to improve them before retaking the SAT I.</p>
<p>If you could improve these SAT II scores by at least 50 to 90 points each, then UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara, Cal State San Luis Obispo and San Diego State would all go to Matches.</p>
<p>You may want to clarify whether you mean Claremont McKenna, Pomona, or both when you say "Claremont Pomona." And while no, your SAT2s aren't helping you, that 550 CR isn't doing you any big favors, either. I think I'd also be inclined to work on raising the SAT first, but I'm not sure.</p>
<p>What I notice most about your list is that you have a HUGE gap in selectivity. You have Chapman, LMU, lower UCs, some CSUs, and then you have a ton of middle ground (with a few that kind of fit into it...some of the middle UCs, Santa Clara, etc.), and then suddenly Pomona and Harvard (interestingly, you have these major reaches on your list, but not UCLA, Cal, or Stanford, even though you'll have already filled out the UC app). It's just a very odd list. I know you're only asking for chances here, but you may want to say a little more about why you've chosen these schools and perhaps even open yourself up to suggestions. There are good schools out there that might provide some 'middle ground' for you and even offer nice merit aid if that's a concern...</p>
<p>I appreciate all your time to help me out in college choices. I actually am open up to suggestions if any of you have an idea of which may be a match school for my grades/scores/maybe D.2 or D.3 for soccer/ good engineering program. I prefer that the school be in CA, but doesn't necessarily have to be. I would be really interested in knowing a school with some of those criteria.</p>
<p>I am basically looking for a school that is fun because I like to party, but not full of dumbasses. Most of those schools are on that list because I have either visited and liked them or heard from my mom and counselor that that are a match or slight reach for me. Some higher UC are not on my list because I know I will not even have a chance. I guess I'm still searching for a school that would fit me. I didnt work that hard through high school to go to a JC.</p>
<p>I am also curious about if you declare a major, do they look at only the grades associated with that major. Say you want to be a math major, do they still care about your history grades or do they recalculate the GPA with subjects relevant to your major. </p>
<p>San Diego schools are on there because I like the San Diego area.
Chapman Univeristy- visited, nice, D.3 soccer team for me.
Claremont Pomona- counselor said it was good school for me
Loyola Marymount- visited, I like it a lot
UC Davis- not that interested actually
UC Santa Barbara- like SB and fun atmosphere
UC Santa Cruz- heard it was laid back, but maybe too laid back for me?
Santa Clara U- never even heard of it, told by counselor
Cal Poly San Lois Obispo- great engineering school
Sonoma State- safety
San Jose State-safety
Harvard- just for kicks</p>
<p>Again, thanks for your effort in helping me. I truly appreciate it.</p>
<p>Once again, "Claremont Pomona" is not a college. Pomona is a college. Claremont McKenna is a college. Both are part of the Claremont Colleges consortium (<a href="http://www.claremont.edu)%5B/url%5D">www.claremont.edu)</a>. Which one are you talking about? Both would be fairly high reaches, although CMC seems to fit your interests and preferences. Do more research on a school before applying to it just because your counselor recommends it. The Claremont schools are LACs, meaning that factors like your interest and personal 'fit' could easily come into play.</p>
<p>Again, it strikes me as strange that you're applying to Harvard 'just for kicks' and yet you say that you have no chance at getting into the higher UCs, even in-state. I agree that the UCs you're looking at are more practical given your stats, but I can't make sense of spending the time and money on a Harvard application. Ah, well...I guess we all do it with one school or another (in fairness, having done it and really regretted the waste of energy is one of the reasons I try so hard to warn students NOT to do the same thing) :p</p>
<p>Also, Knox College came to mind when reading about your preferences and stats. I'm not incredibly familiar with the school so I can't go into great detail, but my cousin had similar stats and interests and is very happily heading into his second year there (engineering, merit scholarship).</p>
<p>Yes, you're right, i mean pomona, not claremont pomona. Do I have a shot at Claremont McKenna?</p>
<p>As for Harvard, I was never interested in applying, just curious if I had a chance at it. But I would definately apply to UCLA and UCB, but I know I have no chance so I didn't put it on my list. Thanks for recommending Knox, I looked into it and it definately fits my interests. Any more people willing to tell me how I fair with the list of colleges I presented or share any colleges I may be interested in?</p>
<p>Unless you parents or relatives have donated a wing or library or are extremely rich you don't have a chance at harvard...You basically would be paying for a rejection not a lot of people even on CC have a chance 2 get in 2 harvard...</p>
<p>The reason I didn't even bother clarifying Claremont Pomona is because you have no shot at either Claremont McKenna or Pomona.</p>
<p>Claremont McKenna was ranked as the single most selective (meaning the one nobody could get into) liberal arts school in the country according to USNW last year. And the average SAT scores at Pomona are 730/730/720 =2180, so that 1830 score isn't getting you in.</p>
<p>I think you have no idea that almost all of these schools are going to be tougher than you think. For example, most of the schools on your list have over 50% of their students ranked in the top 10% at their school--yet you are top 14% (not top 10%). In addition, you haven't taken one AP, honors, or IB course. This is going to put your chances at the top schools at zero %. </p>
<p>Plan on trying to get into the lower UCs. Even this will be difficult--and in retrospect, I'm not sure that moving those SAT II scores up would get you into the mid-UCs considering the lack of tough courses up to this point.</p>