California Dreamin'

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>Help me out:
Schools applying to: UCLA, UCB, Stanford, Cornell, Georgetown, UCSD</p>

<p>Ethnicity: White/ Born in Germany (helps???)
School: Top 1000 US Public HS</p>

<p>SATs
CR 650 M 720 WR 650
SAT IIs
Math II 790 Spanish 760</p>

<p>GPA :
9: 4.0 W
10: 4.1667
11: 4.6667 (Sem.1)/ 4.5 (Sem.2)
12: 4.571 (projected)</p>

<p>ECs/Honors
Mexico Mission 2007 (Build houses in Mex. w/church)
Biology Departmental Award
Competitive Soccer (8-10 hrs. week, 6 years)
Recreational Basketball (4 years) (2 hours/week)
Track and Field (2 years JV (captain) + 2 years varsity)
National Honor Society (NHS) (50 hrs.)
California Scholarship Federation (20 hrs)
National Spanish Honor Society - Publicity Chair
Red Cross Club (20 hrs.)
Science Buddies (.5 hours/week = approx 40 hrs.)</p>

<p>Recommendations
Probably best part -- Good from Span. 3/4 teacher + US History (Cal graduate)
Recommendation from Vice Chancellor @ Cal during Summer</p>

<p>Other
Took Philosophy @ Cal/ American Religious Thought @ Stanford
Might work with Mom's friend's Yachting Company in Germany this summer
Fluent 3 languages (Eng., Span., German)
Father's childhood friend is Professor @ German Department in Stanford</p>

<p>What are my chances?</p>

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<p>Your SAT scores are a bit low for an OOS. Raise them up and you'd be fine.</p>

<p>UCLA - slight reach
Cal - reach
UCSD - match</p>

<p>UCs don't require recommendation letters.</p>

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<p>do you even get to send in recommendation letters, I don't remember any part of the application where they let you add recommendation...</p>

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<p>Im in-state, actually</p>

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<p>you can't send in rec letters to UCs (well you can, but they just toss them out lol) but they'll be valuable for the private schools.</p>

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<p>pdef:</p>

<p>UCB/UCLA: Match
UCSD: Safe Match</p>

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<p>Oh, then all my ranks a notch down then, because when I saw "California Dreamin'" I thought your hopes were to go to California. My mistake, sorry.</p>

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<p>Nope, just thinkin about the song :)</p>

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<p>UCLA, UCB: Match
Cornell: Match
Georgetown: Safe Match
Stanford: Reach (Everyone)</p>

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<p>You sure-- Cornell & G-town are match/safe match?</p>

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<p>your good dog</p>

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<p>You're good, dog.</p>

<p>Sorry, English major here.</p>

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<p>"English major here" hahahaha. You sound like my mom. Ever hear of a triple negative?</p>

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<p>Assuming your projected grades fall through, you'll be fine for Cornell. I take back the chance for Georgetown - no basis for that. Everything else should be approximately accurate.</p>

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<p>bump fo sho</p>

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<p>if i were you, i'd just work on SAT I a little more for Cornell and Georgetown. 2100 maybe? I'd be surprised if you didn't get in all the UC's. everything else about you is pretty impressive.</p>

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<p>"Ever hear of a triple negative?"</p>

<p>Not really. I will when I hear one. :)</p>