Chance me please !!

<p>Asian male at public School that rarely sends students to top schools in CA
ELC Student
UC GPA: 4.30
Weighted GPA: 4.4
Unweighted GPA: 3.9
1 AP Sophomore: AP CHEM (2) I regret this a lot.
4 APs Junior: AP CALC BC (5), AB SUB (5), APUSH (5), AP English Lang (4), AP PHYSICS (3)
4 or 5* APs Senior: AP STATS, AP ENGLISH LIT, AP GOV, AP MACRO ECON, AP BIO
*Gov/Econ one semester each.</p>

<p>SAT I - 2150-superscored (M-800, CR-640, W-710), 2100 in one sitting (M-750, CR-640, W-710)
SAT II - MathII-780, USH-660
Rank 52/642 (unweighted)
10-12 Rank: 42/642</p>

<p>ECs-
High School Swim (9-12), 9-10 (J.V), 11-12 (Varsity)
Simply Help Volunteer, non profit organization that donates to third world countries (11-12; 16 hours)
Taiwan Center E-Waste recycling volunteer (9-12; 12 hours, they only had the recycling once per year)
Auto Parts Company Volunteer (9-12; 250+ Hours)
Engineering Club (12; Director of Technology, helped found the club, first year)</p>

<p>Honors -
AP Scholar w/Honor
Most Inspirational on Swim Team 2007
Scholar Athlete.</p>

<p>OTHER:
Photoshop skills(posters, logos, T-shirts, all on my website)
Real-world business experience (drop shipping, Internet sales, attend trade shows)
Piano for 9 years, Level 8/10 on a skill merit test from Music Teacher's Association of California.
Extensive Travel Experience
First Generation College Student in Family
Fluent in English, Mandarin, Taiwanese, understand Spanish.
English is 2nd Language, even though I was born here</p>

<h2>Program of Interest - Mechanical Engineering</h2>

<p>Please chance me for:</p>

<p>Cal:
UCLA:
UCSD:
UCI:
Yale:
Columbia:
USC:</p>

<p>Thank you!!</p>

<p>Cal:Very Good Chance
UCLA: Good Chance
UCSD: Very Good Chance
UCI:Very Good Chance
Yale: Reach
Columbia:Low Reach
USC:Very Good Chance</p>

<p>Also, how many community service hours do you have? You did not say so in your post.</p>

<p>Oh nevermind, I did not see that you said 250+ Hrs. sorry..</p>

<p>Thank you.</p>

<p>your grades, AP tests, and whatnot are good, but dont just think colleges will accept people 'just like that'..
anyway, UCI and UCSD are matches in my opinion, but Berkeley, UCLA, and USC are slight/complete reaches. Trust me, I go to an extremely competitive school also in California. Ive known so many people who did not make it to Berkeley with higher stats. But still hope for the best! </p>

<p>To Asian_Girl 2009: </p>

<p>You wrote this:
"Cal:Very Good Chance
UCLA: Good Chance
UCSD: Very Good Chance
UCI:Very Good Chance
Yale: Reach
Columbia:Low Reach
USC:Very Good Chance"</p>

<p>Are you out of your mind?! </p>

<p>Columbia is an ivy league school that is just as difficult to get in as Yale. They are the top of the top schools. Berkeley USC and UCLA are much more difficult than people think due to competition, especially this year because of the baby boom. Although you have good grades and such, private schools also consider ECs, essays, and awards.</p>

<p>To the top!...</p>