<p>GPA: 3.87 UW
SAT: 2290
ACT: 35
SAT II: 800 US History, 800 Math II, 800 Physics
AP: Psych (5), US History (5), Human Geo (5), Stats, (4), APLAC (5), Comp Gov (4), Macro (5), Micro (5)
ECs: Key Club, NHS, Swim&Dive, Tennis, Orchestra (audition-only, top 20 players) Teen CERT, Freshman Mentor, 600+ volunteer hours
Several competitve summer residencies and programs related to Engineering
Most rigorous senior schedule (8 APs )</p>
<p>Those are all very difficult schools for admission, but you look pretty solid. I would bet you would get into at least 2 of them. Any of them would be lucky to have you. Best of luck!</p>
<p>Is there anything I could do better?</p>
<p>To give you some real life stats from a year ago, my son had a 2300 SAT, 34 ACT, 3.7 unweighted gpa, and rather mediocre ECs.</p>
<p>He got into UCLA (out of state) and was waitlisted at Emory. He was rejected at Duke and Pomona.</p>
<p>Also waitlisted at Johns Hopkins and Vanderbilt.</p>
<p>So I suggest you might also consider applying to schools like USC, Georgetown, Brandeis, UNC, UVA, Michigan, and Boston College (schools just a bit lower in the rankings).</p>
<p>Also, perhaps McGill in Canada.</p>
<p>And if you are going to apply to UCLA, then you might as well apply to UCSD. (same application)</p>
<p>No matter how hard you think it is to get into a top school, if you have no hook, it is even harder.</p>
<p>While a school might have a 20% acceptance rate, YOUR acceptance rate is likely to be lower.</p>
<p>Also, since you have high SAT scores, you might want to apply to schools in England and Scotland, where they go more by SAT scores than “soft” criteria like ECs.</p>
<p>3.87 vs 3.7 is a pretty significant difference, just saying…I think there’s a better chance for OP than you think…</p>