Chances for Admissions?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello everyone, I am a female high school junior living in San Diego looking to be a neuroscience major. Here's the stats:</p>

<p>GPA: 4.25/4.0 (school does not offer AP but does offer honors, taken every honors possible w/A+), I go to two high schools, a charter school in SD and Stanford's online high school (If you're curious check it out here it's a lot to explain Stanford</a> University Online High School) </p>

<p>SAT: 2100 (740 verbal, 680 writing w/an 11 essay, 680 math). Retaking in a few weeks, scoring 740 writing on practice tests and 710 math. I had a 730 math on the PSAT.</p>

<p>Extras: I volunteer with a neuroscience lab at UCSD. I work with a non-profit that helps autistic girls, both paid and volunteer. I run my own tutoring business (successful enough to need to pay taxes) and volunteer with my school as a tutor. I also volunteer with the new library store here as director of public communications and lead their social media outreach. I'm the science editor/writer of both schools' newspapers, co-founder of writing club, astronomy club and SAT prep club. I've taken a few classes at UCSD over the summer with college students. I won the Writing for Literacy contest ($500 dollar prize out of 7000 applicants). There's other stuff, but that's the most impressive of the list.</p>

<p>College List (open to suggestion, looking for great neuroscience programs and an academic environment with a definite "campus" feel):
Safeties-UCSB, UCSC
Target-UCSD, UCLA, UofM
Reach-Stanford, Pomona, Harvey-Mudd, MIT, Caltech, Brown</p>

<p>Any help is much appreciated!</p>

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<p>It seems you have a pretty good estimation already. MIT and Caltech may be high reach. You have very high chance for the Target schools though. I would say a match to low match for UCSD and UMich.</p>

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<p>Thanks billcsho, I was thinking the same thing. I’d probably have a better shot at MIT/Caltech if I could get that math SAT up, I am in AP Calc B/C as a junior. I’m really looking for schools that are in more of a high target/low reach area to add to the list.</p>