Colleges I’m looking into:
UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCD, UCSB Northeastern, UMD, and some state/city schools
Asian girl from NYC public high school. Doing Army ROTC in college. Have legacy at UCB, UCLA, and UCSB. Business or food sciences maybe. Undecided as of right now.
Teacher recs are great. 4 from AP English teacher, Army Instructor, and 2 science research teachers.
SAT
USH: 670
Chinese: 700
January:
580 CR
610 Math
630 Writing
Total 1820
June:
800 CR
730 Math
690 Writing
Total 2220
ACT
Still waiting on it
Courseload (9-11)
AP English Language
AP U.S. History
AP World History- 3
AP Chemistry
(12)
AP English Literature
AP Psychology
GPA
UW 3.64
W 3.75
(Yes, I know I slacked big time. EC’s and family problems got in the way, but not really an excuse.)
EC’s: grades I did these activities
-Army JROTC: 9-12
-Army JROTC Patriot Battalion Alpha Company Commander/Cadet Captain: 12
-Army JROTC Patriot Strength Varsity Raider Team (Ranked 4th in the nation) Assistant Commander (Co-captain): 10-12
-Army JCLC Honor Graduate (ranked 1st regionally for leadership and cadet knowledge): 11
-Congressional Community Service Award: 9
-Mentor, Science Research Program: 9-12 (Also competed at NYCSEF and JSHS local science fairs)
-Founder & President, Photography Club/Humans of Francis Lewis High School: 10-12
-Member/Competitor, Model United Nations Club: 10-12
-Member/Technician, News Broadcasting Club: 11-12
-Senior Promoter, LyfeCycle (student-founded NGO-nonprofit): 11-12
-Member, Marching Band: 12
-Member, Cross Country/Indoor/Outdoor Track Team: 9
-Member, National Honor Society: 11-12
-Volunteer, state senate campaign: 11
-Volunteer, senior care center: 11-12
-Marketing Intern, DoSomething.org: 12
-Junior geneticist/trainee, Harlem DNA & Genetics Lab: 12
-Clarinet lessons (5-12)
UCSC, UCR and UCM are your best bets for the UCs due to your GPA a compelling essay could open the door to UCSB, UCD and UCI. The others are really unlikely.
I disagree somewhat with the previous poster. I think that you have a good shot at all but UCB, UCLA, and UCSD, which I feel are reaches. Your SATs are very competitive, your ECs are solid, and your GPA, while not stellar, is certainly not awful. Your ethnicity, however, may hurt you, and you will have to develop a compelling essay explaining whatever family problems you had. It might be useful to calculate your UC GPA and compare that to the averages.
Chance me back please! 
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1787686-chances-thank-you.html#latest
As hard as it is to believe, ethnicity plays no role in UC (or CSU) admission - it is the law…
UC’s are 55K for out of state per year. Make sure you can afford it.
I’m aware. But as I stated, I’m doing Army ROTC to the schools I listed above, and that gives me a full or partial scholarship to the schools I get into.
California UC’s do not consider legacy or LOR’s.
UCSB/UCD: High Match (GPA low)
UCB/UCLA: Low Reach (GPA low)
Great EC’s and writing some good essays could bump your chances up for all these schools. Good Luck.