Caltech and Berkeley!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Unweighted GPA
3.86</p>

<p>Unweighted Last Semester 11th Grade
3.90</p>

<p>Weighted GPA
4.13</p>

<p>My school was rated #5 in U.S. News: International Academy in BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI | Best High Schools | US News</p>

<p>SAT:
780M, 800R, 750E</p>

<p>ACT:
36E, 36M, 36R, 36S</p>

<p>Which other colleges are you applying to?
Univ. of Michigan, Univ. of Chicago, Stanford, Yale, UPenn, Michigan State</p>

<p>List a few of your most important ECs
-Violin private lessons for several years, in symphony orchestra and an after-school orchestra (counts as a class) this year
-Ski team in 9th grade
-Youth president of local (Detroit/Michigan chapter) religious organization with about 200 members
-Organized a can drive, candy drive, book drive, and soup kitchen trip with about 30 members participating in each for the religious org
-Webmaster of the website for the religious org
-Went to MMSS (a med-math summer program at Univ. of MI)
-Did HSHSP (7 week research program at Michigan State)
-^^^ A bioinformatics research project at a university lab
-The usuals: Spanish Honor Society, Biology Olympiad, Linguistics Club, Quiz Bowl (no leadership positions in these, however)
-Math tutoring at library for community service (75 hours)</p>

<p>What do you guys think my chances are at these schools?</p>

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<p>Hey there,</p>

<p>I’m new to this forum, but I hope I can start helping people out. I am an incoming college freshman this fall, and I have already been through the admissions process. </p>

<p>First off, I would say Michigan State could qualify as your safety school. Your GPA, scores, etc exceed the admission requirements. University of Michigan would be quite similar, though they do have lower admission rates, you are a higher tier student and I would say you have a very good chance of getting in. </p>

<p>Now for the University of Chicago, Stanford, Yale and UPenn. The honest answer is, no, you don’t have a good chance of getting in. In fact, no one does. My high school’s valedictorian (unweighted 4.0 GPA, weighted 4.5GPA) with perfect scores on the SAT and ACT did not get into half of those colleges. However, your test scores and activities do put you in a place where you do have a small chance. It will come down heavily to your essays and your application.</p>

<p>Your chances will probably be a bit better at the University of Chicago and Upenn. Regardless, the University of Chicago, Stanford, Yale and Upenn are definitely reach schools and you definitely should have backups, such as Michigan. </p>

<p>Best of luck!</p>

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<p>Ok, thanks for the help!</p>