Chances: UChicago, UC's, and STUFF

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: 3.48 Unweighted, 4.0 Weighted
UC GPA: 3.86
Class Rank: School doesn't rank, but probably top 10%, definitely top 15%</p>

<p>SAT's: 2230
Math + Verbal: 1540 (UChicago disregards writing section)</p>

<p>Math: 780
Reading: 760
Writing: 690</p>

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

<p>Math II: 800
Literature: 750
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
Secretary of Mock Trial
L.A. Youth Newspaper
Organized Blood Drive
Organized Mock Election</p>

<p>Work/Volunteering:</p>

<p>200+ Hours of Community Service
Two summers working for Los Angeles Redevelopment Agency
Internship at computer repair shop
Volunteered for Obama's campaign
Worked for web company and developed a spinoff website for it</p>

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

<p>Recommendations: Very good and personal, Also I have two separate UChicago Alumni recs from my very articulate bosses</p>

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

<p>UChicago (Legacy: Dad)
Cornell
Johns Hopkins
Emory
Brandeis</p>

<p>UC Berkeley
UCLA
UCSD
UCSB
UCSC</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>UChic's still a slight reach for you i think, although i dont really know how much impact legacy has there, so it may be a match.</p>

<p>cornell, emory, brandeis, hopkins are also slight reaches.</p>

<p>i'd say you're in for all the UCs.</p>

<p>chance me back please?
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<p>Thanks a lot belle123!</p>

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<p>I'd call Brandeis a match, or even low match.
If your essays are all that good, and UChicago is a clear fit for you, I predict that you'll be in.</p>

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<p>Thank you, anyone else?</p>

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<p>Bump 10 char</p>

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<p>Your UC GPAs are low for the top 2 UCs but your ECs may tip in your favor.
You should be in UCSD and UCSB. U of Chicago is not stats conscious, it's all about essay so you have a chance there.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I'm also hoping that the first semester of senior year grades will help me for the UC's. I had a bad junior year. Does anyone know how important mid-year reports can be?</p>

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<p>Bump Bump Bump</p>

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<p>I don't think your GPA will hinder your application to UChicago. They've been known to accept people with a wide range of GPAs and SATs. I'm pretty positive you'll get in.</p>

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<p>Thank you thank you, I'll hope.</p>