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<p>Im a junior going into senior year next month and I'm wondering what kinda colleges I could get into. <strong>Roughly</strong> these are my stats:</p>

<p>HS: Edison High School (ranked top 200 schools or something in the nation)
UGPA: 3.93
wGPA: 4.28 (our school maxes GPA at 4.32.. only 8 semesters of AP/Honors count towards augmentation w/ .04 each)</p>

<p>SAT I: 1900 cant remember sub scores
(retaking again.. should get at least 2000)
SAT II:
Lit: 640
US: 720
MathII: 660
(should I retake any of these)</p>

<p>EC's:
1) Forensics (Speech and Debate): This is my most passionate EC even tho I've only done it one year.. I love it
-National Forensics League (NFL) w/ superior distinction ( you get points for placing in tournaments)
-Varsity Policy Debate: In one year, rose from Novice to JV to Varsity winning 3 consecutive tourneys... qualified and placed at State, and barely didn't qualify for Nationals (Only two teams made it.. we were 3rd)
-Speech: Original Advocacy (1st place many times/placed at State)
Oratorical Interp (did a speech of Conans to Harvard/won 1st in a local tournament)
Impromptu (didn't really pursue this but I competed a couple times)
-Congress: Participated in a couple congress tournaments , including National qualifiers which I didn't qualify..)</p>

<p>2) Volunteering:
-Have volunteered at St. Agnes Medical Center in the Emergency Room w/ 50-100 hours.
-Volunteered at Bosch Bahai School (Im a Bahai) for a couple of weekends. (Btw.. can I say I volunteered for 72 hours if I stayed there for 2 days for example?)
-Other various community services</p>

<p>3) Intern: I'm an intern for my friend's dad who is a doctor at a local hospital.</p>

<p>4) Clubs: Key Club, Math Club (little participation)
CSF (life member) + CJSF in junior high (I dont know if that counts)
Chemistry Club (founder and co-leader)
Model United Nations (have won awards including Most Involved, Best Delegate)</p>

<p>5) International Scholarship Fund: I am co-founder of this fund which raises money through pledges to fund students in poor countrys to go to school. Most stop after elementary school.. so we let them go to high school for about $4000, and some to college for $1600-2800 a year. It is currently only in Uganda but we plan to expand to a different country every 4 months. Im very proud of this EC..</p>

<p>Im a National Honor Roll person, will have taken about 10 APs, a bunch of Honors, and I'm an AP Scholar. </p>

<p>So I was thinking of UCLA, maybe UC Berkeley. Do I even have a chance of Ivies? Also what are my strengths and weaknesses? Any input is greatly appreciated! Thanks..</p>

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<p>CSF, CJSF won't do anything. Speak about the International Scholarship Fund (ooo... "ISF" lol) on ur apps. You should've gotten 4s and 5s on your 10 APs. (But 1-3 3s shouldn't do too much damage) Retake IIC and Lit. Aim for 700+. You have a great chance at UCLA, Berkeley, and Ivies if you improve those scores -- and of course score 2100+ on the SAT I.</p>

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<p>thx for the comment... anyone else?</p>

<p>p.s... Ive played varsity tennis all 3 years..</p>

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<p>Nimatoad, you look to be a slight REACH to weak MATCH for UCLA and UCB. This is assuming you are CA resident. Are you Edison H.S. in Fresno?</p>

<p>Your obvious weakness is in your SAT test scores, both SAT I and II. An increase of 150-200 points on your SAT would put you in a much more comfortable, competitive space. Your NFL accomplishments are very solid, though limited due to only one year of involvement (BTW, I have served as a judge for local/district NFL tournaments.) Your other EC's are solid, though not having tremendous distinction. The International Scholarship Fund looks to be somewhat unique -- what are the tangible accomplishments of this endeavor? The Ivies may be a REACH as well, even if you were to bring your SAT score up significantly. This is not to discourage you, though, as you have a very good profile. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Nimatoad:</p>

<p>UCB/UCLA: Slight Reach</p>