Help with my college list?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi guys! I'm a rising junior at a competitive public high school in CA. Interested in civil engineering and architecture, and just starting my college search. What schools should I be shooting at based on my current stats, and what can I do to improve?</p>

<p>Gender/Ethnicity: Female, Asian</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 4.0, weighted GPA: 4.6
SAT: not taken, but probably in the range of 2000 - 2200, based on practice PSAT
Planning on taking at least 2 SAT IIs, definitely Math II and Chem</p>

<p>AP classes taken:
Sophomore: Art, Euro, Stats
Junior: planning on Chem, Calc AB, US, Art, English Language</p>

<p>ECs:
2 years varsity swimming
VP of math club
VP of school's Team HBV (Hep. B Virus)
4 years of math tutoring
1 summer of teaching swim lessons for local swim team (probably coaching for the team next year)
10 years of soccer, 11 years of swimming</p>

<p>Schools I'm interested in:
UCB
UCLA
UCSD
Harvey Mudd
CalTech
Columbia
Cornell
Carnegie Mellon</p>

<p>I know that these are really intense, competitive schools, and that it's pretty early on to be thinking about apps, but what are my chances, and can I do anything to really improve them?</p>

<p>Thanks!!</p>

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<p>Main problem is your EC’s. No major leadership positions and pretty generic. You’re not even a junior yet though so you have time. Work on something independently if you can’t get a leadership position at school like a small charity drive or a website. Keep up the straight A’s.</p>

<p>I’d say Cornell is a low reach, Columbia a high reach. Carnegie Mellon a high match and so is UCLA. Can’t speak for the other schools. </p>

<p>It also depends a lot on your test scores. A 2000 and a 2200 are very different. Study up!</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>This is actually a really good time to be asking questions. I wish I had asked my chance question earlier! Make sure you keep your GPA high. As Brownstudent19 stated, 2000 and 2200 are very different. I suggest that you try your best to get over 2200 and 800’s on your SAT 2’s. Also, your extracurriculars are weak. Since you like math, you should join a state competition or olympiads; just do something that shows that you’re following your passion.
UCB- for now it’s a reach
UCLA- if your academics are good, it’ll be easier to get in.
UCSD- match
Cornell- reach
Columbia- high reach.
Caltech- reach</p>