I Feel effin stupid reading about geniuses and their chances. How about mine

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Straight up: I'm not so smart, and I feel a lot of the colleges I want to attend are reaches. I probably have more favoring me on EC rather than grades in this case. Here's my stats</p>

<p>Gender: M
Ethnicity: Chinese American
Interest in Major: PolySci/Business</p>

<p>GPA Unweighted: 3.6
Weighted: 4.1</p>

<p>Sophomore year, grades were crap, but the thing is that in my sophomore up to junior year, my GPA always improved semester by semester, so I think that can be talked about.</p>

<p>SAT: 2020 (630 Reading, 640 Writing, 750 Math 9 Essay)
ACT: Crap 29 (retaking)</p>

<p>AP:
European History: 3
Environmental Science: 4
English Language: 4</p>

<p>EC:
(More important)
President of CSF (11th and 12th, largest club in school) (member all four years)
Vice President of Speech and Debate Team (strong school rank) (member all four years)
Communications Officer of Model UN (member two years)</p>

<p>(Still important)
NHS 10-12th
Mock Trial
Key Club
Basketball 9th-10th (Not school affiliated)</p>

<p>Lotsa Volunteering, helping with Rotary, stuff like that.</p>

<p>Jobs:
Private Tutor
Instructor at Speech and Debate Camp (1 Year Volunteer, 2 Years Pay)
Work at Kumon (1 Year)</p>

<p>OTHER:
I makes YouTube videos, have a fanbase of a bit over 13,000 people (got good idea for essay)</p>

<p>Classes to Take:
AP Stat
AP Spanish Lang
AP Gov
Econ
Expos/English</p>

<p>Colleges I'm Hopeful For/or applying for the hell of it:
UCLA
UC Berkeley
UC Davis
UC Irvine
New York University
University Southern California
University of Michigan
University of Chicago
Stanford (don't worry, i know i won't get in almost for SURE, i'm just giving it a go)</p>

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<p>I assume you’re applying in-state since there are so many Cali schools on your list. Correct me if I’m wrong.</p>

<p>UCLA - low reach
Berekely- low reach
Davis - match
Irvine - match
NYU - low reach
USC - low reach
Michigan - high match
Chicago - reach
Stanford - high reach</p>

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<p>don’t waste your money with stanford…seriously</p>

<p>their app is also a pain in the ass</p>

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<p>Your stats are very good for a very good school…Ivy, etc. is a high reach, but you already know that. Look for the fit - you are a fine candidate for many fine institutions. If you always compare yourself to others, you will always fall short…reach for your own personal higher goals, IF that is what you want for your future…you can always go to one of the colleges on your list and transfer to a more selective school, IF that is what will truly fulfill you. Love the person in the mirror.</p>

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<p>thanks for letting me know. i think it’s just that i’m getting insecure/nervous as heck for college admissions.</p>

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<p>UCLA - low reach
UC Berkeley - low reach
UC Davis - match
UC Irvine - match
New York University - match
University Southern California - match
University of Michigan - reach
University of Chicago - reach
Stanford - high reach</p>

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<p>thanks for the input</p>

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<p>Hate to break it to you, but you are one of the geniuses here posting for their chances.
UCLA match
UC Berkeley match(I know kids way worse for than you who got in out of state)
UC Davis match
UC Irvine match
New York University match
University Southern California match
University of Michigan Low reach
University of Chicago low reach</p>

<p>I also I must point out that I hate kumon with a raging passion…just wanted to say that.</p>

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<p>There’s nothing impossible on your list except for Stanford. Likely to be in at Davis and Irvine. Okay-good shot at all the other schools due to your nice ECs, especially the youtube one! It’ll show you’re well liked and depending on the nature of your videos you may want to include a link to your channel. I’d also like to check out your videos too! </p>

<p>And also, this is weird but we’re pretty similar. Same ACT and almost the same name even lol and I totally feel dumb compared to everyone else on CC.</p>

<p>Chance me too? I haven’t gotten anyone yet, lol. <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/757127-please-chance-cornell-ed-vs-tufts-ed-other-colleges.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/757127-please-chance-cornell-ed-vs-tufts-ed-other-colleges.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>no worries, a lot of people do hahaha.
but really? hahah don’t see myself as one, but thanks anyway!</p>