How much of a reach is it?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I took the SAT Subject Tests in June. Math Level 2: 800. Chem: 770. Don't know if those help or not, but took them anyway.</p>

<p>Scored 1960 on the SAT without prep (hell, I didn't even know that the test had 10 sections - and yeah, I know that not preparing was a REALLY stupid idea). I'll be retaking it in October, and will hopefully get a score of 2100+.</p>

<p>My biggest downfall (and this is terrible, so brace yourself) is my 3.1 GPA (3.4 weighted). I kinda-sorta-never ever did my homework; the only reason I managed to pull off a B average is because I'm good at taking tests.</p>

<p>I plan on going into either mechanical or software engineering (or both - a double major would be nice).</p>

<p>I know it's not much of a 'chance me' sort of thing, but what colleges would be considered reaches for me, and which ones do I have a solid chance of getting into?</p>

<p>EDIT: Forgot to mention, I've taken 4 AP classes: 5 in Calc AB, 4 in Euro, and the scores for my Calc BC and Chem tests will be out in July.</p>

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<p>Perhaps your state residency could help you finding colleges (reaches included)…</p>

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<p>I live in California (30 mins outside of San Francisco), if that helps.</p>

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<p>Uh… bump.</p>

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<p>Please, no one is going to lay out a list of colleges according to reaches. Do your research and ask us when you have a list.</p>

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<p>I think this guy wants to know what his reaches are.</p>

<p>The good half of the UC’s are reaches and the rest are matches. Caltech and USC are reaches, Stanford is a reach, University of the Pacific is match</p>

<p>You have a good shot at the lower UC’s but any top-tier private schools are out of question, a 3.1 GPA is really bad.</p>