Chance me? (decent ECs+GPA, high test scores)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hi, I am a senior and am currently filling out applications. I hope to pursue either neuroscience or biology as my major. I live in California. Please chance me for: UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC San Diego, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz, UC Riverside, Cal Poly SLO, USC, Stanford, Harvard, and Yale.

GPA: 3.82UW/4.22W (cumulative)/4.36W (10-12 A-G)

Test Scores:
ACT: 33C (still waiting for score from September testing date)
SAT Subject Tests: Math II (680), Chemistry (670), Spanish (700)
AP: Euro (3), English Lang/Comp (4), Chemistry (4), Spanish (5), Psychology (5), Micro (planned), Calc AB (planned), US Gov/Politics (planned), Biology (planned)

ECs:

  • worked at a daycare center (4 years)
  • volunteering with Red Cross (4 years)
  • MCC (4 years)
  • organized events to raise money (total: $4000+) for humanitarian crises (3 years)
  • volunteering at SPCA (2 years)
  • tutoring (2 years)
  • MedShare (2 years)
  • mentoring freshmen (2 years)
  • HOSA (2 years)
  • leadership positions in 3 of organizations/clubs listed above
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bump

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Stanford, Yale, Harvard, LA and Berkeley are reaches.
You should be okay for the rest.

Your EC’s are diverse and you show that you volunteer but I guess you want to do medicine?

Did you do Sports?

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@auntbea Yes, I want to go into medicine. I didn’t participate in any sports because I did not have enough time to dedicate to it. Thank you for responding! :slight_smile:

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Your SAT2’s are surprisingly low given your grades. I’d avoid sending those. Some schools will substitute ACTs for the SAT2’s. There are certain aspects to your credentials that make the last 3 schools big reaches for you, probably not reachable, so if you want to consider schools outside the UC system you may want to select a few more lower reaches, matches or safeties.

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Depend on what race are you. If you are asian, finger cross because you are in a more selective level in Harvard, Yale, and Stanford. UCs, you will be fine! Be confident always:)