I finished my junior year and will be applying to colleges next year. colleges that I want to get into but are most probably out of my reach- UC Berkeley, UCLA, Carnegie Mellon, UCsandiego, UIUC, duke
SAT -1520
UW gpa- 3.78, W gpa- 4.3
SAT 2- took physics/math2, no scores yet
extracurriculars/clubs:
singer for 9 years
dancer for 8 years
girl scouts for 12 years
math tutor- 4 years
started a nonprofit that raises money for various charities (still new)
temple volunteering- 6 years
president of tutoring club 2 years
vp of dance club 2 years
nhs/csf
awards:
presidential volunteer service award(100+ hrs)- 4 years
GS bronze award-20 hours
GS silver award - 50 hours
working towards GS gold award- 80 hours
academic merit/achievement
background: indian and female, CA, both parents have grad degrees/PHD
Your academic qualifications are solid enough that you have a decent chance at the schools you listed above. You are very up to date on tests and test scores. I would suggest improving your SAT score but it seems good enough for the schools you want to apply to. Your ECs are pretty varied but generic and it’s hard to tell what exact field you would like to pursue. That is to say, your ECs do not reflect a clear interest or focus in one particular field or area of interest so I think you may want to work on that a bit. But overall you have a pretty good chance at most of these schools. I would love it if you could chance me back here: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1995754-chance-me-low-gpa-rank-cornell-rice-wash-u-ucla-etc-p1.html
Your scores and EC’s are solid for all those schools. You didn’t mention a major- if you’re looking at STEM, these EC’s are a bit weak, for any other major, these EC’s are fine. Keep up the great work!
Thanks! I’m not 100% on what I want to do but I’m planning Compsci or statistics. This summer I am doing a Java computer programming internship with an international startup and I’m in the top 7% of the school ranking if that helps