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<p>I am a junior from California, reasonably competative high school; probably top 4%, no rank</p>

<p>GPA: around 4.6 weighted (using only 10th/11th, tell me if they do 9th too), 4.0 or 3.98, unweighted, depending on if 9th is used</p>

<p>APs: 10-AP Euro; 11-AP US, AP Lang, AP Chem; 12-AP Physics, AP Calc AB, AP Comp Gov, AP Music Theory; is all this enough, especially since most of them are senior (due to misinformation by school administration....)?</p>

<p>SAT: 2150, will retake, with hopefully a 200-250 point increase (really stupid mistakes)</p>

<p>SAT IIs: 770 math, 790 chem, 800 us</p>

<p>ECs: -section leader in school band
-coprincipal oboist in major youth orchestra, play English Horn as well
-Part of 2 county honor bands
-jv/varsity track for two years
-3 years of robotics (including FIRST events)
-Cofounder of Dissenters Club, club at school to discuss and extoll virtues of political dissent/debate (3 years in a really convoluted way)
-NASA online community, a selective program where NASA experts teach and lecture online to admitted students (2 years)
-CSF (5 semesters)
-May get a job fall of senior year, though not guarenteed</p>

<p>Leadership: -Founded private charity and website to raise concern for humanitarian and social issues
-As mentioned, bunch of leadership for oboe (instrument)
-Again, cofounder of Dissenters Club
-Probably will start another club begining of senior year</p>

<p>Community Sercive: -400+ hours peer tutoring
-100 hours volunteering at local thrift shop to provide affordable mechandise to the underprivileged (profits </p>

<p>Other- Some other random things such as a few music and academic awards and that I translated a book from my native language into English.</p>

<p>I know compared to all of the people who have internships, intel awards, etc, my stats are nothing too special, but there have been certain familiy obligations that have prevented me from entering too many contests, etc...a summer internship or job would have been impossible....Additionally, my current ECs do in fact take up almost all of my free time. </p>

<p>USC is probably my 2nd/3rd choice, so I was wondering if it would be reasonable to keep it there. Also, will race affect/hurt me?; I am East Indian ethnically.</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>sorry I misspelled *from haha</p>

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<p>You have a very good chance of getting admitted. With great essays, you could even get some scholarships as well. Remember the December deadline, though. </p>

<p>Which university is your first choice (you mentioned USC is not your first choice)? Stanford? Their admission rate is well into the single digits.</p>

<p>Which major are applying into? Is it in Engineering? Is it Physics, Math, or Biological Sciences? Are you applying undecided?</p>

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<p>You have a VERY good chance of getting into USC, and even being interviewed for scholarships.</p>

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<p>For nhsharvard: </p>

<p>My first choice would probably be one of the upper UCs (UCLA, Cal) simply because they would probably be more affordable. I will apply to Stanford just to see what happens, I have no expectation whatsoever of being admitted.</p>

<p>I am as yet undecided; I would either do chemistry, biochem, or music. If I can apply undecided without being impacted, I probably will.</p>

<p>Thanks again, more input would be appreciated.</p>

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<p>Anyone else?</p>

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<p>If you are interested in Viterbi Engineering, apply there first rather than undecided because it is probably easier to get into the Engineering school as an entering freshman than to transfer into it (I don’t know this for a fact, but might be worth asking an admissions rep if you are interested in Engineering school). Any chance you could be a National Merit Finalist? Also, look into the impact of the Calif. budget on the UCs, you might get a full scholarship if you look hard enough. I heard it takes some kids 5 years to complete the UC education because of too many students, which adds to the cost.</p>

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<p>I meant to say, you have excellent qualifications for admissions. See who gives you the best scholarships–look out of state too. UCs might not be the lowest cost if it takes 5 years to complete and if you get excellent scholarships/FA at USC.</p>

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<p>^I am for sure going to be a NM Commended Scholar (213 PSAT, not quite good enough in California). Also, don’t really have too much interest in Engineering as a major…</p>

<p>Anyone else?</p>