<p>what chance do you think my son will have to get in to these schools? Thanks for your time:)</p>
<p>AP usHistory-4
Chem-3</p>
<p>SAT:
CR 700
Math 710
Writing 720
MC 71
E10</p>
<p>Rank: 26/350
GPA 3.8 unweighted
4.2 weighted</p>
<p>SAT subj: history 700, math 2 790, chem 750, lit 690</p>
<p>Lead actor in musicals/theatre
Mock Trial
Leadership (Gay Straight Alliance)
camp counselor</p>
<p>Unless your family has donated buildings at Yale or Stanford, I would not spend teh application fee. Other than those two, I believe that he can get in anywhere else on that list. UCB might be a reach, but essays and recs will determine his acceptance. Good luck.</p>
<p>UCI: Safe match
UCSD: High match
USC: Match
UCLA/UCB: Slight Reach
Yale/Stanford: Super reach (reach if he's black/Native American)</p>
<p>Your son's a leader for the Gay Straight Alliance.</p>
<p>That's uhh... interesting..</p>
<p>Yale and Stanford are extreme long shots, USC is a maybe with great recs and essays, don't know about UCs.</p>
<p>UCLA/UCB: Slight Reach
UCSD: Match
UCI: Safe Match</p>
<p>are you a minority? low income? living in california?</p>
<p>thanks everyone for your comments. I forgot to put UCDavis and UC Santa Barbara. Does anyone know how difficult it is to get into the honors college at U.of Oregon? (he has been accepted to the school already but has not heard anything about the honors college). Hey, I know it is a long shot for Yale, Stanf, UCB, UCLA, but you just gotta try in case .... He has excellent recs and I think the essays were very good.</p>
<p>bobbobbob, we live in CA but are wasp. No, he wont qualify for anything (aid) but merit scholarships.</p>
<p>leftcoast36:</p>
<p>UCB/UCLA: Slight Reach
UCSD: Match
UCI: Safe Match</p>
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Unless your family has donated buildings at Yale or Stanford, I would not spend teh application fee.
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Incorrect.</p>
<p>Yes, Stanford and Yale are reaches, but unhooked applicants with lower stats have gotten into schools like Stanford and Yale. Those schools look at the whole package--if they believe a student will contribute significantly to their community (and moreso than other applicants), they will accept them. This student has shown that he can be a leader, and although he hasn't won Intel or something like that, he's done a few interesting things. With good enough essays and recs, the applicant could easily get in. I know someone who got a 1200 on the SAT who went to Brown (although she was hispanic). Never ever give up on dream schools because you never know what could happen..</p>
<p>great reply gmman. it's always worth a shot. all you lose is the application fee and time. but trying and failing is better than not trying at all. that applies to all arenas in life. you guys should know better than to crush someone's dream.</p>