Chance me for UCI, UCSD, Cal Tech, JHU and more! Junior~~~~

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2120 (770M, 720W, 630CR, one sitting) 2160 (770M, 720W, 630CR Superscore)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 660 Bio E 710 Math 2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.44
Weighted GPA 9-12 (Out of 5.0 weights only AP's with A's as 5 points): 4.03
Weighted GPA 10-12: 4.334
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 34/808
AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (3), Statistics (3), European History (3), Calculus AB (5)
Freshman Courseload: English Honors, Spanish 2, PE, World Geography/Health, Trig/PreCalc Honors, Chemistry Honors
Sophomore Courseload: AP European History, AP Statistics, AP Calculus AB, AP Biology, English Honors, Spanish 3 Honors
Junior Courseload: AP Calculus BC, AP Environmental Science, AP US History, AP Physics B, AP Spanish, AP English Composition</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: Key Club Member (175 hours), Operation Smile Member (Provides surgery to kids with cleft lips), Club Ed (Peer Tutoring), Let It Be Treasurer Freshman year, now just member, Indian Club Treasurer 3 years
Job/Work Experience: Kumon (1 summer)
Volunteer/Community service: Hospital work at Kaiser, Astrophysics research at U of U, Hosted Indian Cultural Shows</p>

<p>This Summer Activities: Doing Medical Internship at University of Utah/Hospital work at Kaiser</p>

<p>Other:</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Gender: M
Income Bracket: $100,000</p>

<p>Chance me for: UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UCLA, UCSD, UCB, Stanford, Cal Tech, JHU, Brown, NYU, University of Miami, University of Rochester, Pomona College, University of Redlands, Georgetown, Brandeis, Vanderbilt.</p>

<p>I know a lot of these schools are YOLO status so could you suggest other schools to apply to?</p>

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<p>UC Irvine: Low Match, UC Riverside: Low Match, UCLA: High Match, UCSD: Match, UCB: High Match, Stanford: High Reach, Cal Tech: High Reach, JHU: Low Reach, Brown: Reach, NYU: High Match, University of Miami: Safety, University of Rochester: High Match, Pomona College: Reach, University of Redlands: Safety, Georgetown: Low Reach, Brandeis: Low Reach, Vanderbilt: Low Reach.</p>

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<p>UCR: Match
UCI: Match
UCLA: Low Match/Mid Reach?
UCSD: Match
UCB: Somewhat of a reach but probably going to get accepted
Stanford/Caltech/JHU/Brown: All High Reach schools, especially CalTech (Need higher SAT)
NYU: Match
Pomona: Reach
Georgetown: Low Reach
Brandeis: Low Reach
Vanderbilt: Low Reach
And the rest are safety schools.</p>

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<p>UC Irvine Match
UC Riverside Low match
UCLA Reach
UCSD Reach
UCB Reach
Stanford ?
Cal Tech ?</p>

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<p>Frankly, I don’t know whether the above posts are pulling this out of a hat or not. UCB is a high match? The OP has a UWGPA of 3.4 and his ECs are not good. He has taken hard classes and has good SAT scores, but I think he will be rejected from all those he applied to. OP: Improve your GPA significantly and your ECs, or you don’t have much of a chance at most of the aforementioned universities. </p>

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<p>@wannabefeynman Bro my SAT average is like 60 points over UCB’s average. Although my UWGPA lacks, I got a strong 10-12 WGPA (upward trend). By the time I end junior year I’ll have taken 10 AP classes. I pushed myself to the limit. I’m in the top 4% of my class as well. For EC’s I have cultural leadership within my Indian community. I’ve done research at a University that’s out of my state. Y’know what, just read through the post thoroughly. I’m definitely a competitive applicant for all of the UC’s.</p>

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<p>@wannabefeynman: the op is still ranked within the top 5% of his class so his low unweighted gpa doesn’t negatively affect him as much in this case.</p>

<p>@hoihoihoi
Safeties: UC Riverside, University of Redlands
Matches: UC Irvine, University of Miami, University of Rochester, UCSD, NYU, Brandeis
High Matches: UCB, Georgetown, UCLA
Reaches: Stanford, Cal Tech, JHU, Brown, Vanderbilt, Pomona</p>

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<p>I just stated my opinion; if you disagree, then go ahead, completely ignore my advice. The thing is, if a person with a 3.44 GPA can get into UCB, then I should be able to get into MIT without a doubt. Being within the top 5% of the class doesn’t mean much. It could just mean he is in a class with not very intelligent students. Your SAT I is good, but that SAT II?</p>

<p>And I am extremely interested in knowing what astrophysics research you did in your junior year. </p>

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<p>@wannabefeyman My GPA isn’t 3.44. The GPA I send to colleges is my waited one. Already talked to counselor about that. On top of that, I’m still a junior who has time to improve ranking/gpa. When I graduate I should be at a 3.5 UWGPA and 4.4 WGA 10-12 and 4.15 WPGA 9-12.</p>

<p>For astrophysics we basically helped set up lab equipment for the scientists. They were doing some particle research on Higgs something? Forgot, but yeah it was a lot of fun! We got to take courses on spatial and general relativity. Did some cool experiments on light and refractions. As well as a super long 10 hour test on how to calculate the trajectory of an asteroid in outer space using computer simulation!</p>

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<p>“waited?” hmmm - maybe you should rethink this whole college thing - based on the numbers, and assuming your parents edit your essays:</p>

<p>UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UCLA, UCSD, UCB (yes)
Stanford, Cal Tech, JHU, Brown (no)
NYU, University of Miami, University of Rochester, Pomona College, University of Redlands, Georgetown, Brandeis, Vanderbilt (yes)</p>

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<p>I’m from California too and am considering some of the same schools!</p>

<p>UC Irvine - match
UC Riverside - safety
UCLA - high match
UCSD - match
UCB - high match / reach (cal has become more unpredictable over the years)
Stanford - reach (for everyone lol)
Cal Tech - reach
JHU - reach
Brown - reach
NYU - match
University of Miami - safety
University of Rochester - safety
Pomona College - low reach
University of Redlands - idk what that is…sorry
Georgetown - reach
Brandeis - not too familiar with this school
Vanderbilt - match</p>

<p>Looking at your profile, I’m guessing you’re interested in medicine? Do you want to major in biological sciences? I think that your major can change whether a school is a match or a reach. If it’s bio that you’re interested in then why not apply to WUSTL? Also, just as a word of advice, since you have time, try taking the bio subject test again because ideally you want that score to be 700+</p>

<p>Good luck! :)</p>

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<p>@thfc1882 I made a typo LOL I’m very well versed, and I have strong writing capabilities. @2015er I’m interested in Biophysics with a double major in Computer Science. I’m going to retake it and hope for 750 (Bio subject test, sorry for being vague).</p>

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<p>@hoihoihoi
I’ll put my money where my mouth is in saying that you are almost certainly lying. You are saying that a professor independently selected you to “set up lab equipment for the scientists” as opposed to choosing some undergraduate. And they selected you, who can’t even remember the name of Higgs Boson and can’t differentiate between “spatial” and special relativity? You said you got to take courses on “spatial [special] and general relativity”. Do you realize the mathematics required for it? I’ll name a few topics: Calculus, Multivariable Calculus, Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, Real Analysis and Differential Geometry. On top of that, for physics you need to know Classical Mechanics, electrodynamics, electricity and magnetism, analytical mechanics (Lagrangians and less Hamiltonians) and some Quantum Mechanics. Are you saying you have mastered all that? If you have, then you should have a 4.0 GPA complemented with an 800 on SAT I and SAT II math. You also would have taken SAT II Physics and received a score of 800 along with the 5 on the math and physics AP exam. And if you had all that, then universities would be begging to persuade you to study there. </p>

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<p>@wannabefeynman I wasn’t independently selected LOL 40 kids were chosen. We worked with some of the undergrad students too. Also once again, that was a typo because of my stupid phone (spatial vs special). And sorry for forgetting Higgs Boson, I was tired last night (Just got back from 4 hour tennis match). The math went up to MVC, DiffEqs, and Variational Calculus which I had taught myself over the course of 6 months prior to the research (Didn’t master, but grasped the ideas). And it was at the University of Utah which doesn’t ask for much… some kids there barely had information on how to calculate the areas under a curve. I didn’t go somewhere like Cal Tech for research. I was chosen because of the application essays in which I was extremely passionate about science, difficult courses, and connections around the campus (dad’s friends). </p>

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<p>@hoihoihoi</p>

<p>Can you chance me back? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1616663-please-chance-me-i-ll-chance-back.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1616663-please-chance-me-i-ll-chance-back.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Thanks! </p>

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<p>@hoihoihoi
Now I know for sure that this thread is nonsense. Firstly, you didn’t get my point. I meant that why did a professor select you and other 39 students. And to “set-up equipment”? I don’t even know what that means. Now, learning that much math takes at least an year, and that too only if you are exceptional. Do you even know what calculus of variations is? For that, you would need real analysis as well. Also, special and general relativity are the same no matter which university you go to. Similarly, their prerequisites stay the same. Let’s say I believe you in that you learned the math. You still didn’t complete the physics requirements (Classical Mechanics, electrodynamics, electricity and magnetism, analytical mechanics (Lagrangians and less Hamiltonians) and some Quantum Mechanics). </p>

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<p>you don’t need all that knowledge when you’re just setting up equipment…</p>

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<p>Firstly, no professor would hire students just to “set up equipment”. To do that, they would have to train the students for weeks or months. On top of that, he said he attended special and general relativity, something only most fourth year undergraduate physics majors do. </p>

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<p>@wannabefeynman Dude you’re paranoid. Profs sometimes take kids just to let them have experience, they may not be doing real work. </p>

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<p>You’re probably a solid fit for all the UC’s except for LA and Berkeley (I’d give you 35% chance of getting in). Low reaches for Vandy, JHU, and NYU and reaches for the rest.</p>