<p>Hey guys,
I'm a first-time poster, long-time lurker :D
and I need help with my chances.</p>
<p>Majoring Undeclared, but a good study-abroad program is a plus.</p>
<p>Stats:
3.3 UW ( with one C junior year. yikes )
3.6 - 3.8 W ( 10th,11th grades )
1450 SAT ( 750 v, 700 m)
730 SATII average ( w/ math IIc and everything 700+ )
Commended National Merit student</p>
<p>I've always taken the hardest courses that I could.
-4 APs this semester</p>
<p>I have completely average EC's-- can't lie there-- but I do have one varsity sport ( but no recruitment chances ).</p>
<p>I hope that my essays will be good, or at least above average.</p>
<p>According to Princeton Review's Couselor-matic( don't trust it, I know ), my matches are state-school + levels, but my reaches are as selective as Pomona and Stanford. So you can see where I'm having trouble, right? heh</p>
<p>Here's my list so far:
the UC's, not UCM or UCR (instate) - started app
USC - started app
a Claremont school, but which?
Occidental
an out-of-state school, but I'm not sure which yet</p>
<p>Any other suggestions? i want to narrow my list to about 10-ish schools.
Do I even have a chance at really a selective school? I'm also worried that I don't have enough safeties. Excuse me if I'm rambling. hee
I wouldn't mind out of state, but I prefer California weather..haha. Feel free to be completely honest. </p>
<p>thanks, i'm glad you think I'm ivy league material :) but isn't my GPA too low though? </p>
<p>How are my chances at the UCs and other schools? Will they not emphasize it too much if my SATs are good? I'm hoping for UCLA or UCSB. A few other good privates would be great also.</p>
<p>wow i cant believe how well your stats match mine, i have a 3.39 gpa, same sat scores, same kinds of ec's but I'm a national merit semi-finalist. I'd give you advice but your just like me. Pick a better than average instate school and apply to the claremont schools for private, or maybe an east coast school if your interested like university of richmond or nyu</p>
<p>i honestly think u could get into cornell... they put a lot of weight on the essays and sats... not so much on the actual grades... plus (the average gpa on a 4 scale was roughly a 3.6something...)</p>
<p>The average cornell gpa makes me feel better.</p>
<p>My favorite Claremont school is actually Pomona, although I have considered Pitzer (but -small voice- the male-female ratio is so much nicer at pomona...now I'm going to end up at shallow-people hell for having said that :D)</p>
<p>This is turning into a "college selection" thread, huh?
so chances, anyone?</p>