Chances at SCU, UCI, Stanford, and more!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi! First of all, first post! Long time reader, decided to get an account.</p>

<p>Okay, so I'd love for anyone and everyone to tell me the information they've got about my chances of getting into these colleges:
Stanford University
California State University, Fullerton
California State University, San Diego
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Riverside
New York University
Santa Clara University</p>

<p>GPA: 3.16 UW/4 W
SAT: 1890 <a href="did%20NOT%20study,%20plan%20on%20retaking%20and%20breaking%202000,%20so%20use%20that">640CR/600M/650W</a>
SAT Subjects: 620 lit, 650 USH, 500 spanish (yeah I know, I'll be banishing that one from my score reports)</p>

<p>I'm first generation, low income, and Hispanic (I live in Cali though)</p>

<p>Full IB diploma candidate. Courses I'll be testing in:
Biology SL: Score 4
Spanish B SL
Math Studies SL
History HL
English HL
Psychology HL</p>

<p>Senior year load:
Band
IB Math Studies
IB History
IB English
IB Spanish
IB Theory of Knowledge
IB Psychology</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Marching/concert band, 4 years
-Drum major 3/4 years (student leader)
-1st clarinet
Model UN
-senior year (this is only year 2 it is available)
Founded Modesto High Tech Club
-founded junior year, did it for 2 years, leadership in the club both years</p>

<p>Community Service:
Completed IB's required CAS hours
Mission trips to Mexico (4x) to work with kids/build houses</p>

<p>Letters of recommendation:
Obviously I have no idea how they are. But I'm having two teachers that supposedly write some killers, according to past students, do them. I talk to those teachers regularly since I've had them, and they know me really well. I also help them out super often.</p>

<p>So yes! If you want more info, just ask! Thanks in advance for your responses!</p>

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<p>That is an extremely low UW GPA for Stanford. Based on experience and research, you’ll need SAT II’s that break 700, and your SAT will have to be higher than 2000 to have a substantial chance. I would highly recommend not wasting time and money on a Stanford app, and instead focus on those other schools; having said that, for those schools, you still need a higher GPA for a good shot. Just work your butt off next semester, and impress adcoms with rigorous courses, awesome ECs, and stellar recs. </p>

<p>Good luck! :)</p>

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<p>Thanks for your response! Yeah I realize that Stanford would be a total crapshoot. It’s just an app to see if by some miracle I would get accepted.</p>

<p>Yeah the GPA bothers me but there’s not a whole lot I can do about it unfortunately! Thanks for the advice! I will definitely keep that all in mind :)</p>

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<p>Great senior class load out. It’s still a long shot, but colleges love to see an upward grade trend and you taking challenging classes.</p>

<p>Goodluck!</p>

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<p>with your GPA, the only ones in range for you would be the CSUs, UCR, and SCU. I also recommend UC Santa Cruz if you haven’t looked into that school yet</p>