I don't know where I stand.

Applying to College
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<p>Hello, I want to know people's opinions on my chances on getting into the following schools:</p>

<p>UC Berkeley
Stanford
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
UCLA
U of Chicago
Johns Hopkins
UCSD
UCSB
MIT</p>

<p>This is my profile:</p>

<p>SAT - Math (700), Critical Reading (540), Writing (560)
SAT II - Chem (560), US History and Math II (630)
ACT (I'm planning to take them in Sept. because I took a practice test and got a 29 on it)</p>

<p>I have a 3.8 unweighted GPA and a 4.125 weighted GPA.</p>

<p>I've taken the most rigorous course load, taking 4 AP classes and 2 Honors classes. </p>

<p>AP Grades: Calc AB - 4, US History - 4, Chem - 2, Spanish - 1</p>

<p>I've been part of theatre since freshman year getting several lead roles, and so far, a total of 12 productions in 2 and a half years.</p>

<p>I'm also a section leader in choir, and been on the choir board for 2 years being treasurer.</p>

<p>I'm Drama Club president. I also re-established the JSA in my school, thus making me the president of that as well. I'm also the Public Relations Commissioner for leadership, in charge of all the publicity that goes around the school.</p>

<p>I've done 100+ hours of community service (volunteering, theater, helping out with someone's eagle scout project, etc.)</p>

<p>Every summer, I've done something productive. I've done plays, I've gotten a job, I participated in Stanford program that only 8 got into out of 140 that applied, I got accepted into another Stanford program the same summer, and I've taken a college course as well and got a B+ in it)</p>

<p>I'm a first-generation college bound student, and English is my second language. My family income is below $60,000 because my parents are divorced. </p>

<p>I love learning, and pushing myself to do the best I can with what I have. It may not be perfect all the time, but it's the mistakes I make that keep me striving for better.</p>

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<p>For MIT, UC Berkeley, Stanford, Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Johns Hopkins, and perpaps UCLA, your odds are very, very bad. SAT/ACT scores CAN be what kill an applicant’s chances, and yours do. Your high GPA only indicates grade inflation with such consistently low scores, and 2 4s on AP tests (plus your 2 and 1) don’t make up for them.</p>

<p>You might do better at U of Chicago, but again, your scores don’t bode well for you.</p>

<p>I don’t know anything about UCSB and UCSD.</p>

<p>Let me guess: You’re Asian. This will hurt you. However, if you’re a URM, your odds improve slightly (but again, your SAT scores really kill your chances for those big schools).</p>