<p><em>sigh</em> So I've been reading some other "What are my Chances" Threads and I feel bad. Everyone practically has a GPA of like 4.5 and above, excel in sports and academic clubs, have community service hours of over 100, and have fundraised over 50 K or higher for developing countries. I'm sure their chances of going to Stanford or Harvard will be a piece of cake. But what about someone like me? Someone who wants to get into Stanford, UCLA, Princeton, Cornell, and some other Ivy League universities?</p>
<p>So this is me: I have two parents who are doctors, and attend a school whose API is over 830 (yup, quite the pressure).</p>
<p>Overall Weighted GPA: 4.24
CSU and UC weighted GPA: 4.38</p>
<p>I've had straight A's till now... I got a C in AP chemistry, and will most likely have a C again this second semester. There's a possibility I might have a B in AP Econ and a B in AP US History. With that scenario in mind my semester GPA will be 4.43, overall weighted will be 4.27 and CSU & UC will be 4.4. If I end up getting A's in Econ and APUSH I'll have a higher GPA but still... I feel bad because these bad grades are happening in my Junior year, and people tell me Junior grades are the most important. </p>
<p>PLUS, I'm not active at all! I'm not in any clubs, nor have I participated in any sports (except in my sophomore year where I did JV Lacrosse, but that won't help)! I'm in the IB program, I'm thinking of joining the debate club, the golf team, and am trying to create a club to raise money to help the Japanese earthquake victims... so... what are my chances?</p>
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<li>hugs - This board is not for the average human. I cried myself to sleep one night when I read some of the responses I got on this thread when I asked about a bad freshman year. You have excellent grades and will do just fine. You made some mistakes. So what? Everybody is human and everybody f’s up. Truth is Ivy leagues are hard for anyone. Somebody can be class valedictorian, Class President and a million other things and get rejected. So don’t worry about it. If you don’t get in as an undergrad you can get in as a grad which is pretty much the same benefit. </li>
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<p>I know this doesn’t comfort much but stop stressing about something you can’t change. It’s over and done with. No use crying over spilt milk. You’re only stressing yourself out. There have been much stranger acceptances. In fact there was a post about a girl who got accepted into Stanford with a 3.4. Work hard to do better and I’m sure you’ll do awesome no matter what college you go to.</p>
<p>The name of your college doesn’t matter much. It’s what you do while you’re there.</p>
<p>How is your class rank (or approximate decile) and your test scores?</p>
<p>@ dogxlover</p>
<p>Thank you for the comfort, I’m glad we could relate to the fact that this thread certainly has way above-average students. And I’ll try my best to stop worrying. I’ll continue to work hard. ^_^</p>
<p>@jshain</p>
<p>Ah, well on my current transcript out of 582 students based on my overall weighted GPA I’m 11th, for CSU I’m 9th, and for UC I’m 13th. As for test scores, I only took my first SAT yesterday, so I’ll be waiting on those.</p>
<p>Z_Z If you’re screwed for the UCs, I’m double screwed. I have a UC GPA of only 4.33, and I got a B both semesters in Chemistry… I also come from a regarded high school (how do you find API), and I don’t think your Cs will make or break you per se. They probably won’t help your chances, but if you do well in your other classes you could counter it.
However, your lack of clubs will probably hurt you, I’m afraid. 
They do look at ECs at least some, and II’ve heard-don’t hold me to this-but they’re really unimpressed if you join clubs like a madman in senior year, or even in junior year.
These factors may hold you back from UCLA and Berkeley, sorry. And don’t worry about the others… if you’re a normal human, you can’t get in. XD</p>
<p>I would never tell you NOT to apply to some reach schools, but there are many reach schools that are not Ivies. Much depends on your test scores, but even with outstanding scores that you have not produced yet (SAT I 2250-2350, ACT 34-35) the schools you have listed are all going to be long shots as they are for most, with the possible exception of UCLA. Any unhooked applicant that doesn’t have a stellar resume and stat sheet is the exception and not the rule at an Ivy or Ivy-caliber school. If I were you, I would include schools with slightly (emphasis on slightly) less selectivity standards than Princeton and Stanford. These may include schools like Duke, Rice, Northwestern, Georgetown, Notre Dame, Boston College, USC, and the like. Make sure you also include match and safety schools to your list as well, just in case.</p>