<p>Chinese
Southern California</p>
<p>Legacy and Early Action</p>
<p>UC Gpa 4.18
SAT 2150
SAT II
Chinese w/ listening 720
Math 2c 750
Biology 750</p>
<p>Sophomore
Chem Honors B/A
Orchestra A/A
Alg2/Trig Honors A/A
World History Honors B/A
French 3 A/A
English 2 Honors A/A</p>
<p>Junior
Chem AP A/A
Bio AP A/A
Language AP B/B
US History AP B/B
Precalc Honors A/A</p>
<p>Projected ap scores
chem 4
bio 4
language 4
apush 4</p>
<p>Senior classes
AP gov't
AP literature
AP com sci
AP Calculus</p>
<p>Extra Curriculars
Volunteer at a warehouse that gives food to poor and stuff
over 300 hours
Tutoring 100 hours
Piano (since 4)
SYMF Chopin Mazurkas 4th place
Certificate of merit Panel Finalist
Level 10 honors with 90% in theory
2006 cm LA convention (top 2% of cm go)
FOCCA arts scholarship (piano) 650$
Taekwondo 2nd degree black belt
Tennis jv 10,11,12
Founder/President of table tennis club (11)
Raised over 1500 for the club
National Honor Society
Future Teachers college class</p>
<p>Ahh be realistic plzz</p>
<p>Also what can i do to increase my chances?<br>
I visited the campus and I love it and really want to go there</p>
<p>lol. everyone loves there and wants to go there. :)</p>
<p>ah, btw, did you do the EA or not?</p>
<p>Realistically, not that great. A class rank would put the grades in perspective more, but as it is right now, grades/scores look sub-par. ECs look good but I really have no idea how prestigious those piano achievements are (I assume you described them in detail on your app). If your essays were awesome, you'll definitely have a chance. Good luck</p>
<p>Your scores aren't great, but they're not awful. I am not sure "how much" of a boost being legacy provides... sorry I can't quantify that for you.</p>
<p>Jimmy, I actually did a lot of those piano things and I do know that they're pretty awesome. To the OP, congrats on panel and convention. I don't think that 90% on theory is necessarily appropriate to put on the application, but it's your discretion. I'm a little bit confused, though; are you asking us for your chances AFTER you've already applied?</p>
<p>oops sorry i think i confused some ppl. Im a junior now, and this is what i plan on doing next year. im pretty sure these stats are correct. i am probably at the top 25%; i go to a pretty competitive school. if i retake sat, i can probably get 2200+ because its not single sitting like UC</p>
<p>can i get some more feedback? thnx :P</p>
<p>also, i read that ea is not binding, so i can do ea stanford and ed/ea cornell at the same time? (im not sure what it is)</p>
<p>Stanford's EA isn't binding, but it's Single Choice (unless they changed the policy within the last year). That means you can't apply anywhere else EA. So, no, you can't do Stanford SCEA and Cornell ED.</p>
<p>what are my chances in terms of percentages? cuz ive seen "good chances" to mean 20% or even 60% thnx!</p>
<p>I was always more comfortable not knowing my chances =)</p>
<p>some more feedback plz?</p>
<p>
[quote]
what are my chances in terms of percentages? cuz ive seen "good chances" to mean 20% or even 60% thnx!
[/quote]
Livewire, if you stop and think about what you're asking, I hope you will realize that no one can give you this answer. While I don't believe college admissions is a "crapshoot", it's also not this predictable. There's no formula like "if you have this many ECs you get 10 points, then if you have this one in particular that's a bonus +5, but if you are ranked less than the top 10% you're docked 20 points". This is not possible. There are things like your letters of recommendation and essays that none of us know about, and they are very important for admissions officers to understand what kind of a person you are.</p>
<p>@celestial: although that is true for private universities, most public schools do use a formula like this. All the UCs except Cal, UCLA and UCSD use formulas and they are even posted on the UC website. Plus 50 points if you're URM. :D</p>
<p>...Really? I'm very gullible... are you kidding?</p>
<p>Yep, it's here:
<a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/scholarship_reqs.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/scholarship_reqs.html</a></p>
<p>I would imagine that a lot of larger public schools have formulas because they receive such a large volume of applications that they don't have time to analyze the personality, potential, and intellectual vitality of every applicant.</p>
<p>There are also many public universities (like my home state's flagship U) that admit any student that meets their requirements. Those requirements are for my home state U were things like graduating in the top 1/3 of class OR having an ACT of 24 or above guaranteed you admission.</p>
<p>Of course, Stanford and the other elites are not this way...</p>
<p>Ah, okay. I should know that, having applied to UC's...</p>
<p>I'd like to quote Marlgirl's great post about this topic from another thread, in response to someone who wondered if admission to Stanford is random:
[quote]
If you visit campus and meet the students here you will see that they were not at all random. There is something that the admissions officers look for in applicants that they successfully find year after year. If you look at stats alone, it will appear random, but if you look at the essays, recs, etc. it's not..
[/quote]
The students here are, in general, extremely intelligent as well as driven, passionate, and friendly. I don't know anyone who did a lot of clubs just to bulk up their resume... they have genuine interests that they pursue. Some SAT scores may be higher than others, and some may have more ECs than others, but I agree with Marlgirl that those aren't the only dimensions to consider.</p>