Chances for UCLA, John Hopkins, Dartmouth, etc?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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I’m interested in UCLA, Tufts, Dartmouth, Brown, John Hopkins, Yale, Stanford (and some very safe safeties)

GPA
Unweighted: 3.95
Weighted: 4.63
Class Rank: none, but top 5%

ACT
Composite: 32 - aiming for 34+ this September
English: 31, Math: 32, Reading: 33, Science: 33
Writing: 30

APs
European History (4)
Physics 1 (4)
Calculus AB (4)
US History (3)
Statistics
Psychology

IBs
English HL 1 & 2
Chemistry/Biology HL 1
Biology HL 2
Psychology Research Methods HL 1
20th Century History

ECs

  1. (Community Service) Hospital volunteer, assisting patients, 8 hrs/wk, (11, 12)
  2. (Family Responsibilities) Babysitter for my younger siblings, 15 hr/wk, (9, 10, 11, 12)
  3. (Work) Math tutor for those w/ and w/o learning disabilities, 3 hr/wk, (9, 10, 11, 12)
  4. (Religious/Leadership) Youth Group Leader (12)
  5. (Religious) Volunteer camp counselor for a day camp and an overnight camp, 8-15 year-old girls (10, 11, 12)
  6. (Performing Arts) Member of a regional award-winning choir (9, 10, 11, 12)
  7. (Clubs) Two service clubs. In one of them, we played games and talked with the special ed students during lunch once a week. In the other, we put together hygiene and play kits for children in Ecuador.
  8. (Sport) Track and Field (9, 10)

Awards: AP Scholar with Honor

Intended Major: undecided, but something in the sciences

Other info: white, female, middle-class (but will still need financial aid because of my big family), CA resident

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I think Yale, Stanford, and Brown are probably unattainable, but if you write good essays I think you will have a shot at the others.

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@enzyme17 way too just kill someone’s mood lol.

@toolegittoquit you always have a shot at everything. you have very good ec’s and if you can write a killer essay, anything is possible. just believe in yourself. even if you don’t get in, you know your own capabilities and you should continue to work hard no matter what college you get into. good college does not equal success.

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@enzyme17 Thanks for your input! Now I’m just cracking up because of @yongbtsbap comment. But I really do appreciate your honesty

@yongbtsbap I am so grateful for your encouragement. And I may or may not have stalked your other threads, but you need to take your own advice! Your SAT I and IIs are great, so focus on your essays. You are going to be really happy whenever you end up, I’m sure! And if you do that, I promise I’ll be just as optimistic about my admissions process :wink:

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@toolegittoquit thank you so much for the advice as well. i think this site can sometimes be a little toxic because you see so many amazing people who are worried that they won’t get into their dream schools but in the end… isn’t how hard you work all that matters? regardless, i wish you the best of luck in your admissions and i truly hope you get into all the schools you apply for.