<p>I was wondering what my chances for some of these schools were. I have good EC's. My 9-11 UW GPA is 3.74, 10-11 UW is 3.65, 9-11 W GPA is 4.2, 10-11 W GPA is 4.35, UC GPA is 4.05. I got a 2040 on the SAT, retaking in October(aiming for 2200-2300), 780 Math IIC (aiming for 800), 640 Bio(aiming for 750+ on physics, already took Physics AP C Mech.), 620 USH (aiming for 700+). Taking IIC, Physics, and USH in November. Im studying for all of these SAT's in the summer. Im a cal. resident, and an african-american male. School doesn't rank, but def. top 10%.</p>
<p>I'll apply to: Harvard, Princeton, MIT, Stanford, Dartmouth, Northwestern, UPenn, Duke, UC Berkeley, UCLA, and UCSD.</p>
<p>How much of an advantage would i get by getting my SATs up, i know they're a bit low now.</p>
<p>whats the average SAT II scores for UCB, UCLA, and UCSD? I can only seem to find the SAT I scores. For some reason UCB/UCLA are around 2040, but this seems a bit low.</p>
<p>well id say that ucb n ucla would be matches since you are instate. for the others....hypothetically if u dont bring your scores up...then they are all probably reaches</p>
<p>You need to get some more practical options; you assume in your OP that you will just be able to jump up 100 points in all of your SAT sections--more often than not it doesn't work out like that. Check out Davis, Irvine, SDSU, and USC for a more rounded college list.</p>
<p>^^Are you retarded? He is definitely qualified enough for UCSD, and since its point based, he should be able to count on acceptance there. Furthermore, i wouldnt be surprised if he got into a few of those private schools as well.</p>
<p>i wouldnt say ucsd is for sure. ucsd is a match for the poster, and ucla and uc berkeley would be slight reaches. i believe the average admit into ucsd has around a 1950, and ucla and uc berkeley around a 2050. average admit for 2005 was a 1307 for ucsd and around 1340 for ucla and 1360 for uc berkeley. having some safeties like irvine davis santa barbara ect would be a good idea not because i dont think he will get into sd or la or berkeley, but because at best they are matches, and not guarenteed by any meens.</p>
<p>Well, it seems almost impossible to get into Berkeley and UCLA with those stats (3.0 GPA and 1700 SAT total) unless they got in with the extra points allowed for people who:</p>
<p>(1) come from low income or disadvantaged areas
(2) one or both parents who never went to college
(3) a specialty in a particular field such as much, microbiology studies, top academic specialty, or recruited as a varsity athlete</p>
<p>Since I believe what yousay is true, it makes me realize that you probably come from a high school that the UCs have determined is "disadvantaged" and where at least some of the students have parents who did not go to college.</p>
<p>If you fall into one or both of these categories, then your chances of getting into UCLA and/or UC Berkeley with those stats of yours are greater than for the average student in California--and would make you a match at both schools. Obviously, you are a match for UCSD with or without this situation.</p>
<p>As far as the other schools, you need to be in the top 5% or so of your school to have a good shot at Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, MIT, and Duke. On the other hand, with these grades and test scores and as a URM, I think you have a good shot at UPenn and Northwestern.</p>
<p>um... hard to say.. ucsd and all the uc's below that you are in.. ucla is a very very slight match... but your cutting it close... raise your sats 2100+ for safetu.. your ec's??? uc berkeley also might be a slight reach... raise your sats and pick a great ec and your in. My friend had a 4.04 W and 2160 on the SAT and got into UCLA... but rejected from Berkeley... 4.0 W and 2100 is the tipping point</p>
<p>the rest of the schools you will get rejected unless your a legacy, first gen, athleet or if you get your sats up 100-200 points.. for those schools 2200 is the cutoff</p>
<p>Yeah, im gonna try to get the scores up. But, i dont think theres any cut off, even for a school like MIT, some of the students get 600s on the math part, or even 400s/500s on the verbal. I'm gonna try the ACT too, if that will help.</p>
<p>you would have a pretty good chance at ivys, as their are very discriminatory in terms of race. i think harvard has a specific racial percentage (ie 19% asian, 1% native american, 20% black etc.). But anyways, it would help if you listed your ECs like any varsity sports.</p>