Chance me? I need advice!

Applying to College
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<p>Hi I am an upcoming senior and would like to know what my chances are of going to UC Berkeley, UCLA, Stanford, Yale, USC, or Columbia with a Pre-Law major. I am a Mexican from a low-income family and go to a public high school in SoCal that doesn't have many valedictorians (1 last year) or many graduates that go to prestigious colleges. So here's a rough look at what I hope will get me into the school of my choice. </p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 (Unweighted)
- Mostly A's and A+'s in case this helps. Hardly any A-'s. </p>

<p>Rank: 1 out of 462</p>

<p>SAT I: 1930
- Math: 680, Critical Reading: 550, Writing: 700
- Going to retake</p>

<p>SAT II: Spanish: 750, US History: 700
- Thinking about taking more this November but don't know which to take. If you have any suggestions for me please let me know. </p>

<p>AP: US History: 5, English Language and Composition: 4
- Taking AP Government and Politics, Economics, and Psychology this upcoming year. I plan on self studying one more. Again, if you have any suggestions for me please let me know. </p>

<p>Extracurriculars and Honors (In no particular order):
- 9 Blue and Gold awards in English I, Biology, Spanish II, English II, Chemistry, Geometry, Spanish III, Algebra II, Spanish IV. (Only given at the end of the school year to one student per subject. Most prestigious academic award at my school.)
- Class of 2013 Vice-President this year
- Key Club Vice-President this year
- National Honor Society
- National Society of High School Scholars
- California Scholarship Federation
- Model United Nations
- Math and Science Club
- Student Board Representative at my school district's board meetings
- Strategic Advisory Planning Committee Board Member at my school district
- Some volunteering here and there but nothing too big</p>

<p>Thank you for reading and if you have any advice, questions, or suggestions of other schools I would have a better chance at let me know.</p>

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<p>Assuming that you’re a U.S. citizen or otherwise qualify for financial aid, have you looked at Questbridge or Posse Foundation? They get low-income students into some competitive schools.</p>

<p>There is no pre-law major. Choose whatever interests you and excel. Then get very high scores on the LSAT.</p>

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<p>(FYI - as a trend, the highest scoring majors for the LSAT are those who majored in Physics or Philosophy in undergrad, so if either of those pique your interests, that way of thinking seems to be a good introduction to a law program)</p>