Chance me

Chance Me / Match Me!
1

I’m an rising senior and I was wondering where I stand for a few schools:

  1. USC
  2. UChicago
  3. UCLA
  4. Vanderbilt
  5. Cornell University
  6. Princeton
  7. Northwestern

Here’s my stats:

3.82 GPA
4.3 Weighted GPA
30 ACT

Advanced Classes Taken or Taking:

  1. Honors History 10th
  2. Honors History 11th
  3. Honors Conceptual Physics 9th
  4. Honors Bio 10th
  5. Honors Chemistry 11th
  6. Honors Algebra 2 10th
  7. Honors Pre-Calculus 11th
  8. Honors Lit 10th
  9. Honors Lit 11th
  10. College Photography class (4.0 gpa)

Extracurriculars:

  1. Varsity Basketball (first person in my family to play-- self taught after hospital visit, joined the team a few months after)
  2. Varsity Soccer (starter)
  3. Seasonal orchestra
  4. Violin
  5. STEM Institute
  6. School-wide art exhibition (photography)

Leadership:

  1. Founding member of school STEM institute (on the Board of Directors)
  2. VP of Architecture Club
  3. Director of STEM Institute outreach (youtube channel)
  4. Led lectures at educational conventions on STEM education in high schools
  5. Worked with companies to produce educational games (through the STEM Institute)

Work Experience:

  1. Volunteer at UCLA Health
  2. Reading to kindergarden students
  3. MOU partnerships with companies through STEM institute
  4. Partnership with Makerspaces
  5. Internship doing cancer research at USC Keck School of Medicine

Clubs:

  1. Architecture club
  2. STEM club (9th)

Volunteering:

  1. Volunteer at UCLA Health
  2. Reading to kindergarten students

Accomplishments:

  1. Designed the school STEM lab for the STEM Institute (Head Architect)
  2. 2x published photographer in LA times travel section
  3. Published 4 times in school scientific journal/magazine
  4. Varsity Letter

Future Classes:

  1. Advanced Biology Honors
  2. Calculus (honors not offered)
  3. Political Science
  4. Honors Lit 12th

I’m also a legacy at Cornell.

2

Low ACT score for those type of schools.
If no AP…why?

3

@uclaparent9 My school doesn’t offer APs and I’m taking the ACT again

4

USC- low reach/match
UChicago-high reach
UCLA- low reach/match
Vanderbilt- reach
Cornell University-low reach (because of legacy)
Princeton- high reach
Northwestern-reach

Your ACT is low for most of these schools (try to bring it up to 33-36), although your ECs are pretty good! Be sure to dive into your ECs on a deeper level in your essays, and you’ll definitely have a shot!

5

Also consider taking the SAT… some people who do bad on one fare better on the other

6

These are all High Reaches, unless you have some hook.

7

UCLA is a Reach. Any school with a less than 20% acceptance rate will be tough. Aim for an ACT in the 33+ range