Chances please! UC's and some others...

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi guys, I think my worst area is my grades, my school is competitive...
(I live in California)</p>

<p>GPA: 3.5 Unweighted, 4.0 Weighted
UC GPA: 3.9
Class Rank: School doesn't rank, but probably top 10%, definitely top 15%</p>

<p>SAT's: 2360</p>

<p>Math: 800
Reading: 780
Writing: 780</p>

<p>SAT II's:</p>

<p>Math II: 800
Physics: 790
Biology E: 720</p>

<p>AP's:</p>

<p>Biology: 5
U.S. History: 3
Calculus AB: 4
English Language: 4
Physics B: 4</p>

<p>EC's:</p>

<p>Varsity Tennis
President of Young Voters Club
President of Knowledge Bowl
President of Rubik's Cube Club</p>

<p>Work/Volunteering:</p>

<p>400+ Hours of Community Service
Two summers working for Los Angeles Redevelopment Agency
Internship at computer repair shop
Volunteered for Obama's campaign</p>

<p>Essays: "of publishable quality"</p>

<p>Recommendations: Very good</p>

<p>Also, I'm writing a book right now. Would it be helpful to publish the book before applying? (not that college is the reason for writing the book)</p>

<p>Can you chance me for these schools?</p>

<p>UChicago (Legacy)
Cornell
Emory
UC Berkeley
UCLA
UCSD
UCSB</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>You already finished your essays? If your book gets published by a well known publisher, yeah, it will help a lot if you publish the book before applying. But you can always mention in your application that you are in the process of writing a book, by no means should you rush in publishing the book just to get better chances.</p>

<p>Your scores are excellent, grades are so-so, and ECs look great. However, grades matter more than anything for UCs, so here’s my guesses.</p>

<p>UChicago (early) - match
Cornell - slight reach
Emory - match
UC Berkeley - slight reach
UCLA - slight reach
UCSD - match
UCSB - safe match</p>