Chances at UCLA, UCSD, BC, Villanova?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am currently a high school junior, and will be applying to UCLA, USCD, Boston College, and Villanova. There are a few other schools such as Stanford, Georgetown, and UPenn that I will be applying to as well, but I am already aware that those are reaches. If you could chance me on the previous ones I would be grateful :)</p>

<p>Female
White
Top Arizona public high school (so the UC schools out of state)
IB diploma candidate - I have been taking a full IB courseload along with a couple of AP classes since freshman year (if you don't know what IB is, it is an international program that offers a special diploma if you receive a certain score at the end of your senior year. The courses are extremely rigorous).</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 unweighted, 4.72 weighted
SAT: 2210 (took as a sophomore, taking again this year)
SAT IIs: none yet, but UC schools, BC, and Villanova don't require them
ACT: 32 composite (also taking again this year)
IB test scores: All of these must be taken at the end of junior/senior years, so I haven't taken any yet.</p>

<p>ECs:
President of school's creative writing club, publishes literature magazine every year
Staff writer for school newspaper
100+ hours volunteering at local hospital
Officer in Spanish Honor Society
Member of National Honor Society</p>

<p>This is my bic EC: I have been a competitive rock climber for the past four years - I train upwards of 20 hours per week during all throughout the school year, so I don't have much time for other ECs. However, I am currently ranked 2nd in the nation and 15th in the world. I am not banking on this for any sort of scholarship opportunities, I simply hope it will set me apart and show that I am passionate about and extremely successful at something.</p>

<p>Some competition results:
2nd Regionals 2008
1st Divisionals 2008
3rd Nationals 2008
9th World Youth Championships 2008
2nd ABS Regionals 2009
2nd Regionals 2009
1st Divisionals 2009
2nd Nationals 2009
1st Regionals 2010
1st Divisionals 2010
2nd Nationals 2010
15th World Youth Championships 2010 </p>

<p>I appreciate your help, and I'd be happy to chance back if you post your link :)</p>

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<p>UCLA, USCD, Boston College, and Villanova.</p>

<p>You are a match at all these schools and Villanova could almost be considered a safety. UC’s and UCSD use a different formula for calculating their UC GPA.</p>

<p>Did you state your intended major in your previous post? </p>

<p>Will you need financial aid?</p>

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<p>In at SD and Boston College. I’m not familiar with Villanova. LA is a high match.</p>

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<p>No financial aid.
Intended major biology.</p>

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<p>that may be good enough for stanford. do some sat 2s</p>

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<p>I’m planning on it later this year. Thanks :)</p>

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<p>any more help?</p>

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<p>As far as UCLA and UCSD go you are a definite match. I think the rock-climbing makes you very different and interesting. Then backing it up with good grades and test scores I wouldn’t be surprised if you got into some reaches as well. Here is an article about this years admitted freshmen at UCLA. [More</a> than 13,000 highly accomplished students admitted as UCLA freshmen / UCLA Newsroom](<a href=“http://www.newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/more-than-13-000-highly-accomplished-156370.aspx]More”>Newsroom | UCLA) UCSD uses a “point system” for admission. Here is a link: [UC</a> San Diego Comprehensive Review Admission Process: Freshman Selection](<a href=“http://www.ucsd.edu/prospective-students/freshmen/eval-process.html]UC”>http://www.ucsd.edu/prospective-students/freshmen/eval-process.html)</p>

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<p>thank you :)</p>