Chance a nervous applicant? *WILL CHANCE BACK*

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>My Very Rigorous High School:</p>

<h1>1 ranked public, #13 in california, #67 nationally (as per US News)</h1>

<p>95% AP participation rate
1987,1997, 2008 National Blue Ribbon School
1987, 1996, 2003, 2007 California Distinguished School
API ranking 955 out of 1000
Top Comprehensive Public High School in California for the past three years
CA Business for Education Excellence Honor Roll
US News and World Report Gold Category
Newsweek Top 100 High Schools in the Nation
90% of the students attend post-secondary schools
Bay Area Leader in the number of National Merit and Commended students</p>

<p>GPA:</p>

<p>UW- 3.14
Cal Poly GPA-3.33
UC GPA- 3.58
W- 3.74</p>

<p>SAT:
2320 (CR-760, M-760, W-800)</p>

<p>PSAT:</p>

<p>213</p>

<p>SAT II:
700-Biology
800-Chemistry
760-Math Lvl 1
740-US History</p>

<p>AP:</p>

<p>Chemistry-5
US History-5
Psychology-5
US Govt (self study)-4
Comp Govt (self study)-4
Euro (self study)-3</p>

<p>Honors:</p>

<p>Exploravision
AP Scholar w/Distinction
National Merit Scholar Commended
Communicable Diseases Campaign Team Leader in Pakistan</p>

<p>Activities:</p>

<p>-Volunteered at Red Crescent Hospital in Pakistan for 480 hours (20 hours a week for 8 weeks for 3 consecutive summers)
-Columnist in local community newspaper throughout high school
-Odyssey of The Mind (grades 11 (4th in regional competition) and 12)
-Volunteered 60 hours at the county library teaching and assisting library patrons with -computer use
-Interned at a startup that designs software for physicians for two years
-Served as a translator for communicable diseases literature in Pakistan (grades 9 and 10 summers)
-Vaccination drive assistant in Pakistan (grade 10)
-Medcorps Member for three years (volunteered at Hepatitis B screenings and all)
-Joined speech club at the onset of senior year</p>

<p>Work Experience:</p>

<p>-Worked as a busboy (10 hours a week for 44 weeks a year for grades 11 and 12) </p>

<p>Essays and Rec Letters:</p>

<h2>Above average to excellent!</h2>

<p>Can someone chance me for the following school-major pairs?</p>

<p>UCB- Molecular and Cell Biology - Plan II (Neurobiology)
UCLA- Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics (Pre)
UCSD- Physiology and Neuroscience
UCD- Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior
UCI- Biological Sciences
UCSB- Physiology
UCSC- Biology
Cal Poly SLO- Biological Sciences
Willamette- Biology
Pepperdine- Biology
Santa Clara- Biology
George Washington University- Biology
USC- Biological Sciences
Stanford- Biology</p>

<p>Yes, I'm aware some of these are grossly unrealistic, but you can't win the lotto if you don't buy the ticket!</p>

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<p>As March is coming up and decisions will be out in just over a month, I'd like to be chanced so that I can set my expectations accordingly, Thank you!</p>

<p>I WILL CHANCE BACK!</p>

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<p>UCB- Reach
UCLA- Reach
UCSD- High Match
UCD- High Match
UCI- Match
UCSB- Match
UCSC- Low Match
Cal Poly SLO- High Match
Willamette- Match
Pepperdine- Match
Santa Clara- Match
George Washington University- Match
USC- High Match/Low Reach
Stanford- High Reach</p>

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<p>Stanford: Reach
USC: Reach
GWU: High match
Berkeley: Reach
UCLA: Reach
UCSD: High match
UCD: Match
UCI: Match
UCSB: Match
UCSC: Low match
Cal Poly SLO: Match
Willammette: Low match
Pepperdine: Match
Santa Clara: Match</p>

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<p>@spbeccah:</p>

<p>Thank you, I’ve gone back and answered your slightly dated thread, just in case you still wanted an opinion.</p>

<p>@Catria:</p>

<p>Thank you very much, from what I know, you are one of the more experienced chancers on these boards, and your opinion is very meaningful (yes, I know it’s not definite, and that no chancer here is close to completely accurate)</p>

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<p>i think all of the uc’s are probably a really good match…maaaybe not ucb but you still look pretty good!
im sure youll get in pepperdine…honestly the only one you miiight not get in is usc…good luck!
chance me??
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1461817-can-i-get-into-ucsb-ucsd-ill-chance-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1461817-can-i-get-into-ucsb-ucsd-ill-chance-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Stanford - High reach
UCB - Reach
UCLA - Reach
USC - Low Reach
UCSD - High Match
UCD - Match
GWU - Match
UCI - Safety
UCSB - Safety
UCSC - Safety
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1452357-chance-me.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1452357-chance-me.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thank you both, I have chanced on your threads.</p>

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<p>Stanford: Reach
USC: Reach
GWU: High match
Berkeley: Reach
UCLA: Reach
UCSD: High match
UCD: Match
UCI: Match
UCSB: Low Match
UCSC: Low Match
Cal Poly SLO: Low Match
Willammette: Low match
Pepperdine: Match
Santa Clara: Match</p>

<p>Your GPA is just way too low for some of the schools you listed. Best of luck though!</p>

<p>Chance me?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1462104-chances-berkeley-northwestern-cornell.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1462104-chances-berkeley-northwestern-cornell.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>You look pretty good for all of those. However I do believe Standford and UCLA are a bit of a reach. But it’s still possible. There’s no real formula for getting into schools. They take a lot into account. So definetely have backups (which you obviously do) and I wish you the best of luck :)</p>

<p>If you have a minute, do you mind chancing me back? I recieve my decisions pretty soon so I’m having major anxiety.
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1462119-chance-me-these-schools-plllleeeaaasssseee-ill-chance-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1462119-chance-me-these-schools-plllleeeaaasssseee-ill-chance-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks guys, got accepted to Willamette this week with $14000 merit scholarship.</p>

<p>Here’s hoping for more acceptances for me and you all as well.</p>

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<p>Rejected from Cal Poly SLO… :(</p>

<p>How does that reflect on my UC chances?</p>

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<p>well SLO does not consider personal statements so you can count on those to boost your chances if they’re well written.
that being said, to my knowledge, SLO is on par statswise with UCSB, Davis, and Irvine.</p>

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<p>The rejection from Cal Poly must be tough for you, I’m sorry :frowning:
Not all is lost however, Cal Poly is an increasingly competitive school and you still have a shot at many UCs. </p>

<p>UCB- Reach
UCLA- Reach
UCSD- Low Reach
UCD- High Match
UCI- High Match
UCSB- High Match
UCSC- Low Match
Pepperdine- Match
Santa Clara- Low Match
USC- Biological Sciences: Low Reach
Stanford- Reach</p>

<p>Chance back please?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1459699-chance-me-top-ucs-moar.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1459699-chance-me-top-ucs-moar.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Got three more responses today:</p>

<p>UC Santa Cruz - Accepted
UC Davis - Rejected
Pepperdine - Waitlisted</p>

<p>How does that reflect on my odds at the remaining schools?</p>

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<p>I would say that the fact that you seem to be getting accepted to predicted low matches and denied from matches casts doubt on your chances at getting into your high matches and reaches. Don’t give up though, different colleges look for different qualities in an application so it’s entirely possible you could still be accepted at any of your schools! (Except maybe Stanford)</p>

<p>Chance me back? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1472674-chances-international-relations-schools.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1472674-chances-international-relations-schools.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>In an interesting twist, I’ve been waitlisted by UC San Diego.</p>

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<p>Very interesting…</p>

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<p>Hey Guys, I thought I’d give a results update so far:</p>

<p>Accepted:</p>

<p>Santa Clara University
Willamette University
UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Cruz
San Jose State</p>

<p>Waitlisted:</p>

<p>UC San Diego
Pepperdine</p>

<p>Rejected:</p>

<p>Cal Poly SLO
UC Davis</p>