Chance this Asian Boy for UCs and Top-ranked schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hello guys :). I’ve been viewing many posts on College Confidential and thought it might be helpful if you guys could chance me out for my dream schools. The colleges I listed are mostly reach and target schools, but I still have my safety schools considered. Although I think I have a strong GPA and EC, I’m kinda worried about my Test scores.

General Information
: Asian Male
: Middle Upper Class Family
: Attending International school in South Korea
: Intended Major is Mechanical Engineering

Currently I am attending an International Baccalaureate(IB) school with the following courses
: Korean Lit HL
: Mathematics HL
: Chemistry HL

: Physics SL
: Business Management SL
: English Lit SL
: Physics EE

Test Scores & GPA
: SAT: 1450 but a 15 on the essay (English 680, Math 770)

→ Thinking of taking it again next October with a predicted 1480 or above
: ACT: n/a but thinking of taking the test with predicted score of 32-34
: SAT 2 : Mathematics 2 (800), Physics (800) → Both single-sitting

: Class Rank: 1 out of 72
: Predicted IB Score : 43-45
→ I have a continuous upward trend in my GPA from freshman to junior year. (3.71, 3.96, 4.00)

: Unweighted GPA: 4.0
: Weighted Total GPA: 4.36
: UC GPA : 4.20
→ Only 3 HLs are available in our school, so this is the highest grade achievable even with the most rigorous subjects.

Clubs
: Treasurer for National Honor Society
: Crew Chief for Film Crew (10-12)
: Crew Chief for Yearbook Crew (11-12)
: Crew Chief for Musical Production Publicity Crew (10-12)
: Crew Chief for Musical Production Light&Sound Crew (10-12)
: President for Eco Club (9-12)
: Secretary for Mathematics Club (9-12)
: Treasurer for Compassion Club (10-12)
: Teacher Assistant for Winter Science Camp (7-12)
→ It is a collaboration between KAIST(One of the best STEM universities in Korea) and our school
: Science Club (10-12)
: Cross Country JV & Varsity (9-11)
: Amnesty International (9-12)
: FBLA (11-12)
: Private Tutoring

ExtraCurriculars & Work Experience/Awards
: Yale Young Global Scholars (11)
: 4week Internship at a Biotechnology company → This is for research
: Published Research paper on Holotomography and Cell Movement
: Translator (Korean - English) at a Professional Gaming Team (8-9) → This is an out-of-school work experience

: (National) Science Olympiad : School Bowl Top 4 (11), General Sciences Honorable Mentions (10)
: (National) KSMC Math Competition :
: (National) Korean Science Multimedia Fair : 1st
: (School) TCIS Department Award—Science
: (School) 5 Consecutive Head of School’s Honor Roll

Recommendation
: Physics SL and Chemistry HL teacher; he is also the NHS supervisor and science club supervisor
: Mathematics HL teacher
: School admissions officer; she is also the Film Crew supervisor and Publicity Crew supervisor
→ Actually, I have tight relations with all of my teachers and faculty members, so I don’t think this will be a huge problem.

Colleges
: University of California (UCLA & UC Berkeley)
: University of Michigan
: Johns Hopkins University
: Georgia Institute of Technology
: Emory University
: Stanford University
: California Institute of Technology

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Tbh you seem like a match for all of these schools. I think you could easily get into most of these with the exception of Johns Hopkins, Berkeley, and Stanford-and those simply because of how high the competition is. In those cases, among top students, it is just a lottery.

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To the poster above, CalTech is a match for no one. Nobody can get into it easily, even with interntional/national level awards and research.

Emory and Georgia Tech seem to be the only school that the OP is in range based on SAT. Need 1500+ to be in range for your school choices.

All the other schools are reach/high reach based on test scores and ECs.

Are you a US citizen or international? Also are you applying for any financial aid?

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Where are your safety schools?

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I can’t tell you much about your chances, but if you think you have a “predicted (ACT) score of 32-34,” I think you should definitely try it out, as a 33 translates to around a 1500 on SAT on many websites. That could certainly help your chances

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@ibifrost
A 1450 SAT isn’t high enough for any of these schools, especially as an international applicant. GTech is a 1458 avg, while Emory is a 1475. You need to retake and aim for a 1500+, hopefully a 1530 if you apply RD. You GPA and accomplishments are great, however Stanford, CIT, and UCB out of State is a Reach for everyone.
Every school on your list rn is a Reach to High Reach, you need some matches and safeties.