<p>I go to an average public HS in CA (I'm in the top 10% out of about 400).</p>
<p>GPA: 3.8 unweighted, about 4.1 or 4.15ish weighted (my transcripts just say the unweighted).</p>
<p>ACT: 30 w/ a 34 in english and a 30 in math (I took them again this month, hoping for a higher score).
SAT: 730V, 640M, 660 W
SAT II:
Lit 700
US History 650
(debating retaking them next month)</p>
<p>11th grade classes:
AP US History A/A
AP Bio A/A
Math Analysis (precalc) A/B
Honors English A/A
Anatomy & Physiology A/A
Spanish 3 A/B
French 1 A/A</p>
<p>12 grade:
AP Calculus AB
AP English lit
AP Poli Sci/AP gov't
AP Chemistry
AP environmental sci
TA for precalc</p>
<p>Had AP world as a sophmore.</p>
<p>Recs: junior year anatomy and APUSH teachers. My school is public and has very little teacher-student interaction, but these teachers liked me so they should be good. I'm also going to have my riding coach write me one that should be excellent.</p>
<p>My ECs are a little odd. I'm VP of a student-founded community service organization unique to our school. I like it because we get to be in charge of everything and get to do whatever we want (setting up sports programs for kids, drives for the homeless, beach/creek cleanups, reading/yardwork for elderly). I do about 2/4 hrs week with that. I also volunteer for nonprofit horse organizations.</p>
<p>My main EC is riding. It's a 24/7 thing. I work riding horses for $$ or free training during my summers and whenever I have time during the school year. I have two horses I compete and have done so throughout all of HS in eventing, dressage, and jumpers. I'm decent at it, but don't have the money to be as competitive on a national level as some kids.
I'm also active in Pony Club and have a national 'B' rating. Through this program my rating enables me to teach my peers/younger kids and also test them at their ratings, so it's a fair amount of leadership.
I realize this doesn't make a lot of sense to people who don't ride, and that's part of my problem.</p>
<p>I co-founded and am editor in chief of an online magazine for junior equestrians.</p>
<p>My essays should be pretty decent.
I have no idea what I want to do, so I'll probably apply undeclared.</p>
<p>So, what are my chances?
Schools:
Cornell ED (gigantic reach, but it's my dream school)
UCSD
UCB (another big reach, but it's a UC so why not)
Boston University
UCD
UCSB
Cal Poly SLO (it's local and I'm basically guaranteed admission)
Anywhere else you'd reccomend? My school basically doesn't have a guidance counselor (or any other sort).</p>