Chance me, please?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi, I'm a caucasian female.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.97
Weighted GPA: 4.3-4.4
SAT: 2050
ACT: Did not take</p>

<p>Freshman Year:
German 100 A/A
Yoga/Life Fitness A/A
Pre-AP English (highest level course offered) A/A
Pre-AP World History (highest level course offered) A/A
Geometry (Honors Math) A/A
Life Science A/A</p>

<p>Sophomore Year:
Biomedical Science A/A
Pre-AP English (most advanced course offered) A/A
Introduction to Marketing A/A
Algebra II/Trig (Honors Math) A/A-
German 200 A/A
AP Psychology A/A</p>

<p>Junior Year:
AP Language/Composition: A/A
Pre-AP Prep Pre- Calculus: B+/A- (Not an AP option available)
Advanced Marketing A/A
German 350 (College German): A/A
Chemistry A/A
AP US History A/A</p>

<p>Awards: 5th in Area, 7th in State, and Top 40 in the nation at DECA
Honor Society President
Most Inspirational Soccer Player freshman and junior year
6th place National German Video Contest</p>

<p>I don't know my exact class rank but its definitely top 10% at either 10th-20th ranked</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars: Honor Society President, High School Soccer for 4 years, captain for 2 of those years, ASB position, over 200 hours of Community Service, job as both a soccer referee and a soccer camp coach, made it to the DECA international competition- placing in the Top 40, that's just a few things about me.</p>

<p>What are my chances of getting in? I'm either going for a major in Communications, Public Relations, or Business.</p>

<p>Schools:
UC Berkeley
UCLA
USC
University of San Diego
Santa Clara
Syracuse
Notre Dame</p>

<p>Thank you so much! Also, if there is anything that you think I can do to help going into the summer before my senior year, please let me know!</p>

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<p>SAT is a bit low for UCB, UCLA, USC, Notre Dame but I believe you should get into two of those schools
the rest are safety or match
chance- <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1655532-promise-final-accept-waitlist-decline.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1655532-promise-final-accept-waitlist-decline.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Agreed. I would take the SAT again after doing lots of practice problems and see if you can’t scoot it up over 2100. That seems to make a psychological difference in what tier they perceive you to be, just like cracking the 2200 mark puts you in yet another tier. But with 2100+ your chances at those tougher admits really improves, since the rest of your record seems very strong. Don’t get me wrong, 2050 is a great score, it is just the competition you are up against has a lot of people in that 2100+ tier.</p>

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<p>Thank you so much! I will definitely retake it in the fall. Any other suggestions?</p>

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<p>bump</p>

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<p>bump</p>

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<p>I’m presuming from your list that you are a CA resident; am I correct? Have you calculated your UC-weighted GPA? They use their own system for determining GPA. UCLA and Berkeley place a lot of emphasis on GPA. You are within range, but you should probably consider both of them moderate reaches for now. If your UC-weighted GPA is higher than what you posted, and your scores rise above 2100, then they would become high-matches (assuming that you aren’t applying to the most selective departments, e.g. Engineering). As a point of reference: my son applied to Berkeley (super-reach, as he knew all along), UCSD, and Davis from out-of-state. He had similar test scores to yours, a lower unweighted GPA, but a UC-weighted GPA of around 4.0. He got into Davis and UCSD, but was rejected from Berkeley. He had terrific ECs, also.</p>

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<p>Where is your home state? Need that for UC chancing.
ND is a reach.</p>

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<p>Washington State resident! And I calculated my UC GPA and it is a 4.3</p>

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<p>Dude if you raise your SAT scores, then you would be a high match to all of those colleges you listed.
Best of Luck :slight_smile: !!!
p.s take the ACT if you have time for it</p>

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<p>UC Berkeley= low reach
UCLA= low reach
USC= high match
University of San Diego= low match
Syracuse= match</p>

<p>Chance back: <a href=“Am I Overly Optimistic with my chances? - #3 by AlexAggs - State Forums - College Confidential Forums”>Am I Overly Optimistic with my chances? - #3 by AlexAggs - State Forums - College Confidential Forums;

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<p>Add USC and Berkeley to the reach list unless you can bring up your SAT. UCLA would be low reach. Check the NPC before applying. You are not likely to get merit aid from these schools while need based aid from UC for oos is rare if any.</p>