College Confidential told me this t20 was a reach. I just finished my first year with a 3.8!

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Folks honestly told you that for OOS students, UCLA was a reach with a 13% or so acceptance rate. That wasn’t harsh or patronizing. It was fact. Students do get accepted to reach schools, which you did. Congratulations.

Here is the original chance me thread (most of which is quoted above)…and the responses, in case anyone is interested in reading them.

Any shot at these Ivy and T20 public health schools?

Demographics: Gender, race/ethnicity, state, type of school, and hooks (URM, first generation, legacy, athlete, etc.) I’m an Asian Male from a public high school in Massachusetts with roughly 1,000 students, not competitive sending only 1-2 to t20s a year. Not sure if this matters, but my parents are former employees of WashU and Duke. Intended Major(s): Economics and Public Health ACT/SAT/SAT II: 1560 SAT (760R 800M) 1440 PSAT UW/W GPA and Rank: 4.0/4.0UW on UC scale and Rank 6/276 Coursework: AP/IB/Dual Enrollment classes, AP/IB scores, etc Self studied AP Art freshman year and all honors, no AP available freshman year. Four APs sophomore year, APUSH, AP Lang, AP Seminar, AP Statistics Five APs junior year, AP World, AP CSP, AP Lit, AP Research, AP Chemistry For next year, 3 APs, AP Psych, Calc BC, AP Physics I’ve gotten a 3 on seminar and 4 in art, 5s on the rest. Awards: 1st in State Mass DECA (10th) 4th in State Mass DECA (11th) State Finalist in Mass DECA (9th) Re…