Give me some Matches/Reaches!

College Search & Selection
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<p>All right. I'll give you a break down of me.</p>

<p>I am really confused of where I can get into. Where I have no chance of getting into. My family is new to this and we are quite confused! I want to go to UCLA or Berkley but I don't think I'll get in. UCLA is my dream school, but throw my some private and public schools. I'm looking to attend a high-ranking school preferably.</p>

<p>P.S. I'm from California.
Stats:
Unweighted GPA: 3.79
Weighted: 4.6
Extra Curricular:
4 years track
3 years CSF (Vice-President this year)
2 years FBLA
NHS
2 years Freelance journalist for an internet music site (interview bands at concerts etc.)
Ethnicity:
Father: Cuban (basically looks black though)
Mother: White (has some Native American descendent looking for proof of Cherokee/seminole)
Marital Status of Parents: Divorced
SAT Scores: like 1600, REALLY bad. only taken once. plan on retaking
ACT: taking this weekend shooting for a 30
SAT II: 690 on US history and Bio, 590 on Math II
Senior Scheldue: AP physics, AP Calc, AP Gov/ Econ, AP English, Physiology H, Photo
2nd semester: Track</p>

<p>Honors/AP throughout highschool:
Freshman: Geo H, English H, History/Fresh Seminar H, Bio H
Sophmore: AP Euro, AP Bio, Algebra II H, English H
Junior: AP US, AP English, Physics H, Chem H, Pre Calc H
Senior^: listed above</p>

<p>AP Scores: 5- AP Bio, AP US History 4- AP English 2- AP Euro</p>

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<p>If you improve your test scores you can get into Berkeley (except the colleges of engineering/chemistry which are a maybe)</p>

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<p>Do you think I need to raise my SAT II also, or just my ACT or SAT?
Honestly, I haven’t really applied my self when taking these tests. I kind of regret it. I didn’t even study for AP english or history… so I think its capable of me obtaining a good score, I just need to know how much.</p>

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<p>What is CSF? What is FBLA?</p>

<p>690s aren’t outstanding, but they aren’t sufficiently low to warrant retaking at this point, IMHO. If you are applying to schools that only look at 2 SAT IIs, you might want to just pray that the committee doesn’t actually see your 590. Another possibility would be to study for and take one additional SAT II that you can realistically get a score over 700 in.</p>

<p>As far as SATs, the highest you can possibly get is what you need if you are aiming at selective schools. It’s hard to say what is “enough.” Breaking 700 in every section is a good goal to put you in the range for highly selective schools.</p>