Chances please (nyu, bu, usc,etc)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>•CA Resident / Asian American
•GPA: 3.4UW/3.6W (approximates)
•Rank: School doesn’t rank
•Very competitive Public school (No.1 in District, one of the 21 Public Elites according to Newsweek)
•Class size: ~550</p>

<p>•SAT: 2060 (650 M, 800 W (12 essay), 610 CR)
•SAT 2: Spanish Language: 760
U.S. History: 650</p>

<p>EC’s:</p>

<p>•Aid for Africa (11-12): Publicist. I was elected as a Publicist when the club first started in my Junior year. I am responsible for creating club flyers, planning for the Club Fair and other fundraising events, and creating designs for club t-shirts.
•Amnesty International (11-12): Member.
•Church Homeless Ministry (11-12): Volunteer. I have multiple responsibilities, including tables/chairs preparation, food distribution, serving coffee, and singing in the choir.
•City's Open Space Nature Preserve (Summer 2006): Volunteer. I mainly worked on trail maintenance and administrative work.
•Tutoring (9): I tutored elementary kids around my neighborhood in Guatemala.
•Soccer instructor (9): I taught soccer to elementary kids around my neighborhood in Guatemala.</p>

<p>Awards:</p>

<p>•Principal’s Honor Roll</p>

<p>Recs:</p>

<p>•Counselor –good. I know her very well.
•English teacher – good. Had her for junior year and have her now too. She knows me well too, academically and personally.</p>

<p>•I lived in Guatemala for about 14 years. I moved to the U.S. for 10th grade. I realized that my current school’s curriculum is way harder/stronger than that of the school I attended back in Guatemala. Although not a straight A’s student, I tried my best to pull a decent GPA while adapting to my new life in the US.</p>

<p>Schools: NYU, BU, USC, Rochester, Richmond, Bentley, Wake Forest, and all the UC's.</p>

<p>Any input will be greatly appreciated.</p>

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<p>UCR, UCI, UCSC, UCM, UCD - matches</p>

<p>UCSD/LA/Berk/SB - reaches, some more than others.</p>

<p>not familiar with USC, sorry.</p>

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<p>Thanks. </p>

<p>BUMP</p>

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<p>BU ,Wake Forest, lower UCs - matches</p>

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<p>Would USC, NYU, and Rochester be high reaches?</p>

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<p>which school at nyu are you looking at? your sat and gpa are a little low but who knows. your sat 2s are in their range so your chances are reasonable.</p>

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<p>Cas .</p>

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<p>Berkeley: reach
UCLA: reach
UCSD: slight reach - reach
UCSB/UCD/UCI: slight reach - high match
UCSC: match - safe match
UCR/UCM: safety</p>

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<p>Damn, I have the same SAT score as you and around the same GPA, but your extracurriculars are way better than mine! I'm applying to NYU and BU also. Good luck, man.</p>

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<p>Good luck to you too, jenslekman.</p>

<p>Just to add: I wrote my essay based on my experience living in Guatemala. Teachers/GC said it was nice. I hope my essay will be the "hook."</p>