<p>Hey, just wondering about my chances for these schools:
Brown
Georgetown
UNC Chapel Hill
University of Virginia
Vanderbilt
Notre Dame
Boston College
UT Austin
UCs (in state)
UC Davis
UC Berkeley
UCLA
UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Cruz
Cal Poly SLO
(any suggestions???)</p>
<p>California resident, living in the SF Bay Area.
Income bracket of 200k per year (whole family).
Of Iranian descent
Public School, ranked top 10 in state
Junior</p>
<p>Transcript:
-8th grade (went to high school for math)
-Geometry: A / A</p>
<p>-Freshman UW: (3.93) W: (3.93)
-Algebra 2: A- / B
-Drama: A / A
-Integrated Science: A- / A-
-World Cultures and Geography/Social Issues: A- / A-
-Spanish 5/6: A / A
-PE: A / A
-English: A / A</p>
<p>-Sophomore UW: (3.64) W:(4.07)
-Precalculus: B / A-
-AP European History: B / B
-Honors Chemistry: B / B
-Honors Spanish 7/8: A- / A-
-Integrated Science: A- / A-
-English: A- / A
-PE: A / A</p>
<p>Extra Curricular Activities:
-1 year JV soccer
-2 years V soccer (will be 3, will also be captain)
-All-league second team as a Junior
-Will be 4 years in Junior State of America (political club, statewide)
-In JSA cabinet
-Vice Mayor of Golden Gate Region of JSA
-Anti-bullying club, 3 years
-Spanish Language and Culture Club
-Outdoor Adventure Club
-Key Club
-Honors Society, 4 years
-California Scholarship Federations, 4 years</p>
<p>Brown: high reach
Georgetown: mid-high reach
UNC Chapel Hill: high reach (OOS)
University of Virginia: low reach
Vanderbilt: low reach
Notre Dame: low reach
Boston College: match
UT Austin: high match</p>
<p>UC Davis: match
UC Berkeley: low reach
UCLA: low reach
UC Santa Barbara: low match/safety (kinda…)
UC Santa Cruz: low match/safety
Cal Poly SLO: low match</p>
<p>As for suggestions, Occidental college would be a match. UCSD as well. Have you considered USC, maybe? Your list is all over the place so I’m just wondering how you compiled this list.</p>
<p>The only thing I am saying all off of is that while your ACT is GREAT, the GPA is low, and your EC’s aren’t super impressive. That being said, if you can pull great essays, you have a shot at most of these schools.:)</p>
<p>For the UCs and Cal Poly, it depends heavily on your choice of major. For instance, getting into Cal as a liberal arts major won’t guarantee that you can change into Cal’s engineering school. And the engineering school’s admission criteria are tougher than Letter & Science.</p>
<p>As for Cal Poly, if you are applying for college of engineering:</p>
<p>UCB: Reach to High reach (depending on major)
UCLA: Lower than Cal’s Reach
UCSD: High Match
UCD: Match
UCSB: Match
UCI: Match/Low Match
UCSC: Safety</p>
<p>Other extra curriculars:
-2 summers working at Buck Institute for Research on Aging, working on pharmacogenetics, lifespan analysis, senescence, oxidization, and scientific ethics. Nearly published in a paper… but put in over 300 hours total over 2 summers.
-Will most likely get internship at UCSF, Stanford, or Brigham and Women’s Hospital next year.</p>
<p>Brown - Reach
Georgetown - Reach
UNC Chapel Hill - Reach if you’re out of state, match if in state
University of Virginia - Reach if you’re out of state, match if in state
Vanderbilt - Reach
Notre Dame - Low reach
Boston College - Low reach
UT Austin - Reach if you’re out of state, match if in state
UCs (in state)
UC Davis - Match
UC Berkeley - Reach (it’s a reach for everyone)
UCLA - Reach (for the same reason)
UC Santa Barbara - Match
UC Santa Cruz - Safety
Cal Poly Slo - Safety</p>
<p>Other ideas:
Emory - plausible reach
Northwestern - reach
UMichigan - match/low reach
BU - match/safety
USC - match
NYU - match</p>
<p>If you apply ED somewhere, I suggest Vandy. If you don’t want to do ED but rather SCEA I think you should do Gtown. Also, look into Emory (they have ED1 and ED2) cause its a great school. </p>