Chances of getting into NYU, BU, UW, ect.?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>What are my chances at these schools? What other great schools do I have a chance in?
I plan on applying to NYU, BU, UW, UCSD, Pepperdine. Do you think those are reach schools for me? If so, then my actual "reach" schools are galaxies away... I don't even want to mention them!</p>

<p>Anyway...</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Asian (Filipino)
Residency: Las Vegas, Nevada
Rank 50/502 (Top 10%)</p>

<p>I am a senior enrolled in a typical, public high school.
Unweighted: 3.2
Weighted 4.0
This should increase after the first semester with my classes.</p>

<p>SAT I: 1590
I will be retaking the SAT next month and I will also be taking the ACT for the first time next month. Testing is my worst. </p>

<p>Six classes every year. 10 Possible AP's at my school.
Freshman Year: 3 Honors/0 AP's
Sophomore Year: 4 Honors/1 AP
Junior Year: 4 Honors/2 AP's
Senior Year (currently): 5 AP's
Total of 8 AP's taken.</p>

<p>It may seem like I'm taking these college prep courses to better prepare myself, but I actually took classes that I was passionate about.</p>

<p>EC:
Key Club (4 years- Historian for 1 year, Vice President for a summer, then promoted to President.)
Mu Alpha Theta (2 years)
Church Youth Ministry Member (2 years)
Church Youth Ministry Core Team Leader (1 year)
Church Choir (3 years-Two different churches.)
Best Buddies Member (2 years)
RSVP (Raising Student Voice and Participation-2 years)
Renaissance (2 years)
and others that I cannot think of at the moment.</p>

<p>I can estimate ~400 hours of community service. Really proud whenever I do volunteer work.</p>

<p>Interested in majoring in journalism and international communications, or along the lines of pre-med and Biology. I am very passionate in all.</p>

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<p>BU and UW are good targets if you were to get around 1800-1950 on your sat’s. The others will be difficult to get in even with a 300 point increase in your SATs, but I believe you can get accepted into at least one of them, in no small part due to your great ec’s. Your schedule for senior year seems very rigorous, how are you handling the load it so far?</p>

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<p>Thank you, HelloNelly. The year has only started and I’m going on my third week of senior year. Honestly, I’m not finding it difficult at all. It feels as if my extra curricular activities are what I’m spending most of my time on! Then again, the year has just begun. I’ve learned how to balance my time throughout the years.
I forgot to mention that my GPA has only been advancing since sophomore year, and I’m quite proud of myself for that.
Really hoping to reach at least a 1900 on my SATs in October. We will just have to see how I do!
Not that this matters much, but I’m unfortunately from the state with the lowest ranking in education nationally.</p>