Chance me for UCs, Cal Poly SLO, SJSU, Santa Clara, USC

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Class rank: School stopped ranking this year, but I would be in the 20s/730
UC GPA: 4.16
Uncapped UC GPA: 4.36
9-12 GPA for privates: 4.15</p>

<p>SAT: 2060 twice (750 M 630 CR 680 W) (730 M 660 CR 670 W) will retake December, I can get 2200+ on practices but not on the real test
ACT: 32 C 36 M 33 E 29 S 30 R (will retake December, hoping to get 33+, just need to practice 2 sections)
SAT Subjects coming out Nov 25: Math 2 (predicting 770-800), Bio E (700+)</p>

<p>Majors:
Berkeley: Computer Science Letters
Davis: Comp Sci and Eng, Biomed alt
Irvine: same as Davis
LA: Comp Sci and Eng, Mech Eng alt
SD: same as Davis
SB: Comp Sci, Mech Eng alt
Santa Clara: Comp Sci
Cal Poly: CS, Mech Eng alt
USC: CS, Biomed alt
SJSU: CS, Mech eng alt
Safety is community college</p>

<p>ECs:
330 Total volunteer hours
250 hrs Hospital Volunteer 11, 12
27 hrs Tutor at library, 11
24 hrs camp assistant/tutor for epileptic/autistic kids, 11
28 hrs Key Club, 9-12
JV Tennis 10
School newspaper Page Editor 12
Scouts/church group since I was 6. 9, 10. Team leader.
School award for math</p>

<p>Honors courses taken (none normally offered freshman yr):
10:
Honors Precal A/A
Honors Chem: B/C (ouch. teacher was hard)
Summer after at CC:
US History A</p>

<p>11:
Honors English A/A
AP Bio A/A
AP Calc AB A/A
Summer after at CC:
Psych A
English Comp A</p>

<p>Senior schedule, hopefully getting all As:
AP Physics B (C not offered)
AP Stats
Ancient History 1st Semester
Intro to Java Programming at CC 2nd semester
AP Gov
AP Calc BC
Journalism</p>

<p>Extras:
School is decent. Last year, 1 kid to MIT, 3 to Ivies (2 Harvards), rest of top 10 UCB, UCLA, Rice
Asian-American
I live in CA
First generation American/college student
Family income $60,000
Speak 3 languages
Upwards trend in grades</p>

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<p>UCLA/UCB: Low Reach
USC/SLO/UCSD: High Match
SCU/UCI/UCD/UCSB: Match
SJSU/UCSC: Low Match
UCR/UCM: Safety</p>

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<p>Your GPA is above average, so your chances at the UCs and CPSLO are good.
UCSD is a match.
UCD/UCI/UCSB/CPSLO are low matches.</p>

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<p>Thanks. Would my chances change much if I get 2200+ on the SAT or 34+ on the ACT?</p>

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<p>Your chances for the private schools may improve if you get higher test scores, but the higher test scores will not have a significant impact on your chances for the UCs (except UCSB). The UCs in general, value GPA a lot more than test scores. UCSB is the exception. Like the other UCs, UCSB loves high GPAs, but unlike the other UCs, it also loves high test scores. Assuming you have a 2200+ SAT score:
UCB/UCLA are still low reaches or high matches.
UCSD is still a match.
UCD/UCI/CPSLO are still low matches.
UCSB is a safety.</p>