<p>Hello world of CC! I posted a chance me thread a month ago, but I only received like one reply so maybe this time I'll get a couple more chances! I'm a junior in high school, and I'm getting really stressed out about colleges and admissions. I have really low self esteem so I'm always thinking I'm never going to get into a good college. I'm on CC asking for a chance because I want to see what you guys think my chances are for these colleges!</p>
<p>Oh! And I am going to major in engineering (computer engineering or computer science)!</p>
<p>I am thinking of applying to (in order of first to last choice):
UC Berkeley
UIUC
UCLA
Stanford
MIT
UC Davis
Carnegie Mellon
Rice
UMich
WashU
Purdue</p>
<p>I also have a few safeties, but I won't be posting those! & I know that a lot of these (like all of them) are reaches...</p>
<p>UW GPA: 4.0 (out of 4)
W GPA: 4.5 (out of 5)
SAT score: Not taking
ACT score: 31C; 34 E 34 M 26 R 31 S (taking again this coming Saturday & hoping for a 32+ with a MAJOR boost in reading)
Number of AP exams offerred by school: 7
Gender, race, state, citizenship: Female, Chinese, Missouri, citizen
Class rank and class size: 6rd out of around 400
High school type: public
AP:
Junior year: AP Chemistry, Adv. Physics (but will be taking AP Physics test)
Senior year: AP Calc, AP bio, AP Lang&comp, AP World History
SAT subject test scores: None (will be taking Physics, Chemistry, Math II)
IB test scores: none
Primary Language at home: Chinese
family income: $100,000 +
Each parent's education level: No college degree both parents
EC's:
Orchestra (9th)
Student council (9th-12th)
Science Club (11th-12th)
National Honors Society
Science Bowl (11th-12th)
Volunteer at county library (100+ hours)
Volunteer for NHS (I don't know if that counts)
Job at Kumon Math and Reading center (I tutor and grade students' papers 13 hours a week)
Athletics:
Varsity Swimming (9th - 12th) [received Athlete Scholar award and qualified for state 9th grade)
Varsity Tennis (9th - 11th)
Freshman Soccer (9th)
Essay: Will be very good
High School Quality: Not that great...
Scholarly talent (how do you perform in class?): One of the top students
Leadership: Captain of Varsity Girl's Swim Team, Secretary of Student Council, Honor Roll, Manager for Varsity Boys' Swim Team, Student Council Officer's Camp
Hooks: FIRST GENERATION</p>
<p>Additional Comments: I am interning at NASA this summer with a scholarship</p>