Chance Me for UCLA, UCB, USC, Stanford

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm interested in BioEngineering or Enviro/Business type of major</p>

<p>Asian male </p>

<p>Class Rank: top quarter
W: 3.85
U: 3.52
SAT: 2200 (M 780, W 740, CR 680) Superscore
SAT II: Math 2(750), US History(730) Chemistry (670)
National Merit Semi Finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction</p>

<p>Freshman: All B+'s, my teachers gave me all 89.4's in my school
English 9
Geometry Honors
Biology
French 2 Honors
Mixed Media- A-
History of Ancient World- A
Orchestra- only A
(Those 2 were the only honors class allowed for my schedule that year)</p>

<p>Sophomore: All B's and A-'s
Economics: B+
History of the 60's: A-
Chemistry Honors: B
English 10 Honors: B
Algebra 2 Honors : B
French 3 Honors: A-
Orchestra: A</p>

<p>Junior:
AP Physics B: A (3)
AP French: A- (4)
AP United States History: A- (5)
Precalculus Honors: A-
American Literature: B+
Shakespeare: B
And I did the AP Japanese test to see where I am without the course and got a 5 while I took the AP English Language test and got a 4</p>

<p>Senior: (GOING TO TAKE)
AP ECONOMICS (BOTH MICRO AND MACRO)
AP CALCULUS BC
AP ENGLISH LITERATURE
AP PHYSICS C (Auditing)
AP BIOLOGY
Independent French Studies</p>

<p>Extra Curricular: Science Bowl Captain (3 years) , 2 time state Science Olympiad winner (3 years) , Japan Super Science International Fair (3 years), Varsity Cross Country (3 years), Varsity Track (4 years), French Honor Society (4 years), School Newspaper (3 years), Boy Scout Eagle, Interact Club Treasurer (4 years), 2012 Hawaii State Life Smarts Champion/Captain (2 years)</p>

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<p>Get really good grades senior year to show that upward trend. I’d say Stanford is a huge reach, as it is for many. Berkeley might kind be kind of a reach, and UCLA and USC are about in this range. Do you have any other safeties?</p>

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<p>Your SAT is good, but your GPA diminishes your chances about Stanford. I believe USC is a low reach.</p>

<p>I live in the midwest so I don’t know the other UCs very well.</p>

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<p>My safety is University of Washington Seattle</p>

<p>I applied to U of Michigan Engineering EA but deferred and Georgetown EA but also deferred. Also applied to Dartmouth RD and Olin RD.</p>

<p>I was also wondering that because all of my B’s are mostly in Honors courses, should I have done the regular course and gotten an A? I know its too late but I would like to know.</p>

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<p>These colleges expect for you to be taking honors classes.</p>

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<p>I have taken the hardest load possible. There are no harder classes but I have not done superb in all. A lot of B+/A- ish along the board. Stanford is probably out of reach but how are UCLA UC BERKELEY and USC?</p>

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<p>I’m just saying that taking all honors classes is NOT an excuse for a low GPA.</p>

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<p>My guesses:</p>

<p>Stanford - No
Olin - No
Georgetown - No
Michigan - Maybe , but if deferred turns to yes assume no financial aid beyond loans.</p>

<p>UCB- Maybe, the GPA is low
UCLA - Same as UCB
USC - Possible,; normally Viterbi has higher stats than the average admit (3.8/2140) but they seem enamored with NMSFs and NMFs.</p>

<p>That you pushed yourself in the toughest classes possible is commendable and won’t go unnoticed. Just realize that at the schools on your list the vast majority of applicants took the same level of courses and you are competing against them.</p>

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<p>Your GPA is too low for most of these schools… make sure you apply to some other schools where you are sure to get in!</p>

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<p>There is an upward trend which will improve your chances, but your GPA is too low for many of those schools. </p>

<p>Stanford - high reach
Cal - reach
LA - reach
USC - high match</p>

<p>USC is much more likely to accept a person with a low GPA than Cal or LA.</p>

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<p>I’m just wondering if my essays can get me in? They are stellar in my opinion and I would gladly send them/ post them here. I was also wondering b/c I am out of state, would that make it easier to get into the UC or not?</p>

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<p>I’ll read your essays if you want and tell you what I think. I love reading them haha :)</p>

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<p>Reach except for all but USC which is match</p>

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<p>Great essays help. So do great recommendations and a 4.0 UW GPA and 2400 on your SATs. The schools your applying to attract a very competitive pool of applicants; it’s likely that they all believe they’ve written exceptional essays. </p>

<p>Also,</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/private/1213/USCFreshmanProfile2012.pdf[/url]”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/private/1213/USCFreshmanProfile2012.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Given your UW GPA and the above statistics, I think it’s hard to treat USC as a match.</p>

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<p>bump… bump…</p>

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<p>wut happnd tuh yu GPA?</p>

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<p>Well tbh my school only gives a weighted GPA so if someone would want to recheck my unweighted and UC Gpa, that would be greatly appreciated. As for the B’s, I have been frequently bullied during my high school years but have not mentioned that because I don’t want it to be an excuse to my academic concentration</p>

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<p>Stanford - high reach
Cal - reach
UCLA- Match
USC - Match</p>

<p>Chance me if you have time
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<p>Stanford: Reach
Cal: High match
UCLA: High Match
USC: Match</p>

<p>Chance back?
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<p>Thanks for the comments. Any additional feedback? How about the other ones?</p>