<p>Junior Year Grades:
-AP US History: B/A
-Honors Physics (no AP offered): A/A
-AP Calculus AB: A/A
-Wind Ensemble: A/A
-AP Biology: B/A
-English 3 Honors: A/A</p>
<p>Extracurriculars: Research intern at UCI Neuroscience, went to UCI's summer pre-med camp, volunteer at a hospital with 180 hours, Key Club president, played flute all four years of high school.</p>
<p>What are my chances of getting into the following schools?:
-UCLA
-UC Berkeley
-UCSD
-Brown University
-Cornell University
-Stanford University
-Johns Hopkins University
-Duke University
-Washington University in St. Louis
-Tufts University</p>
<p>Your SAT score will probably hurt you. Try to get your Math lvl 2 up to an 800. You might want to take a science subject test too. Overall, highly unlikely for most schools (save for UCLA, berkeley, UCSD and maybe Tufts). Chance me back?</p>
<p>You definitely have to pull critical reading up. Your grades are decent and so are your extracurriculars. I see Brown University, Cornell University, Stanford University, Johns Hopkins University, and Duke University as fairly extreme reaches. But decent shot at ucla, uc berk., and tufts. Great shot for ucsd</p>
<p>Your weighted GPA is insane! unfortunately, your unweighted isn’t that great for a lot of those schools. I’m assuming your in state for the UCs since you’ve interned at UCI (I could be wrong though…). In that case I say you’re in at UCSD and possibly UCLA, Berkeley could go either way. The rest are unlikely except maybe cornell? But i’m no expert so anything could happen good luck!</p>
<p>I don’t think these are extreme reaches. Your sat is good spare the CR (of it were more balanced you’d be fine) don’t retake math II unless you are going into engineering. Practice CR and get it up and these schools will be in reach. I think people are being a bit too harsh here.</p>
<p>Stats:
You should raise your SAT CR. According to Stanford’s fun facts book, 60 something percent of admitted students have a CR score between 700 and 800. You really should be in that range. Also, you should raise Math II.
Your GPA isn’t that high. It’s probably good enough for the publics but the Ivies are likely not going to take you without getting a 4.0 senior year. It is good that in every class you got a B in, save precalc, you got an A the following semester. Also, you’re hurt by the fact that you didn’t continue with Spanish. It’s ok for the UCs but for privates, you only took 2 years of Spanish which will automatically disqualify your application for most schools. You should do everything possible to add Spanish 4 for senior year. </p>
<p>As for ECs, they are too weak for Ivy league admission. You need to do some research and get published or enter and either final or win STS. Otherwise you chances are very dismal. </p>
<p>UCSD is a good match. UCLA and UCB are slightly harder. The rest are all mid to high reach.
My prediction is that you’ll get into UCSD and UCLA.</p>
<p>Can’t comment too much on the better schools, but you’re is good position for Berkeley, even better for SD. LA I heard was extremely EC-heavy this last year, but you should still be fine. Stanford is a high reach, Duke is a mid reach (gotta bring SAT to 2250+ and Math II to 800), and Cornell is a mid reach as well.</p>
<p>The first thing I recommend would be to take more subject tests, and maybe retake the SAT again, both with and without writing. As you are applying to mathematically
superior schools like Stanford and Cornell, you should have excellent math stats all around. Also, what are you majoring in? That would help us in constructing a more appropriate chancing. Overall, the Ivies are reaches, along with Stanford and Duke, and the rest are high-ish end matches. Good luck!</p>
<p>I’m sorry, am I missing something with your major or something? A 760 is FINE for math II. Don’t focus on that. I beg you. Strengthen ECs and SAT I CR. unless you are a math/engineering major and applying to cIT or MIT, a 760 is fine. Subject tests are usually pretty neutral once you break about 700 on them.</p>
<p>Rayyan, the sat can only be taken with writing. Some schools just won’t look at it. I agree you do need one more subject test on there. Most schools will require 2</p>
<p>I actually took 3 subject tests, but I completely bombed Bio and US History (didn’t even get 700s on them). I’m retaking Bio in October and I am hopefully going to get at least a 33 or 34 on the ACT in the fall, as I’m studying for it over the summer. I’m aiming for a 750+ on my Bio SAT. </p>
<p>I’ve been planning on majoring in Bio since freshman year, but because I received a B+ in AP Biology my junior year, I’ve been hesitant to put Biology as my major. I’ve been thinking about studying for the Chemistry SAT and taking that in October or November as well–even though I did not take Chemistry AP. What do you guys think?</p>
<p>Are you a minority/legacy/first generation college bound in your family? Do you come from a poor area?</p>
<p>I would say your ECs are really strong, but try to up ur GPA senior year. You definitely have a chance at the schools, although many are reaches.</p>
<p>From your EC’s it seems like you’re gunning for pre-med, so I’d add an science-related subject test, I’d say Chemistry since you’re taking it next year and can go to your teacher for help.
I think you have a good shot at the UC’s. I don’t know much about Berkeley, but your weighted GPA is strong. I agree with andrew13 that you need to pull up your critical reading. If you can pull it up to hopefully 700 or over you’re SATs are all set. </p>
<p>Do you play any sports? The ivies and Duke, Wash-U, JHU all have people with great academics applying, so you should show something unique. If you’re really committed to playing the flute add on a music supplement so they know you’re really passionate about something.</p>
<p>If you can do all this I think you could have a decent shot at the ivies, Duke, Wash-U, and JHU, but if not, I still think you have a good shot at getting into the UCs and Tufts.</p>
<p>You are not restricted to three tests for the SAT. In fact, you don’t need to send them in at all, even fr those that ask for all tests. With score choice, it’s actually against the law for them to see them without permission. Just make sure your school doesn’t disclose them on transcripts/counseler Recs, if that’s the route you want to take.</p>
<p>Yeah, I would bring up the SAT if you can but other than that, you seem like you have a chance for most of the schools. Brown is really, really tough so I’m not so sure about that</p>
good luck!</p>