<p>What are my chances at these private schools in California? Any and all feedback is appreciated.</p>
<p>LMU
Occidental College
Pitzer College
Santa Clara
USC
Univ. of San Francisco
Whittier College</p>
<p>Here are my stats:
California Resident
Mexican-American Male
I go to the best high school in the district, which is one of the best high schools in the area.</p>
<p>Majors (depends on college)
Environmental Studies or Urban Studies; sociology or geography as backups</p>
<p>GPA 9th-12th: 3.24 UW, 3.59 W
GPA 10th-12th UW: 3.15 UW, 3.42 W
9th-12th rank:112/465-within the top 25%
10th-12th rank: 126/465
My HS doesn't weigh GPAs for honors/AP; the weighted GPA is self-calculated.</p>
<p>My Course List & Grades (P stands for college prep)
Summer School 2003:
Health A</p>
<p>9th Grade-both semesters
Biology Honors-B/B
Composition & Literature I Honors-B/B
World History Honors-A/B
Geometry P-A/B
Spanish I P-A/A
PE (non-academic)</p>
<p>Summer School 2004:
Art Appreciation 1 P-A
Art Appreciation 2 P-A</p>
<p>10th Grade-1st Semester
AP World History-B/C (4 on the exam)
Chemistry Honors 1st sem, Chemistry Concepts P 2nd sem (dropped Chem H because I got a D)-D/B
Composition & Literature II Honors-B/B
Algebra II P-B/C
Spanish II P-B/B
PE (non-academic)</p>
<p>Summer School 2005:
Intro to Computer Applications-A
Computer Applications-A</p>
<p>11th Grade-Both Semesters
AP Biology-B/B (2 on the exam)
AP US History-A/A (4 on the exam)
Advanced Art P-A/A
Composition & Literature III P (didnt make it into AP Lit)-A/A
Trigonometry & Pre-Calculus P-D/C
Spanish III P-A/B</p>
<p>12th grade:
AP Environmental Science
AP Macroeconomics w/Government
Composition & Literature IV P
Finite Math P
Psychology P/Advanced Psychology P
Chemistry Concepts P (1st semester only)</p>
<p>Test Scores: </p>
<p>SAT I-June 2006:
Critical Reading: 590
Math: 490
Writing: 610</p>
<p>SAT I-October 2006:
Critcal Reading: 630
Math: 600
Writing: 580</p>
<p>SAT IIs:
World History: 720
Biology E: 580
US History: 670</p>
<p>ECs:
Awards: None in HS, but I got a Congressional award in 8th grade for volunteer work.
Community Service: -50 Hours (to May 2006) for Key Club; including the following events:
-Flower-cutting for the West Covina Rose Parade Float; December 2005
-Passing out fliers for the Spanish Club fundraiser; January 2006
-Preparing care packages for the U.S. Armed Forces at the armory in Van Nuys; May 2006
-Tree-Planting Day at the Angeles National Forest; April 2006
-River Cleanup Day at the Angeles National Forest; May 2006
-Taught elementary school fourth-graders about the dangers of alcohol and drugs, as well as internet safety and other topics for Crackdown with a group of 4 other people
-48 hours of volunteer time working for the Covina Public Librarys Summer Reading and Scavenger Hunt Programs; June-August 2006
Sports: None
Clubs: -California Scholastic Federation: October 2006-present
-Class of 2007 Class Council Member-At-Large: October 2006-present (tentative status until approval is known)
-Crackdown: May 2006; spring 2007 planned
-Future Business Leaders of America: October 2006-present
-G.E.O. Club-October 2006-present (first offered in 2006-2007 school year)
-Junior Statesmen of America: October 2003-June 2004
-National Arts Honors Society: October 2006-present
-Key Club: November 2005-present (first offered in 2005-2006 school year)
-Science Club: October 2003-January 2004; October-December 2005
-Spanish Club: October 2005-present</p>