Chances at UCB, UCLA, CMU

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'll be applying to colleges this fall, and I just wanted to get an idea of my chances of getting into these colleges plus other places where I should apply. </p>

<p>Top schools I'd want to go:
UC Berkeley
UC Los Angeles
Carnegie Mellon (Technology)
Cornell
CalTech (possibly)</p>

<p>I'd be applying as a Mechanical Engineering major</p>

<p>Gender: Male
Ethnicity: South Asian
High School : Public
State: California</p>

<p>Tests:
ACT 33 composite
SAT 2240
SAT II World History 740
Also taking SAT II for Chemistry and Math I</p>

<p>GPA: 3.8 unweighted, 4.2 weighted
Class Rank: Not sure, but top 10%</p>

<p>AP Classes:
Sophomore: Euro History, 5
Junior: Chemistry, English, Computer Science A, Spanish, US History
Senior: Physics, Gov/Econ, Calculus BC, Statistics, Psychology</p>

<p>ExtraCirriculars:
Played piano for 9 years, going to be getting a diploma later this year
Play another cultural instrument
National Honor Society: 9, 11
California Scholarship Federation: 9, 10, 11
Junior Varsity Basketball: 9
Community Service: 70+ hours at random places
Internship: Will be working somewhere over summer doing research
Work: 10, 11 worked with a PhD in mechanical engineering
Robotics Club: 9, 10, 11 (Probably most powerful E.C, been actively interested in it since 7th grade, started middle school club, joined high school club, placed internationally, etc. I have been Vice President the past 2 years and will be the President as a senior - At least one essay will probably be on this) </p>

<p>My major concern is what colleges will think of my freshman year. I had a 3.6 freshman year but I've held a 4.0 or higher over sophomore and junior year. How much do you think that it would affect me?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>You have five top three schools.</p>

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<p>Oops, sorry started out as 3 and then I just remembered 2 more that I was thinking of as well… :P</p>

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<p>UC Berkeley-accepted
UC Los Angeles-accepted
Carnegie Mellon (Technology)-waitlisted, could go either way
Cornell-waitlisted, could go either way
CalTech (possibly)-waitlisted, leaning toward rejected</p>

<p>most colleges look at your sophomore and junior year and some senior, since most of your important courses are taken then. i think your freshman year may have affected your overall gpa, but i don’t think it was a deal breaker</p>