Chances for schools listed and scholarships?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Here are my stats:</p>

<p>Upper middle-class</p>

<p>SAT first time: 1980
SAT second time: 2180
(CR- 800, MATH- 710, WR- 670)
PSAT- 197 :[</p>

<p>[on a 4.5 scale]
GPA: 4.49
(Freshmen year- 4.45, Soph. year- 4.5, Junior year- 4.5)
Unweighed GPA: 4.65
Ranking: 48/812(?); Basically top 6%</p>

<p>My grades soph and frehsmen year are a bit low, with 7 B's semester wise, but I took plenty of advance classes to make my GPA high.</p>

<p>I'm currently taking AP US History, AP Stats, AP Eng 3, AP Environmental Sci, Newspaper, Photo, Adv Precal [junior year] and my grades have been excellent.</p>

<p>Next year: Dual Credit econ/gov, AP Eng 4, AP Art History, Independent Student Mentorship (For business and journalism), Newspaper</p>

<p>SAT IIs: Math IIC, U.S. History, Eng. lit</p>

<p>EC:
USS swimming for 8 years (including 9th-currently); In 9th grade I was on the JV swim team
1st place district for 100 breaststroke and 3rd for 100 free
7 years of piano (including 9th-currently)- various awards such as Guild and a bunch of other stuff I can't recall right now
Theory Test 9th and 10th grade with scores of 100+
Vice-President of SWAS (community service club)
I don't have an abundance of community service hours, but I have enough (around 100 hours+) from volunteering at the library and from SWAS/NHS
Features editor of School Newspaper and HOPEFULLY editor-in-chief next year
Photographer for school newspaper
I write album reviews for an online webzine (Possibly would look good if I applied for journalism?)
Possibly a job at NASA next year as a secretary
Worked at tutoring math center called Kumon
NHS for end of 10th-currently
Model UN for 10th-12th grade</p>

<p>Here's a list of schools I'm considering:
USC [Presidential scholarship?]
UNC: Chapel Hill
UCLA
UT: Austin [But for the business honors which I hear is really tough to get in]
Boston University
Columbia
U of Chicago
UCSD</p>

<p>Possible majors: Business, PR, Journalism; I"m leaning the most towards business</p>

<p>What are my chances for those schools and if high, a chance at a possible scholarship? Thanks for any input!</p>

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<p>annn:</p>

<p>Assuming you are a California resident,
UCLA: Match
UCSD: Safety</p>

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<p>Nope, I'm not. Texas resident, which is why unless I don't get any scholarships at all, I'll be going to UT (automatically accepted).</p>

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<p>annnnn... hahaha i will keep hush :X</p>

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<p>annn:</p>

<p>UCLA: Slight Reach (out of state)
UCSD: Safe Match (out of state)</p>

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<p>hahaaha wow old thread. hey alice :)</p>

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<p>umm yeah your stats blow. i'm thinking usc is a big reach.</p>

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<p>USC--reach
Boston University--reach
Columbia--big reach
U of Chicago--big reach</p>