Chance me for California schools?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Schools: UCLA, USC, LMU, Chapman, Claremont Mckenna, Pitzer, Scripps, Caltech (I know its a major reach...)</p>

<p>At the private schools, I would need to earn a major scholarship (as in full-tuiton or close to it) to be able to attend, so any input on that would be great too! Thanks so much!</p>

<p>Current Grade: rising senior
GPA Unweighted: 3.94
GPA Weighted: 4.24 (school weights weirdly)
UC GPA: 4.25 capped, 4.55 uncapped
Ethnicity: White (Iranian-American if that makes any difference...)
Gender: F</p>

<p>IN STATE</p>

<p>MAJOR: Biochemistry</p>

<p>SAT I: 2370 (800 CR, 800 M, 770 W) (first sitting)
SAT II: US History- 800, Math II - 790, Bio M - 760</p>

<p>Senior course load (prospective):</p>

<p>AP Physics C
AP Stats
AP Lit
AP Gov/Honors Econ
AP Spanish Lang
Ceramics
AP Psych (self-study)
AP Microecon (self-study)
AP Macroecon (self-study)</p>

<p>AP Exams:</p>

<p>AP Bio - 4
AP Euro - 5
AP US History - 5
AP Lang - 5
AP Enviro - 5
AP Calc BC - 5 (AB subscore - 5)</p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULARS:</p>

<p>Intern at local pharmacy every summer since sophomore year
Founder and President of Charitable Hearts (non-profit organization assisting relief efforts in times of natural disaster) since junior year
President of Human Rights Watch Student Task Force chapter senior year, Co-Pres junior year
Teacher of a Bahai children's group since sophomore year
Member of Shelter Helpers (community service related to animals) since sophomore year
Member of Best Buddies (providing companionship for our school's disabled students) since freshman year
Peer volunteer tutor for math, science since freshman year
Summer volunteer at local library since freshman year</p>

<p>Any input on what can I do to improve would be much appreciated! Thank you!</p>

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<p>Wow! You certainly have a shot at CalTech, although it’s not guaranteed. Otherwise, I’d say your chances are very strong everywhere else. Pitzer is quirky about whom they accept. They accepted my son, and his stats weren’t even close to yours, but they are - as I said - quirky. I think that LMU and Chapman are safe; USC, UCLA, and Scripps are solid matches; CMC a high match; Pitzer a likely match, but a wild card; CalTech a statistical reach, but a very realistic one (especially for a female applicant). Are you planning to commute? Otherwise, why not include Stanford and Berkeley? Why not Pomona, also? I think that UCSD or UCSB would be decent match and safe schools for you, if you aren’t planning to commute. You are spectacularly qualified, and might as well aim high as long as you have a few safeties in the UC system.</p>

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<p>@woogzmama‌ Thanks for all the input! I’ll be commuting, so I’ll need to stay within an hour or so from home. Pomona doesn’t offer my major, so that’s why I’m not considering it.</p>

<p>Does anyone know much about merit scholarships at these schools? </p>

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<p>Bump…</p>

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<p>Pomona has a biochemistry major…it’s one of the branches of the chemistry major.</p>

<p><a href=“Program: Chemistry Major - Pomona College - Acalog ACMS™”>Program: Chemistry Major - Pomona College - Acalog ACMS™;

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<p>At first when you said Iranian-American I’m like haha no way same but actually I’m a Baha’i too!
Anyway I’d say you’re pretty much guaranteed into UCLA and USC and the rest you’ve got a really good shot (even Caltech).</p>

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<p>You definitely have a chance! Your scores are great for those colleges, and your ethnicity places you at an advantage. Good luck! Chance me please - <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1674376-i-really-need-help-please.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1674376-i-really-need-help-please.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>@loveandmayhem‌ Woohoo! Twins! :D</p>

<p>@worrywart2k15‌ Sorry, but I don’t know much about the schools on your list. :(</p>

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<p>Are you applying early decision or early action to any of these colleges? </p>

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<p>Just to LMU, and I decided to take Caltech off my list just because there’s no way I’d be able to afford it. </p>

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<p>Well as far as financial aid, I’ve researched the Claremont colleges a lot and they aren’t known for giving out that much aid. They do have some half-tuition and full tuition scholarships, but they cost roughly $60k, so if you’re intent on getting good scholarships I would look elsewhere. However, with your academic standing I bet you would get a ton of aid from any school. </p>

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<p>@Soncy7‌ Do you know if Pitzer even has merit-based scholarships? I can’t find anything about it on their website.</p>

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<p>I know they try to focus on regular scholarships, so I don’t know if they even have any merit scholarships sorry</p>