Chances to my DREAM SCHOOLS??

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi! I'm Currently a Junior in HS and I live in Illinois. Unfortunately, I hate the midwest and would absolutely love to move out west to study. I'm particularly looking for a college that would give me a good amount of merit-based financial aid, as I don't want thousands of dollars of student debt after graduation. Nonetheless, below are my top 7 schools, ordered from highest rank to least. If you guys could let me know which school(s) is most appropriate for me, I would LOVE the help! Thanks!!</p>

<p>UC Berkeley
USC
UCLA
UCSD
UCSB
U Washington - Seattle
U Oregon</p>

<p>General Stats:
State: IL
Caucasian Male, Junior
GPA (unweighted): 3.97
GPA (weighted): 4.29
ACT: 31
ACT Superscores: E 33, M 36, R 30, S 30
ACT Writing: 11
SAT: 2050 (R630, M770, W650)
Intended Major: Chemistry</p>

<p>Weighted Classes (year taken) :
Hon. Patterns of Communication (9)
Hon. Geometry (9)
Hon. Chemistry (10)
Hon. Algebra 2 (10)
Hon. Molecular Biology (11)
Hon. Precalculus (11)
AP Chemistry (12)
AP Physics 1 (12)
AP Calculus AB (12)
AP Chinese Language & Culture (12)</p>

<p>EC's (years involved) :
Varsity Track & Field - one of the best in state (4)
USA Track & Field Junior Olympic Nationals (3)
National Honor Society - President (2)
National Chinese Honor Society (3)
Chemistry Club (2)
Rock Climbing Club (1)
Junior Board (1)
P.E. Leader (2)
Literacy Center Peer Tutor (2)
Fermilab Saturday Morning Physics (1)</p>

<p>Service & Jobs:
Customer Service (1 yr)
Graphic Designer (2 yrs)
Around 300-600 service hours accumulated
Organized various service projects:
American Heart Association
Feed My Starving Children
Loaves & Fishes
St. Baldrick's Foundation</p>

<p>Awards:
Ministry of Taiwan Huayu Chinese Enrichment Scholarship Recipient
Valparaiso Chinese Speech Contest - 1st place
Midwest Chinese Speech Contest - 1st place
Continental Math League
All - Academic All - Conference Award
Outstanding Achievement Award (three times)
Silver Test Tube Runner-up (twice)
Foreign Language Award
Outstanding Art Achievement</p>

<p>So...what do you guys think? Thanks for your help!!!</p>

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<p>come on guys, please? bumpp</p>

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<p>Everything but UCB, UCLA and USC are matches
You should get into at 1 or two of UCB, UCLA , USC
chance me
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<p>I was thinking the same thing. UCSD is my top choice right now, but everyone needs their reach schools :)</p>

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<p>BUMP I would like some more input as to what schools I would be able to get into with some decent financial aid</p>

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<p>Well…Public schools don’t give good merit aid or financial aid - especially for out of state students. Look into private colleges.</p>

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<p>Like what? There’s no good ones on the west coast. Of course there’s USC, but that’s a reach for me</p>

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<p>bump. what west coast priv schools would be a good fit for me?</p>

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<p>Check out the Claremont colleges, seeing as though you listed Cali schools on your list a few times…</p>

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<p>hm, I’ll check it out. thx!</p>

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<p>UC Berkeley- match
USC- low reach
UCLA- match
UCSD- low match
UCSB- low match
U Oregon- safety</p>