Check/Chance My College List?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey! I'm new to posting on this website, but I've read a lot of posts on here.
I'm going to be a senior this fall from CA. I'm an Asian female.</p>

<p>Please chance for: Stanford, Johns Hopkins, all UCs, Whitman College, University of the Pacific (2+3 and 3+3 program), all CSU schools (including Cal Poly), and University of Washington.</p>

<p>^Is this a good list? Do you think I should have more matches/safeties/reaches?</p>

<p>-GPA: 3.9 unweighted, 4.4 weighted
-10 APs by end of senior year (World, Stat, Chem, Calc BC, Spanish 4, Bio, Psych, Macroecon, Gov, CompSci)
-~15% of my class
-ACT 29, twice ( :( )
-Sat 2 BioM = 700, Math 2 = 730</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-Lab research @ prestigious university, working on mini project to help with my mentor's project (11, 12)
-Class @ same prestigious university in my area (11)
-Volunteering @ local hospital, ~125 hrs by the time applications are in (10, 11, 12)
-Volunteered at hospital in the city, 50 hrs (11)
-Music lessons(1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) --> If anyone sees this, do you think I should submit a music supplement? And to which schools?
-Made it into SoCal's band for my instrument (11)
-Outstanding Musician awards (10, 11)
-Marching band (9, 10, 11, 12) and section leader (11, 12)
-Community orchestra (10, 11)
-Learned C++ during summer (12)
-ATDP @ Berkeley (10)
-Tutoring for music and math (9, 11)
-Officer and group founder of engineering club, competitions, fundraisers, contests (11, 12)
-ScienceOlympiad (11, 12)
-CSF (10, 11, 12)
-Interact (10, 11, 12)
-NHS (11, 12)
-Also member of a couple of medical clubs that started last year </p>

<p>Awards: Nothing major...I really focus on volunteering, research, and music so I have "mini" achievements for each.</p>

<p>I want to be a bio major. </p>

<p>Please give me your opinion! I've read a lot of these so I'd be happy to help you out too. </p>

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<p>Stanford - high reach
JHU/UCB - mid reach
UCLA - low reach
UCSD - low reach/high match
UCI, UCSB, UCD - match
UCR, UCM - safeties
CalPoly SLO - low match
other CSU’s - safeties
Whitman/Pacific - don’t know these schools well enough to chance</p>

<p>So far I think you have a good list. I’m assuming you are going to further narrow it down between what CSU’s/UC’s you’re going to apply to since all of them would be a lot haha. :slight_smile: </p>

<p>You have a very good GPA and excellent EC’s that reflect your interest in bio. However, your ACT score hurts you a lot. I checked the freshman admissions profile for a lot of the schools you listed-- while your GPA is around the 75th percentile, your ACT scores are around the 25th percentile and below. So you should definitely work on your test scores to make yourself a more competitive applicant. Also, try to get your teacher’s recommendations from your science/math teachers since you wanna be a bio major. </p>

<p>Chance me back please! :slight_smile:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1673206-yo-chance-me-uc-s-brown-cornell-u-wash-u-penn-etc-i-ll-chance-back.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1673206-yo-chance-me-uc-s-brown-cornell-u-wash-u-penn-etc-i-ll-chance-back.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>For Cal Poly, the averages for college of Math and Science are:</p>

<p>Avg GPA: 4.04
Avg Act: 30</p>

<p>So you are above average on GPA and below on test score. </p>

<p>I would say, </p>

<p>Cal Poly, UCD, UCSB= Match
UCI = Low Match/Match
UCSD= Low reach
UCLA=Reach </p>

<p>The rest are high reach. </p>

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<p>Thank you for your input guys! I will chance back anyone who requests it. :)</p>

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<p>I’m sorry, but a 29 on the ACT makes Stanford a very high reach. May I suggest studying over the summer? Berkeley JHU and UCLA are reaches as well. But I love the rest of your profile! Good luck </p>

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<p>I can’t say anything on chances but I would not submit a music supplement. That is for students with outstanding playing abilities proved through significant awards (All state, etc) or those willing to major or minor in music. </p>

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<p>I forgot to tell you all I’m trying very hard for my last ACT in September. I have scores in the 30s all except for reading (24). I know it’s terribly bad. I’ve tried almost everything! I can get 33s on my reading at home, but I get so nervous on the real test. If anyone has any way to get rid of nervousness please let me know! It’s super frustrating knowing I can get at least a 33 on practice ACTs, but not on the real test. </p>

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<p>@guineagirl96‌ Thanks, I wanted to confirm that. Do you know if submitting an audition will decrease your chances, or can it only help? I believe it may do either, depending on the school but I wanted to check. </p>

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<p>could you get your ACT up?</p>

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<p>@AmbiD77‌ Honestly I’m trying so hard lol. I know I am capable, I’ve gotten 33s on multiple practice tests before. It’s the nervousness that gets to me. </p>

<p>If I got my ACT up at least to a 30, do you think it would turn my low reaches into matches?</p>

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<p>Have you tried the SAT? Maybe you’ll do better on it. </p>

<p>I think the arts supplement may depend on whether music department faculty reviews them or not. However, I don’t know how much one could hurt (if at all) unless you play really really badly. But I would hope no one would send them a bad tape.</p>

<p>(also I meant wanting to major or minor not willing :stuck_out_tongue: oops, but same point)</p>

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<p>@ScaredLights‌ aw I know what you mean, my friend is in the same position. I second @guineagirl96‌, maybe try the SAT? If not, get the ACT up to a 31 maybe?</p>

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<p>Cal Poly- Match
UCD-Math
UCSB-Match
UCI - Low Match
UCSD- Low reach
UCLA-Reach
Stanford- High Reach (for everyone though. Get your ACT up like everyone else said to increase chances)</p>

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<p>@guineagirl96‌ I have tried it and I’m actually a little better than the ACT. :frowning: Thanks for the input!<br>
@AmbiD77‌ Thanks :)</p>

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<p>a) I highly doubt Stanford and JHU will consider your extracurriculars/the rest of your application until you bring your test scores/gpa up. If you want a chance at these schools, you will need to do the following: get a 4.0 first semester senior year, score a 34+ on the September ACT, score 800 on October SAT Math II. </p>

<p>b) For UC’s, you will make Davis downwards. 50-50 for SD. For LA/Berkeley, see recommendations in (a)

  • Note: UC’s value course difficulty a lot. If you have taken the hardest courses your school offers, I would say you would make SD downwards, and 30% chance at LA/Berkeley. </p>

<p>c) CSU/Cal Poly you are in. </p>

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<p>@WhartonnotHYPS Unrelated to this chance me thread, but do you know how impacted the biology major @ Cal Poly SLO is? Very difficult for engineering, but how difficult is it to apply as a biology major? I would like to apply too as that. </p>

<p>@ScaredLights I also agree for the most part. CSUs you should be fine. UCs probably Davis downwards, and possibly San Diego. Your reaches are very high reaches…but of course you gotta have reaches in your college list somewhere. :)</p>

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<p>@TheFellowMello‌ I am pretty sure you can make Cal Poly SLO for any major you apply. They use an algorithm to do most of their admissions, and if your numbers check out, you are in! </p>

<p>I also had friends with stats much lower than OP make Cal Poly SLO engineering. </p>

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<p>@WhartonnotHYPS‌ Are your friends out of state? My friend had pretty high stats and applied for engineering and didn’t get in, but my other friend with 1 AP class and lower stats applied for dairy farming and got in. I’m still kind of confused about how the major ties in, since I know that the CSUs use the number system.</p>

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<p>@TheFellowMello‌ </p>

<p>I don’t know too many details about the Cal Poly’s. Calling Cal Poly SLO at 805-756-1111 is probably the best way to get the information you are looking for. </p>

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<p>Haha, alright. Thank you for the help you’ve given so far!</p>