Having trouble with schools... which schools should i apply to?

College Search & Selection
1

<p>Well first off... I suppose I should start off with my transcript so you guys can get an idea of what I have a shot at :D</p>

<p>Asian Female</p>

<p>GPA:</p>

<p>3.6 UW
3.8 UC W</p>

<p>*Sophmore 1st semester I messed up. Note that I have a C+ (79.9 ) for honors english 1st semester. I know this will severely hurt my chances</p>

<p>SAT: 2220 ; 680 R, 750 M, 790 W w/ 10 essay (will most likely retake for 750+ reading)</p>

<p>Classes:</p>

<p>Sophmore Year:
Honors English
AP World
Spanish 2
Honors Alg 2
Physics
Chemistry</p>

<p>Junior Year:
Spanish 3
Honors Pre-Calc
AP Bio
AP Chem
US History
English</p>

<p>Assume 5 on AP Chem test and 4/5 on bio</p>

<p>ECs:
-California Scholarship Fed (CSF)
-4 Years Varsity Track
-70+ hours (and growing)
-Internship with Orthopedic Surgeon (just started, so this is a MAYBE)
-Own Business making thousands a year
-Own Several Websites</p>

<p>Hook: Simply, that I'm a teenage entrepreneur. I've been making websites and making money from them since 4th grade It's a huge passion of mine. I'll be talking about how I grew as a person as I got older and more experienced (and from trial and error!). </p>

<hr>

<p>Ok now that's over with... here's what I want in a school</p>

<ol>
<li>Active student body</li>
<li>Diversity... or a lot of asians :D</li>
<li>Have a decent balance between having fun and studying</li>
<li>California or East coast :)</li>
</ol>

<p>That's pretty much it.</p>

<p>Oh, forgot to mention. I'm struggling to decide whether to apply to WashU or not.... (ED) double legacy</p>

<p>Chances I'll get in... not too high. But if I do, I'm just not too sure if I want to go there. I heard it lacks all 4 requirements but I'm not too sure...</p>

<p>Anyways, thanks :D</p>

2

<p>You say you want to consider east coast schools. what can your family afford?</p>

3

<p>*-Own Business making thousands a year
-Own Several Websites</p>

<p>Hook: Simply, that I’m a teenage entrepreneur. I’ve been making websites and making money from them since 4th grade It’s a huge passion of mine.*</p>

<p>What can you and your family afford?</p>

<p>Since you (the student) have been making money, your income and assets will likely hurt your ability to get financial aid.</p>

<p>Can you and your family pay full-freight for college (about $55k per year)? If not, then you’ll probably need to look at schools that will give you good merit.</p>

<p>You can try some of the elite schools in the NE. Some may overlook your C because of your creative entrepreneurial spirit.</p>

4

<p>I can afford a full ride :slight_smile: No financial aid needed</p>

5

<p>West Coast:
You definitely want to apply to several of the UC’s- UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCI, and UCD. Your UC GPA is a little low for UCB and UCLA but I’d apply to those anyway because of your SAT score and your EC/entrep. stuff. Same application, just an extra $60 per school. I would also apply to USC. These would satisfy all or most of your “4 requirements”.</p>

<p>East Coast:
I can not come up with any schools that have an Asian population of more than 18%, and some of these may not be truly realistic given your GPA (like Harvard and UPenn). Maybe other posters can help you here. Good luck!</p>

6

<p>Hi,</p>

<p>UCs sound good :slight_smile: 18% asian population is definitely enough haha, I just like some sort of popularity. The east is generally easy going and there’s not a lot of racism going on. I just heard stories that coming out of California will be a shock… and I’d like to avoid that shock :D</p>

<p>I do agree my GPA will hurt my chances at well… every east coast school. Maybe not NYU, but my parents are not willing to pay for that school :/</p>