Hello! Heres is my honest opinion given what you have told us, I’m going to be as honest as I can (as I can relate alot with your circumstances), and hopefully I can give you some piece of mind or clarity. (◕‿◕✿) Here are my comments regarding the schools are applying to:
School: [Not considered in admission]
Rank: [Good]
Test Scores and GPA:
- weighted: [Sufficient]
- unweighted: [Sufficient]
- PSAT: [Not important]
- SAT: [Sufficient]
- SAT II: [Not Important]
- AP: [Not Important]
Gender: [Not considered]
Race/ethnicity: Asian [Not important]
Hooks: [Good, being first-gen means you can get away with more]
Income: [Add this to hooks]
Intended major: [Hard major choice for these schools, each are very competitive, but I believe you can do it!]
Grades - GPA matters most, so don’t worry about any of these.
- senior year schedule: [Challenging course load, good]
Extracurriculars/community service: Above average ECs, but nothing unique (Ivy league level extracurriculars that is) I am afraid (Internships / Business founders / app developers / national athletes / published papers)
Awards:
- Above average but not unique (national awards for research / debates / science / math )
Summers:
- [Good, COSMOS will be a boost for UCs and so will community service]
Extenuating Circumstances: [Very strong personal story and circumstances, amazing essays topics. If done masterfully, would demonstrate amazing personal qualities]
Other notes to maybe consider:
- Passionate and well-focused. This should be a good sign for personal qualities.
Here is my rundown for your matches:
Possible Reaches/Matches: Carnegie Mellon, UC Berkeley, JHU, and Harvey Mudd (These schools you will have a good chance of being admitted given your ECs, circumstances, and academics. While some may be more difficult than others, I believe you have a decent chance of admittance given what you have told us. If your essays were done amazingly then that should outweigh your scores and etc.)
Extreme Reaches: MIT and Stanford (Unfortunately, while I believe you have a chance at these schools, your competition is astronomical. Even for the finest students, the possibility of admittance is very slim. You have students across the world who have founded companies, attended internships abroad, created patents and won national awards with scores beyond comprehension. I am not saying you don’t have a chance, but rather, it is good to understand what your up against, that is. (◕︵◕))