Chances for HYPSM, Berkeley, UCLA, and Caltech

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Objective:
-SAT: Composite=2360, M=800, CR=770, W=790
-SAT Subject Tests: Math II=800, Chemistry=800, Physics=800
-GPA: 4.0 out of 4.0 (unweighted)
-Rank: 1 out of 384
-AP Scores: AP Calculus BC 5(AB 5), AP Physics 1 5, AP Physics 2 5, AP Biology 5, AP Psychology 5, AP US Gov. & Pol 5, AP Macroeconomics 4, AP Comparative Gov. & Pol 3(Self study)
Senior Schedule: IB English A Lit HL, IB History of the Americas HL, IB TOK, IB Biology HL, IB Mandarin B SL, IB Computer Science SL, IB Mathematics SL
Major Awards: State Champion FBLA, Entrepreneurship, State Champion FBLA Economics, State Champion Science Olympiad Air Trajectory
Subjective:
-Extracurriculars:
President of Serious for Science Club( 11-12/Cofounded)
Vice President Programming Club (11-12/Cofounded)
Vice President National Science Honor Society (11-12)
Vice President Science Engineering fair(10-12)
Build Captain of Science Olympiad(11-12)
JV Captain Cross Country(11-12)(JV captain first part of senior year, then moved up to varsity)
Vice President Future Investors for America (10-12)
Competition Coordinator FBLA (9-12)
Eagle Scout(All Palms)
-Physics Internship at UNCC
-Finalist in National Physics Olympiad
-About 400 Hours of Volunteer Service
-National Merit Semifinalist
-National AP Scholar

Others:
-Gender:Male
-Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
-Upper middle class (income around 250k)
-10/10 Recommendation from Chemistry Teacher and 8/10 Recommendation from Computer Science Teacher
-Essays: Generally a 9(Aunt is an English major so had a lot of help)

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I’m split between either just CS/EECS for major or Physics/Computer Science and Business double major. In case it changes because of college of engineering and College of Letter and Science.

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HYPSM - you are as competitive as anybody but who knows? Did you apply EA/ED to any of them or Caltech? Are you adding Penn? Good engineering and excellent business.
Berkeley, UCLA = likely but no FA for OOS. Are they affordable to you ? $57K/yr is over 1/3 of your parents take-home income.
Caltech = likely. Caltech is data driven.

I’d also suggest you apply to UMich to CoE and pre-admit to Ross. IMO , that is probably the closest you will get in a highly ranked school (#6 engin, #4 business) in a more relaxed, smaller city and has good FA and some merit aid.

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bump

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UCLA,UCB - low/match (very likely)
Others - you are competitive (could be admitted to 1/3 of them)

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how is USAPhO finalist not under Major Awards…
And agree with uclaparent9

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Agree with above. You are as competitive for these schools as anyone reasonably can be. Now get off CC and do something productive! :stuck_out_tongue:

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@BasedBioGod Because I figure it isn’t an award in that I won something.

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@SamLPeach

Not sure what you mean…but good job tho