Chance Slow!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>MANY THANKS.
A general/broad chance explanation is sufficient - the schools I will be applying to will be the UCs (UCLA, UCB), Ivies (Stanford), and other privates (Caltech, USC).</p>

<p>Senior
Ethnicity: Korean
Gender: Male
Weighted GPA: 4.4
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Rank: Top 5%
SAT: 2130 (730R, 740M, 660W)
SAT II: 750 Chem, 780 Bio E, 750 Math IIC</p>

<p>APs:
Biology (5)
Calculus AB (5)
World History (5)
Environmental Science (4)
Chemistry
US History
Psychology
Calculus BC
English Lang</p>

<p>Taking 5 APs next year - English Lit, Stats, Physics, Music Theory, US Gov</p>

<p>ECs:
-Played in local church praise team (acoustic and electric guitar, bass) since 9th grade, assumed position of leader (basic organization stuff)
-Over 400 hours at a local community center tutoring/mentoring elementary kids, vice pres of volunteer program 11th, pres 12th
-other nonessential "padding" with little to no significance</p>

<p>THANKS</p>

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<p>awards and etc?</p>

<p>As of right now, your chances at the UCs looks good if you’re in state due to your decent GPA and your ELC status (top 4% i’m assuming?)</p>

<p>Do you have any hooks? Any significant hardships that you’ve overcame in your life? That could help in Stanford apps.</p>

<p>I would suggest you take sats again, 2200+ would help in terms of the schools you’re applying to.</p>

<p>Also could do you have any significant leadership positions?</p>

<p>If you have time, chance me back, <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/954601-hypsm-hopeful-chances.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/954601-hypsm-hopeful-chances.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Well he’ll definitely be an AP Scholar with Honors. Are you going to be a NM semifinalist, perhaps? I think you’re fine at UCLA and UCB because of your stats and such. </p>

<p>About Stanford/Caltech… I assume that you’re leaning towards a major in math/science if you’re applying to Caltech, correct? Have you done any kind of math/science stuff outside of school? A lot of kids applying to those schools will have done stuff like research internships, USAMO, USNCO, etc. Stuff like that would really help you!</p>

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<p>In at all of the UCs.</p>

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<p>You do know that Stanford is NOT an Ivy League school…right?</p>

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<p>You’re very solid for the UCs. The only way you would have a problem is if you’re applying to Berkeley’s EECS or BioE programs, because I’ve seen some very good applicants like you rejected from those two particular programs. You’re also fine for USC, but Caltech is a reach due to your lack of math/science ECs. Stanford is a reach for everyone.</p>

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<p>You’re good for all the UCs. </p>

<p>Ivies, Cal Tech, and Stanford will be reaches based on SAT I and SAT II (a 750 math on the SAT II is a fairly low score for the top schools. I think an 800 is 89th percentile).</p>

<p>Hopefully, you have some good ECs and awards to give you a boost at the top schools.</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/953005-chances-ivy-stanford.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/953005-chances-ivy-stanford.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>@ Josh Byron
What he clearly meant was Ivies + Stanford or at least I hope so.</p>