chance me for the ucs + 2 privates. pleaseee

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I would really appreciate anyone's input on my chances... I am unsure of what to expect in March and this would help me.</p>

<p>-17 year old Asian Indian Male
-attend a pretty competitive public school, ranked in the top 50 in California</p>

<p>I'm applying to the following schools:
UCI (Chemistry)
UCLA (Chemistry)
UCD (Biomedical Engineering)
UCB (Environmental Sci/Nat Res)
UCSD (Environmental Chemistry)
University of the Pacific (accelerated Pre-Pharmacy)
Cal Poly SLO (Biomedical Engineering)
Cornell U (Chemistry)</p>

<p>Test info:</p>

<p>ACT composite: 32
-science:34
-math:34
-reading:27
-english:31</p>

<p>SAT II
-chemistry:770
-math2:760</p>

<p>GPA
UW: 3.79
W: 4.115</p>

<p>school doesnt calculate ranking, but in the top 10%</p>

<p>AP tests
-European history: 3
-Chemistry: 5</p>

<p>Senior year schedule
-government
-economics
-ap spanish language
-wind ensemble
-ap english literature
-ap calculus ab
-ap environmental science</p>

<p>Extracurriculars/Misc:
-100+ volunteer hours
-been playing saxophone for 6 years
-first chair saxophone in the school's wind ensemble
-Tri-Valley Science and Engineering Fair, 1st place
-4 years of high school marching band, saxophone section leader (willing to do marching band in college too)
-4 years of playing on my school's tennis team (1 year jv, 3 varsity. EBAL all-league player)
-member of National Honor Society (tutor and volunteer)
-volunteering in Key Club for past 3 years
-vice president of the school's rubik's cube club
-taught tennis to people between the ages of 4 and 16 for the city of san ramon for the past 3 summers, 17 hours each week during the summer
-took a psychology course in a local community college, got an A</p>

<p>cornell and uop essays:
using the idea from my uc #2 (seen below)</p>

<p>UC Personal Statements (pretty good)</p>

<h1>1: writing about how growing up as an identical twin has affected me</h1>

<h1>2: writing about a tutoring experience for NHS. For the past 3 months i have been tutoring two spanish-speaking exchange students that do not speak english. i helped them prepare for the mathematics portion of the california high school exit exam (spanish is not my native language, but i was able to use the spanish i have been learning during the past four years to successfully communicate with them, teach them what they needed to know)</h1>

<p>for private schools, i will have AMAZING rec letters.</p>

<p>once again, please give any insight that you have on my application/chances
i really appreciate it.
thanks.</p>

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<p>I think your chances of getting into most of your schools are great !
You really shouldn’t worry so much.</p>

<p>Pulling the whole minority string is always helpful.</p>

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<p>“Pulling the whole minority string is always helpful.”</p>

<p>???</p>

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<p>How about UC weighted? I think you’re in for all the UC’s except UCLA and UCB may be a tossup.
I think you have a good shot at all the schools you’re applying to.</p>

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<p>thanks the for replies.
My uc gpa is what I wrote above… 4.115 (I think)</p>

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<p>in for sure at all except cornell, B, and LA</p>

<p>in which case, at la and berk you’ll probably get in</p>

<p>i’d say match/high match for those</p>

<p>cornell i think you have good chances if you have great essays</p>

<p>good luck!</p>

<p>please chance back?
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<p>Pretty decent chance.Good luck!:)</p>

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<p>thanks for all the replies
if anyone could answer this question, it would be great:</p>

<p>do i have a better chance at berkeley or cornell?
i know that cornell is an ivy and all, but i think with my ec’s and my rec letters , i might have a better chance at that rather than just the numbers that berkeley looks at
correct me if im wrong please</p>

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<p>i still think that bc ur a Cal resident, it would def. be easier for u to get into Cornell. chance me <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/831718-can-i-get-into-johns-hopkins-engineering-ed-3.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/831718-can-i-get-into-johns-hopkins-engineering-ed-3.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>i dont know much about jh :[
thanks for the advice though</p>

<p>anyone else please?</p>

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<p>I think UCLA and UCB might be small reaches, but overall you have wonderful stats and should have little problem getting into the schools you listed. </p>

<p>I think you’re going to have an easier time getting into Cornell than Berkeley. I’m not quite sure, but doesn’t Cornell have a higher acceptance rate anyway?</p>

<p>good luck :)</p>

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<p>well Cornell and berkeley are both around 21% I think…
I just know that berkeley is more about numbers whereas Cornell is looking or more well-rounded people</p>

<p>any percentages/approximations about my chances at b la and Cornell?</p>

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<p>Sorry, I wasn’t sure if it was UC weighted or just weighted because you listed Cornell in there, and I’m not familiar with their weighting system.</p>

<p>Anyways, there’s a great site called ucstatfinder.com. If you look up the info for your school you can see the ave. gpa & sat scores for admits from there. Your gpa is slightly lower than Cal’s average, I believe, but the difference is negligible. Your ACT is also great. Good luck!</p>

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<p>thanks for that site!
im so nervous for march :[</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>I think you have wonderful stats and have nothing to worry about!
I think out of Berkeley, LA and Cornell, you will get into one, and into most of your others!
So don’t worry, yeah? (:</p>

<p>oh and chance back?</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/838981-chances-brown-duke-uchicago-northwestern-international-tufts.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/838981-chances-brown-duke-uchicago-northwestern-international-tufts.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>thanks rumjhum :]</p>

<p>getting into either berkeley, la or cornell will make me very, very happy.
lets hope that i get at least one or more :P</p>

<p>anyone else?
thanks in advance</p>

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<p>cornell, ucla, and ucb are all matches/high matches. Everything else is a match/safety. You have a very good shot at all the colleges you’re applying to =)</p>

<p>please chance me back!</p>

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<p>thanks :smiley:
bump</p>

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<p>bump? anyone?</p>