Chance Me? Should I even bother :(

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Multiracial Hispanic Female
Will be first on mother's side to attend college (does that even matter?)
Public School
Rank: 43/494 (barely 10%)
GPA Unweighted: 3.85
GPA Weighted: 4.27
SAT Score: W760 M600 CR720 (2080)
SAT II: I'm going to take US History & Math II
Honors Taken: English 1/2/3 (A's all semesters), Algebra 2 (B/A) , Chemistry (B/B), Pre-Calculus (B/B)
AP's Taken: US History (haven't taken test yet)
4 years English / 4 Years Math / 4 Years Science / 4 Years Language / 3 Years social science
Senior Schedule: Debate, AP Enviro, AP Psych, AP Lit, AP Stats, Korean 4H, AP Econ/Gov (2 AP tests)
No Sports. (Does Debate count?)
EC's: Korean Culture Club 9-12 (leadership 10-12) Film Club 9 Filipino Culture Club 11-12 National Honors Society 11-12 MUN (11-12) Human Relations 11-12 CA Scholarship Foundation 10-12 Debate 10-12 (leadership 11-?) </p>

<p>Volunteering: Hardly any. Did about 40 hours feeding homeless, some tutoring for NHS, a bunch of hours as a church group leader. Planning on doing much more this summer since I'm FINALLY 16 (most organizations in my area require 16y/0, and I was born quite late.. I'm the youngest in my grade)</p>

<p>Awards: Long list of debate awards, won a scholarship freshman year (essay contest) to study abroad in Asia over the summer, not much else? I really don't know how to expand here.</p>

<p>I'm one of those people who sort of floated through high school until junior year. I'm currently in junior year and I am losing my mind. During summer of freshman/sophomore year, I traveled abroad to Asia (first time on scholarship, second time with own money.) Combining this with my background in debate, I realized that I have a passion for international studies. I will most likely major in international or public relations.</p>

<p>I've been told (I'm not trying to toot my horn here) that I'm a decent writer (will probably help with essays?)</p>

<p>Chance me for: USC, Princeton (laugh at me, but Woody Woo is just too enticing, also I will be applying early action), George Washington are the schools I actually want to go to
I think my stats are pretty crappy but I'll also apply to: UCLA, UCI, Berkeley, UCSD, Occidental
Honestly, before browsing this website, I was pretty confident. Then, I saw a post in which seniors described their qualifications and acceptances/rejections. Now I am terrified.
Be brutally honest. Should I even bother applying for any of the above schools, or should I go to a CC and then apply?
Also, any tips on how, between now and September, to cover up the fact that I didn't really try outside of school?</p>

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<p>I think that you shouldn’t be too hard on yourself. Many people would kill for an application like that! Your demographics and experiences (i.e. traveling abroad to Asia) should definitely help. Try to remember that many of the ECs that you see on this website are exceptions, not something that most students do.
That being said, I can’t exactly decipher what AP tests you have taken/will take. I think that having more SAT2s would also help. I’m not exactly qualified to chance you, but I could tell that Princeton is a reach at best.
It would also be helpful to know if you’re applying in-state or out of state.</p>

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<p>Honestly you’ve got pretty solid stats and for most of the schools you’re applying to you’ve got good chances. The UCs are matches, Berkeley a high match. USC and Princeton are probably reaches only because of your SAT. You should be more confident about yourself, no need for the “Should I even try” or “Do I even have a chance?” thinking. Don’t feel intimidated about the people on CC, many of the people who post here I feel are part of the upper echelon of high school students, for lack of a better way to describe them. Whenever you look at the college acceptance and rejection threads on CC the stats that students post up are good for rough comparison but should only be taken with a grain of salt. I’m sure you’ll get into at least a handful of the schools you listed, and who knows maybe Princeton or USC will take a chance on you. Good luck :P</p>

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<p>Thanks for your reply!
I thought Berkeley was a waaay better school than USC? I guess it’s a bit easier because it’s a UC?
Whenever I stare at stats on college board, I always scream “I AM THE ONE PERCENT!” when I see how I rank with my math SAT score.
Ugggh I thought I was done when I got a 2k</p>

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<p>USC: High Match
Princeton: Reach
GWU: Match
UCLA: High Match
Berkeley: High Match
UCI: Match
UCSD: Match</p>

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<p>Thanks! ;uuuu;</p>