Hey peeps, the chances at these schools

Chance Me / Match Me!
1

<p>Hispanic male from South Los Angeles attending a large public school (5100+ students).</p>

<p>GPA: 3.92W, 3.72UW, 4.1UC GPA (hardest course load)</p>

<p>Rank: 9/865</p>

<p>ACT: 34</p>

<p>SAT Subject Tests
US History - 800
Biology - 800
Spanish - 770
Literature - 750</p>

<p>AP Tests
Spanish - 5
Biology - 4
US History - 4
English - 2 </p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities
-Tutored students at a summer program.
-Tutored impoverished students after school at a local elementary school.
-Graduated from the Academy of Business Leadership, which teaches students the many aspects of business.
-Will attend the BOLT program, which is an extended version of the Academy of Business Leadership. Only the top 25% of ABL were accepted.
-Will work as a tutor starting in September.
-I Have been helped by UCLA's Early Academic Outreach Program, which teaches students about college admissions.</p>

<p>Awards:
Just some school wide awards for good grades, passing AP exams, etc.</p>

<p>Other Things
-I'm done with my essays, so I'm just fine tuning them.
-My Recc. letters should be fine because they're from teachers that really know me and want me to succeed : )</p>

<p>So chances plz</p>

<p>Oh, and the schools</p>

<p>UC Berkeley
UC LA
UC San Diego
UC Santa Barbara
Harvard (single choice early action)
Yale
Duke</p>

2

<p>You will certainly get into Cal UCLA and SD. Duke is a match. Harvard and Yale are slight reaches. Congrats and good luck!</p>

3

<p>StuffYouNeverUse:</p>

<p>UCB/UCLA: Safe Match
UCSD: Safety
UCSB: Super Safety</p>

4

<p>Thanks you guys :)</p>

<p>Do I have to list the AP English score in the applications?</p>

5

<p>not if you didn't report it to the schools.</p>

6

<p>Great chances. Have you considered the finances? If you need aid or want merit aid, maybe you should apply to a couple more top private schools. If you are very low income or can afford all of these places, don't worry, you are fine with the list you have.</p>

7

<p>
[quote]
Great chances. Have you considered the finances? If you need aid or want merit aid, maybe you should apply to a couple more top private schools. If you are very low income or can afford all of these places, don't worry, you are fine with the list you have.

[/quote]
</p>

<p>Thanks for the advice, I think I will apply to more private schools. My family is really poor and if I got into Yale or Harvard, they'd be free. The state schools, though I would receive financial aid, would still be a heavy burden for me.</p>

<p>Do all top private schools offer free rides like Harvard and Yale?</p>

<p>thanks</p>

8

<p>well, weak ECs, but certainly competitive scores for a hispanic applicant. i say you are in for H and Y</p>

9

<p>
[quote]
well, weak ECs

[/quote]
</p>

<p>Yeah, my EC's are really bothering me. I think I will dedicate one of my short essays to one of my EC's (I'm only done with the main essay and one of the short ones). I think I'll write it about tutoring. . .</p>

<p>Thanks for replying.</p>

10

<p>Go ahead and report the english AP score--colleges might see that you took the class but didn't report the score and assume you got a 1. Besides, a 750 in Literature and a 34 on the ACT should assuage any misgivings about your verbal ability.</p>

11

<p>Add some of the top LACs to your list. Maybe Amherst and Williams, possibly Swarthmore. Rice would be a good match school. Maybe Dartmouth too.</p>

12

<p>
[quote]
Add some of the top LACs to your list.

[/quote]
</p>

<p>Nah, I can't see myself at a college smaller than my current high school. </p>

<p>As far as adding Rice and Dartmouth, I will definetely consider that.</p>