CHANCES AT IVIES/UCs

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Ok so.
Unweighted GPA: 3.8 (Frankly it’s that low because of the Bs I received in the four semesters of mandatory phys ed freshman and sophomore year. I’ve only ever gotten one B+ in an academic class)
Weighted GPA: 4.2
Class Rank: 26/552
SAT I: 710 CR, 740 M, 790 W
SAT II: 710 Bio M, 710 US History, 800 Spanish
APs: Euro-4, APUSH-4, Psych-3, Bio-4, English Lang-5
Current Schedule: AP Lit, AP Stats, AP Gov, AP Econ, Physiology and Anatomy, Journalism. </p>

<p>High School Activities
• Newspaper Senior News Editor, Gay Straight Alliance Club, Peer Tutoring, Harry Potter Club (Founding member, Co-President), Invisible Children Club, Hospital Volunteer (at a highly selective volunteer program in Los Angeles), Local Drug Use Prevention Task Force Student Rep. (nominated by guidance counselor). I also volunteered at a day care center for the children of low income ESL students for an entire summer. I also work at a law firm (i don’t know if that matters.)</p>

<p>Distinguishing Features
Race: Hispanic/Latino. Member of South American Native American Tribe.
SES Level: Low
First Gen College student
Immigrated to US during the height of drug war in Colombia
Gay
Here are the awards that I have won:</p>

<p>• National Hispanic Scholar Recognition (12)
• AP Scholar with Distinction (12)
• Principal’s Honor Roll (12, 11, 10, 9)—4.0 GPA or better
• California Scholarship Federation (CSF) (12, 11, 10)
• PTA Academic Letter and Pin–3.5 GPA or better for six semesters (12, 11)
• Editor of the Issue (12)
• Ivy Chain–Nominated for Academic Excellence and Citizenship (11)
• CSF Seal Bearer <a href="12">Expected</a>
• News Writer of the Year (11)</p>

<p>i applied to ucla, berkeley, uc irvine, uc davis, uc santa barbara, uc santa cruz, brown(plme), stanford, harvard, usc, nyu, and dartmouth. </p>

<p>chance me?
thanks</p>

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<p>I think you’ll be good for all of them except Harvard, Stanford, Brown and Dartmouth. I’d say a decent shot at Brown and Stanford, less at Dartmouth, even less at Harvard. But you do have a few hooks, so you never know.</p>

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<p>ivies + stanford are a long shot. otherwise, good shot at the uc’s, usc, and perhaps nyu :)</p>