<p>Dartmouth (ed)
Cornell (ed) and (rd) cuz idk which to ed
USC
UCLA
Berkeley
U Virginia
Tufts
NYU (arts and sciences)</p>
<p>I'm a junior right now so this is what my stats are gonna look like:</p>
<p>Race: White/Persian
Language: English/Farsi/French
Citizenship: US Citizen
Parents Legacy: no because came here from Iran
High School Type: Small Private Competitive
Rank: does not rank but definitely top 15%
gpa at end of junior year: 3.69 uw 4.07 w
Honors: California Academic Decathlon Social Science 2nd place, California Academic decathlon Literature 1st place, National Merit Commendation, will be an AP scholar with honor
Future plans: Undergraduate + Law school
test scores: 2200 SAT (740 math, 740 reading, 720 writing), Math II SAT2 720, USH SAT2 730, AP World 4, APUSH 5, AP Calc 5, APES 4
Activities: Piano all my life, JV Volleyball 9th+10th grade, Varsity Volleyball 11th+12th (CIF Champions, Regional Semifinalists), Club Volleyball 9th+10th+11th, Peer Tutoring 10th+11th+12th, Varsity Academic Decathlon 10th+11th+12th (captain 10th+11th), MUN 10th+11th+12th, Mock Trial 10th+11th+12th, Debate 11th+12th, Internship at St. Joseph's hospital 9th+10th+11th+12th, Internship at local law firm 11th+12th, Volunteering at CHOC children's hospital 11th+12th, Created two local charity organizations: Presents to the Future (gifts and necessities to the children of homeless shelters) and Healing For Hope (care packages for children at CHOC hospital), Volunteering for Habitats for humanity 10th+11th+12th
Recommendations: English 3 teacher, APUSH teacher, Counselor all love me
weaknesses: lower freshman and sophomore year grades
strengths: huge upward trend</p>
<p>also should I mention that I'm a first generation in the US? Does that make a difference?</p>
<p>Dartmouth and Cornell - reaches 'cause they’re Ivies…
USC - high match, low reach - if you were in the top 1% of PSAT scores, that would mean you would be a NM semifinalist, and they give huge opportunities for NMSFs (including half tuition for finalists)
UCLA - match. high match - being in the top 10% of your class does help a LOT for UCLA…
UCB - low reach, reach - like UCLA get to the top 10%</p>
<p>Those are all I’m really experienced with…</p>
<p>Being first gen as a college student helps, but if your parents went to college outside of the US and you’re first in the US then it really doesn’t matter.</p>
<p>I count 15 ECs - colleges like to see dedication in one or two (or three) ECs rather than 10 or more ECs where you spread your time.</p>
<p>Dartmouth - low reach (because ivy)
Cornell- low reach (because ivy)
USC- high match
UCLA- match/ low match
Berkeley- high match/match
U Virginia- high match
Tufts- match/high match
NYU - high match</p>
<p>Try to take more APs if you can. Otherwise you’re pretty great.</p>
<p>You should have no problem then. Just maintain good grades and retake the SAT if you think you can score even higher in your senior year. Good luck!</p>
<p>All of the schools you mentioned are either low/high reaches or matches, your ecs and everything look pretty good, and being a first gen/urm will definitely help you out. It seems you’re taking AP classes for senior year, so you should be good to go!</p>
<p>For berkeley, my friend that got in had 2200 sat , 800 on satII math and chem, 4.0 gpa… and he told me that was low for usual acceptance ( comp sci )… i would say it is a reach judging from what he has told me</p>
Based upon your SAT scores and subject tests, your GPA is not under-inflated due to a super difficult school (make no mistake, they are good scores, but not enough to overlook a 3.6). For some schools on your list, AP Scholar with honor is an achievement, while for others it is below average. EC’s + hook are your big selling points that bring some of these schools into the reach/match range.
The “verdict”:
Dartmouth: Reach
Cornell: Low reach
USC: Match/high-match
UCLA: High match
UCB: Match/High match
UVA: not familiar enough with their admissions process to give accurate indicator
Tufts: Low reach
NYU: Safety-low match