Chance me please for UCs and 2 privates?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Indian </p>

<p>Low income family in a very wealthy area
Attend 2nd highest rated district in California
Used to live in a poor area (I dont know if thats an underlying circumstance or whatever)</p>

<p>Freshmen:
Digital Design A A
Spanish 2 A A
Honors Algebra 2 Trig A A
English 1 A A
Biology B B
World History B A</p>

<p>Sophomore:
Honors PHysics B B
English 2 A A
Spanish 3 A A
AP calc AB A A
AP Euro B A
Video Prod. A A</p>

<p>Junior (heres where it falls apart)
Ap Stat B B
Ap Calc B B
Ap chem B B
Ap US history B C
honors Spanish B B
English 3 A A</p>

<p>Summer:
Physics A (weighted though)
Psychology A (weighted though)</p>

<p>I got 5 on AP Calc AB and 5 on AP Euro (dont know about the others yet)
Took the SAT 3 times: 2180 2160 2190
(planning on a 4th time)
Took 3 SAT 2s
Math 2 C: 770 Chem: 650 US: 680
Planning on retaking Chem/US</p>

<p>Hospital volunteer for over 200 hours
part time summer job
3 years track
2 years XC (1 varsity so far)</p>

<p>Will have a 3rd year of XC and one more varisty letter + captain by application deadline</p>

<p>Breakdown:
UC GPA (only 8 semesters weighted from grades 10-11) : 3.43 / 3.77 (Nonweighted/Weighted)</p>

<p>GPA (10 - 11 all weighted): 3.43/4.15</p>

<p>so what are my chances at all the UCs (preferably the top 3) and also University of Chicago, UPenn, and Cornell? (hopes are not high for those)</p>

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<p>Berkeley, UCLA, Chicago, Penn, and Cornell are all reaches. This is largely because of your GPA; junior year is very important. With great essays, you’ll have a better shot, particularly at Chicago; many students with not-quite-so-high GPAs/ranks can get in because of their essays/other parts of the application.</p>

<p>UCSD is a high match; UCSB, UCD, and UCI are matches - safe matches because of your scores; and UCSC, UCR, and UCM are safeties.</p>

<p>Being a low-income student will help, especially if you can tie that into your essay. The first essay is about your “world” (your family, community, etc.), which would be a great opportunity to discuss the adversity you’ve had to overcome and how your income starkly contrasts with the environment you’re in–that sort of thing.</p>

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<p>but i still have a shot at Uchicago and the top UCs?
even with the poor junior year?</p>

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<p>Yes, you do.</p>