Chance me? Finally have scores and whatnot!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hi there! I am planning on applying to UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, Stanford, Columbia, U of Chicago. Are there any others that I should look into that are in my range? Really am not sure which are safeties/which aren’t.
I think that my extra curriculars show a very clear passion and relate to my major, and am wondering if you all think it is good enough to get into any of the schools listed!
Hooks:
URM -South American -Female

W GPA: 4.4
UW GPA: (I did not do well in freshman year, so with 9th grade, my gpa is a 3.8 but without counting 9th it is a 3.96. I am hoping that colleges will see how much I improved after that year)
UC GPA: 4.32
State: California
Languages: English and Spanish
Intended Major: Political Science/International Relations

For 11-12th grade I am doing/have done concurrent enrollment, that’s why there are only two HS courses for those years and a ton of college classes.

HS Courses:
10th:
AS English - A/A
Algebra II/Trig - A
AS Chem - B-/A (1st/2nd semester)
Spanish II - A
European History - A
Student Teacher

11th:
English (No AS version available)-A
US History- A

College Courses (11th):
(AB) Calc I - A (Counts as a full year)
(BC) Calc II - A (Counts as a full year)
Abnormal Psych - A
English 100 - A
Spanish (III) - A
Art History - A
Intro to theater - A
Business - A

Senior year schedule (Aside from standard English 4 and Gov/Econ)
College courses (12th):
Honors Intro to Political Theory
Sociology, Contemporary Social Issues
Physics I
Spanish (IV)
Statistics
Mexican-American Literature

ACT: 32 on first try no studying at all (stupid decision), very likely will get 34 on next try.

EC’s:
Internship at Facebook HQ: Human Resources - Diversity Department (Basically Facebook’s team aimed at diversifying it’s company and helping the surrounding community), strongest EC in my opinion, 1 summer for 175 hours total
President/Creator of Civil Liberties Club (11th/12th) - Club I started on CC campus aimed at raising awareness on social injustices in my community. Various events regarding Islamophobia and an LGBTQ youth panel
Youth Commisioner for the county I live in. Advocate for various policy changes in my community
Program Management Intern for Summer School (Boys and Girls Club) - 1 summer, approx 110 hours
Youth Advisor for the local teen health clinic
Feminist Club - 9th/10th grade, frequent club meetings led by me
Class Newsletter - Creator (1 year)
Job at a restaurant
Foreign Language study: Spanish. I am South American and am self taught. Traveled to Bolivia (where my parents are from) twice for language practice.

Awards (Practically nothing):
Event of the Year at my Community College: Event my club hosted raising awareness on Islamophobia
Outstanding Achievement in Alg II/Trig

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If we assume you get a 34 on your next ACT I would say you have a good chance at UCLA, Berkeley, and UCSD. The rest of the schools have such low acceptance rate that you can’t tell. As for other schools to look at give us some more details about what you like and dislike. As far as other good schools to apply to that you would have a chance at with a 34 look to the Ivies, Duke, Georgetown (Poly Sci Major definitely apply here) George Washington University (safety), Wash U St. Louis,

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Thanks! I’ll definitely look into those colleges. Honestly, I don’t have very many preferences. I’ve done large school settings and small ones. I for sure would want to be somewhat near a major town or city, since I like that environment best.

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“…Really am not sure which are safeties/which aren’t.”

If you honestly think that any of those schools could be a “safety” for you, then you are out of touch with school selection process!

Except for UCSD which may be a “match” the rest are from high-reach to low-reach.