Chance me (Pomona, Stanford, ivy leagues)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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School: Private, one of the most competitive private schools out there, average SAT scores rank in the top 4 of all schools
State: CA
GPA: 4.21 / 4.5 (Weighted) (Have a circumstance to explain score drops in one year)
Rank: Not given by school

Senior Year Classes:

AP Physics 2 , AP English Literature & Composition

Honors Multivariate Calculus, Honors Differential Equations

Honors Analytical Chemistry, Study of Organic Chemistry

Honors Advanced Research, AP Computer Science A

Test Scores:

SAT 1: 1560 (770 WR / 790 Math)
SAT Subject Tests: Math II 800 Chemistry 790 Biology 760 US History 760
AP: AP World History Score, 5 AP Chemistry Score 4, AP Calculus BC Score 5, AP Biology Score 5, AP US History Score 4

ECs:
Research internship at Stanford neurology lab for past 3 years. (9.10,11 (paid) ) (1,000+ hours)
DECA (9,10,11,12)
California State Science Fair

  • Honorable Mention (5th) in Bio Category
    Region (don’t really wanna specify, but competitive region)
  • 1st award in category
    Cofound Club that goes to local schools and teaches fundamentals of science through experiments (leadership position)
    Currently setting up for 2 publications by December in a journal
    Will participate in Siemens and Intel

Volunteer:

Local Hospital (10 summer, 11 summer) 3 hrs/week
Local Medical Clinic (11 summer) 3 hrs/week

Essays:

Should be good

Recs:

Should also be good

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What is your unweighted GPA?

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@ClarinetDad16 3.82 (I calculated this myself, our school just tells us to submit the weighted one)

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I think you have a good shot at top tier schools. If I may ask, what journal are you going to publish in?

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bump

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@SJNccc top-mid tier journal.

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3.82/1560 is in range to be competitive at all of the schools you’ve mentioned.

That said, being a competitive applicant at those schools doesn’t mean that you have a better than “reach” chance at any single school among them. Therefore, I suggest applying to some matches and at least one safety you like and can afford.

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Thanks for the advice so far, these are just my list of reaches, I’ve already formulated my safeties and matches