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<p>Hey, so like everyone else, can I get an honest opinion on which schools I'd have a chance with? I'm probably applying as an engineering (haven't decided which discipline) or applied math major. O yeahh... I'm an Asian girl if that means anything.</p>

<p>Academics:
GPA - Unweighted: 3.98 (I have 1 B on my transcript... from PE. SUPER LAME I know)
GPA - Weighted: 4.43
GPA - UC A-G: 4.64
Class Rank: top 5% (my school doesn't give exact ranks)
Class Size: 908 (huge suburban public school in the Bay Area)
Taken every AP/Honors class available except APUSH</p>

<p>Scores:
SAT I Math: 800
SAT I Critical Reading: 670
SAT I Writing: 690
SAT Total: 2160
ACT: 32
SAT II Literature: 580 (LAME I know. took it on a whim)
SAT II Math Level 2: 800
SAT II Biology - M: 770
SAT II Physics: 720
AP Chemistry: 1 (KNOCKED OUT during the test. LOL)
AP Calculus BC: 5
AP Physics B: 5</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars: pretty inconsistent...
Leo Club (community service) member: 10-12 grade
Colorguard: 9th grade
Forensics: 10th grade
Dance: 12th grade
Pre-med Club: 12th grade</p>

<p>Leadership positions:
Pre-med Club: Treasurer
Math tutor: 10-12 grade</p>

<p>Volunteer/Service Work:
300 community service hours</p>

<p>Honors and Awards:
AP Scholar</p>

<p>College Summer programs:
COSMOS (California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science) at UCI</p>

<p>Current Coursework:
AP Computer Science
Honors Anatomy and Physiology
AP Macroeconomics
AP Government
AP Literature and Composition
AP Statistics</p>

<p>Schools I'm applying to (all regular decision)
Columbia (DREAM SCHOOL! ishhh?)
USC
UC Berkeley
UCLA
UCSD
UC Davis
University of Chicago
Northwestern
Stanford (super reach)
NYU
Brown University
Cornell University
Emory University
Johns Hopkins University</p>

<p>THANKS A LOT! :)</p>

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<p>Yeah, being an Asian girl from the Bay Area puts you at a huge disadvantage simply because there are too many of you :stuck_out_tongue: I’d say you have a shot at all but Columbia and Stanford. While Cornell and Brown are ivies and therefore reaches, your academics aren’t lacking compared to their 2010 statistics. The only thing I’d worry about is your ECs because you have a lot of single year ECs, which doesn’t show much devotion on your part. I would say you have good ECs - enough so that adcoms won’t think you’re only booksmart - but they definitely don’t give you an upperhand.</p>

<p>Therefore, coming from a chance noob (me): [I’m only doing schools I’m somewhat familiar with]</p>

<p>Columbia: high reach
Stanford: high reach
USC: Unfamiliar [UF]
UCBerkely: match/high match
UCLA: match/high match
UCSD: UF
UCDavis: UF
UChicago: reach/high reach
Northwestern: reach
NYU: safety/match
Brown: reach
Cornell: reach
Emory: high match/reach
Johns Hopkins: high match</p>

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<p>Michigan, URochester, RPI (NY) and Lehigh might be worth a look also. Best of luck!</p>

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<p>For most of those you’re going to be a shoe-in (NYU, Cornell, Emory, UC’s).
Columbia and a few of those other top notch ones will definitely be totally up to luck. They can be very random at times. But I’d say 50/50 assuming you have a more extensive resume and/or EC’s.</p>

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<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>I think that everything besides EC’s match up. Test scores are in the middle 50%(higher for some schools on your list), and grades are obviously awesome. But leadership, community service, and awards are lacking. Any school based awards you can apply for?</p>

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