<p>male student from Los Angeles
school: Title One school in Los Angeles
Parent income: dad: 70K +
mom: unemployed
sibling: one brother
first generation student.
Korean american
rank: well, they calculate end of senior year. But I believe I am in the top 10 percent. But likely much higher. I will check up on it later. </p>
<p>my freshman year really sucked because I found out my dad had a tumor and was seriously ill. ( Seriously, he couldnt work for about 6 months due to therapy and recovering.) I used to have straight A's throughout my high school career but freshman year was different. Then after my dad was ok, I started to focus back in school. </p>
<p>Freshman Year:
Geometry C/B
Honors World History B/B
Biology B/A
English 1 A/A
Spanish 1 A/A
unweighted:3.4
weighted:3.6</p>
<p>Sophmore:
Algebra 2 A/A
Spanish 2 A/A
Honors English 2 A/A
AP World History A/A
AP Biology A/A
unweighted: 4.0
weighted: 4.6</p>
<p>Junior Year:
Math Analysis A/A
AP Eng. A/A
AP USH A/A
AP Chem A/A
AP Environmental science A/A
Spanish 3 A/A
unweighted: 4.0
weighted: 4.667</p>
<p>Senior Schedule:
AP Lit.
AP Spanish
AP Govt./Pol.
AP Physics
AP Calc. BC
AP Mac. Econ</p>
<p>ec's:
-Mock trial 10-12
-President of Volunteer Services in a organization that helps people with disabilities.
-secretary of kiwins.
-Do book drives annually and donate them to various organizations
-have about 1500+ hours of community service</p>
<p>summer programs:
A mock trial camp 9th-11th grade so far. planning to go next year.</p>
<p>community college courses:
Psychology A/A
Elementary Statistics A/A
Korean Dance A/A <-- did this because I could not fit an art class in school.</p>
<p>Awards:
many volunteer awards from mayor
couple presidential volunteer award
well most of my award is from volunteering</p>
<p>i am going to guess my hook is going to be about volunteering. </p>
<p>well I live in Los angeles and do not want to leave beyond california.
chances at:
UCLA
UCSD
UCI
USC
UCM</p>
<p>I didn't see any SATs in there. Assuming that you get, say, a 2100,
I'd agree with flopsy. Look at UCB, you have a pretty good chance. Even Stanford and Caltech are possibilites. Or break the stereotype and look at Pomona or Harvey Mudd.</p>
<p>You will likely get into all the schools you listed. Look for some more prestigious. If you don't want to leave California, then CIT and Stanford are good schools.</p>
<p>USC: match for sure
UCLA: match
UCM: super duper saftey
UCI: super saftey
UCSD: saftey match</p>
<p>seriously..you should be applying to Stanford and Cal Tech. Or even Harvard or Princeton. Or even ..you get the point. You have flawless grade (except for freshman year but understandable due to your father's illness) and you EC's are solid and you have a strong passion for community service. SAT I and II scores are pretty dam good. If you can get 2200 for SAT I, you would be basically in almost any college you apply to. Consider applying to top 10 colleges. If you can't afford it, there are so many scholarships that is out there that will help you out significantly. just apply man. I really can't find anything lacking in you</p>
<p>agree wit the above. improve ur SATs 100 points and ull have good chances at some ivies. though i dont believe volunteering is a hook. i know some people that volunteered 1000+ hours in their 4 high school years.,</p>
<p>pyroclastic ,
There are some personal issues that prevent me from going away from L.A. I was only wondering about the other UC's to see if I can get in. But USC or UCLA is really my only choice because I live about...5 to 15 minutes from each one without traffic.</p>
<p>1337, you have a great list of schools and your chances at acceptance are good at them. Don't worry about prestige. Pick schools that you feel are a good match for you. It sounds like you've put some serious thought into your college choices and you have good reasons for wanting to stay closer to home. If you are happy with these choices, that is ALL that matters. Congratulations on finding a list of schools that meet YOUR needs. I'll look forward to hearing about your acceptances.</p>