Chance a California Boy for some places that might be out of reach :(

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi there. I'm a rising senior and I'm wondering where you guys gauge my chances for some of these schools. My high school guidance counselor is crap and told me I'm overthinking the process but I suppose some reality here would be appreciated.</p>

<p>Demographic</p>

<p>White Male
From Sacramento, CA
Attend very large, competitive high school.
Mom and Dad are both UC-Berkeley alumns, and both of my sisters are Freshmen there now. My brother graduated from Stanford undergrad and is currently at Yale Law. ,so I'm hardly "first generation."
Prospective Major: Chemistry or related (pre med?)</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.616 ; mostly A's and some B's with w/ a C in freshman honors english and a B- in sophomore AP Bio.
Weighted GPA: 4.259
Class Rank: 14 / 482
ACT Composite: 27 (The science section on the ACT was the death of me, I scored a 15 on it. I did send it which I regret, but I hope my SAT score will make up for it.)
SAT: 2200. CR 800 M 650 W 750
SAT II: Chem 700 Math II 600 (blah)</p>

<p>Honors/ AP:</p>

<p>Honors English 9, Honors Science 9, Honors Geometry, Honors World Geography 9, Honors English 10, Honors U.S. History, AP Env. Science (3), AP Biology (3), AP Psychology (4), AP English Lit (5), AP Chemistry (5), AP Euro (3), Honors Spanish 3, AP Physics, AP Statistics, AP Spanish, Honors Calculus</p>

<p>Employement:</p>

<p>Target; Oct 2009 - Nov. 2010. Cashier and Food Service. 20-30 hrs/wk. </p>

<p>Marriott Sacramento; Nov 2009 - Present. Valet Attendant. 35 hrs/wk</p>

<p>** Extra Curricular **</p>

<p>Varsity Cross Country; 4 years. Captain Junior and Senior Year. Been to state twice. 10 hrs/ wk.</p>

<p>Varsity Soccer; 4 years. Captain Junior year and possible captain senior year. 10 hrs./wk.</p>

<p>Varsity Swimming/Diving; 4 years. Captain Senior Year. Went to state junior year for 200m freestyle. 12 hrs/wk.</p>

<p>Varsity Track & Field; 4 years. 800m and mile. 8 hrs/wk.</p>

<p>Junior Varsity Baseball; 3 years. 3-5 hrs/wk.</p>

<p>Member of JROTC and participated in RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Association) activities (2 week camp event and several fundraisers) the past two summers.</p>

<p>Concert Choir; 3 years. Tenor and frequent soloist. 3-4 hours per week.</p>

<p>... Other than this, I have no other EC's. I work a lot so I don't have time to volunteer or do much else.</p>

<p>** Misc. **</p>

<ul>
<li><p>I should have two solid recommendations, one from a teacher and one from my Boss.</p></li>
<li><p>Essays, hummm well I haven't written them yet but they should be mderately above average? I think of myself as a pretty good writer and I'll get an English teacher to proofread.</p></li>
</ul>

<p>** Prospective Schools (in order of preference) **</p>

<ol>
<li>UC-Berkeley </li>
<li>Univ. of San Diego</li>
<li>UCLA</li>
<li>Univ. of Washington-Seattle</li>
<li>Univ. of Southern California</li>
<li>UC-Santa Barbara</li>
<li>Univ. Colorado-Boulder</li>
<li>Univ. Wisconsin-Madison</li>
<li>Indiana Univ.-Bloomington</li>
<li>Univ. of Florida</li>
</ol>

<p>Thanks in advance!!</p>

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<ol>
<li>UC-Berkeley-high match</li>
<li>Univ. of San Diego-match</li>
<li>UCLA-match</li>
<li>Univ. of Washington-Seattle-in</li>
<li>Univ. of Southern California-in</li>
<li>UC-Santa Barbara-in</li>
<li>Univ. Colorado-Boulder-in</li>
<li>Univ. Wisconsin-Madison-in</li>
<li>Indiana Univ.-Bloomington-in</li>
<li>Univ. of Florida-in with a lot of scholarships!</li>
</ol>

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<p>Thanks! Anyone else?</p>

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<p>To be honest, I think you’re definitely going to get in to the schools listed for numbers 2, 4, and 7-11. Don’t worry about those schools.</p>

<p>The ones that are good matches for you but not certain are Berkeley, UCLA, and USC. These schools are increasingly getting more and more competitive year after year, as more people are applying, and all that jazz. </p>

<p>Don’t get me wrong though. Your stats are definitely on the high side of things but to be honest, you have to remember the thousands of other kids who have very similar stats as you do. </p>

<p>Your test scores relating to math are a little on the low side. I’ve noticed that many applicants tend to have higher math scores and lower CR/writing scores on their SAT I’s, in comparison to you. (your CR and writing scores are excellent so hopefully that makes up for it.)</p>

<p>Your EC’s are very good, despite the lack of volunteer hours. Don’t worry about that. Your many athletic extracurriculars show that you’re definitely dedicated to the sports you play, which show that you have good time management because they eat up a lot of time. </p>

<p>Overall, I would say you have a very good chance at all of the schools you listed but again… nothing is certain.</p>

<p>Just a stellar essay and you should be fine. Good luck and don’t worry about it too much.
I wish you the best.</p>