<p>I’m from Davis Senior High too. Hi.
I know many that rely solely on ELC. My friend with a 4.6 (ELC obviously) and 1950 on SAT I got into Cal’s Nuclear Engineering Program and got waitlisted at MIT. He’s Asian by the way, so he didn’t benefit from affirmative action either. </p>
<p>If you improve your SAT I score to around 2100 and SAT II to at least 750 (2 subjects), I believe you will have a good shot at all the colleges you listed. It seems like you have solid extra curricular activities. Make sure to discover what you want to study in college and direct your extra curricular activities, community service, and maybe even subject tests (other than the obvious Math II which everyone takes) towards that field of interest.</p>
<p>If I learned anything from college acceptances/rejections, a high SAT score won’t compensate for your relatively low grades. I had a 2340/800, 800, 770, 750 for SAT I/II, but a 4.4 with 4 B’s total. I guess a lot of colleges didn’t like that. GPA definitely matters more, and you have that down. Keep up the good work and try a bit harder on the SAT.</p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p>