I kinda screwed up first semester...

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi guys,</p>

<p>i'm new to this site and i had a quick question...</p>

<p>I'm a sophomore at La Canada High School (it's like #3,4ish Public School in CA)</p>

<p>I had a perfect GPA first quarter, but screwed up my midterms and ended up with 3 B's on the Semester report card (they were all in honors classes, if that counts for anything...)</p>

<p>Schedule right now:</p>

<p>Honors Chemistry: A
PreCalculus Honors: A first quarter, dropped to 89.4% for semester :-(
PE: screw that
Spanish 2: B --> i have to talk to my teacher; i think she messed up the grades on my final
Honors English 2: B--> nothin much i could do...
AP European History: A</p>

<p>Does this pretty much rule out any chances for high level schools (i've had my eye on Stanford for like....forever)?</p>

<p>I have pretty good EC's:
City of Hope Summer Internship of Stem Cells
Independent research projects with a JPL Chemist
President and Co-Founder of school Chess club
Nationally ranked 'A' player in Chess
Already have ~200 hours of Community service at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Pasadena
AMC 12- Made it to second round (haven't taken it yet...pending)
Qualified for the Center for Talented Youth Program at JHU and did Electrical Engineering at a summer course there in Loyola Marymount University
JV Tennis, should make Varsity by Junior Year...
I've already got a couple of teachers who I've really liked and they loved having me in their classes, so hopefully some outstanding recs.</p>

<p>I took the PSAT this year and got 210 (98th percentile) that can only go up, right?</p>

<p>No SATs right now; SATII's I'll take this year: Chem, Math IIc
Will take AP Euro May 5th hopin' for a 5</p>

<p>I've taken the most rigorous classes my school offers; and i usually do quite well on them. </p>

<p>SO... is there still hope? I am also looking at any of the Ivies, UCLA, UCB, UCSD, any other suggestions for schools that i can work towards?</p>

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<p>No, you're not out of the runnning. But if you want to be competitive, youll like 2250+ SATs.</p>

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<p>i definitely don't think you're out of the running- especially for UCs, but be sure to apply to the lower level UCs as well, just in case- they're still great schools, its all just one application anyway. anyway, work hard, you seem quite bright. bulk up on your ECs too!</p>

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<p>You mean like Davis, Santa Cruz, SB?</p>

<p>Any suggestions to spruce it up so I will still be considered?</p>

<p>Also, i forgot to mention, I am a member in NHS, CSF, JSA,
Might run for an officer of Math club next year...
Science fair this year and olympiad next.</p>

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<p>yeah. SB, Davis, and Irvine for sure.
Santa Cruz if you really want. its not great though (i live about an hour away from UCSC).
basically just whats been said before: work hard on your scores, try to bring up your GPA as much as possible! but i think davis, etc. would be match schools for you, and thats always important to have on the list.</p>

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<p>you can still get into an ivy or top tier school.....</p>

<p>just get all A's from here on out.</p>

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<p>I'm mostly (98.2%) sure i want to do Pre-Med
That's basically why I want to go to like Stanford or JHU</p>

<p>I don't know if this is important; i am an Indian male (Not native american...just to make that distinction)</p>

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<p>Also, I've been hearing of RSI and SHARP... what are those? I'd want to compete or apply if i can.</p>

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<p>Bump...bump</p>

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<p>.:Indian:.:</p>

<p>What are your weighted and UC GPA? :rolleyes:</p>

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<p>what are you smoking lollipop ??? you don't need 2250+ to get into a UC!!!</p>

<p>geez indian its just a B get a life...</p>

<p>and you're in sophmore year</p>

<p>come back after first semester junior year and when you have real SAT scores</p>

<p>jk jk</p>

<p>you'll get in </p>

<p>don't worry</p>

<p>UCLA and BU : reach</p>

<p>you're in at everything else</p>

<p>whats your UC gpa?</p>

<p>and as far as Ivies go, I can't really say...most probably not HYP...Stanford gets harder and more overrated each year...so I'm not sure =/</p>

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<p>how do i calculate uc gpa??</p>

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<p>they only count 8 semesters of "AP or honors" credit</p>

<p>so four courses basically</p>

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<p>Dang, but you Indian guys are overly anxious...Now pay attention:</p>

<ol>
<li><p>You're a bloody Sophomore. You've got plenty of time to get your GPA up.</p></li>
<li><p>A few B's will not put you out of the running for a top school, if that's your goal. You do not need to be perfect.</p></li>
<li><p>210 is a pretty good PSAT score for a Sophomore (and anybody else). Your score will almost certainly go up the next time you take the test.</p></li>
<li><p>Your ECs are pretty good. I especially like the Chess ranking. That's unique.</p></li>
<li><p>HYPS etc. are really tough to get into, and getting tougher all the time. You'll probably need SATs above 2250 and a 3.8 GPA to be competitive even at the least selective Ivy. Ditto Stanford, MIT, and all the schools on that level. And if you don't get the 2250+ and the 3.8 GPA, guess what, there are tons of really excellent, somewhat less selective colleges out there - Carnegie Mellon, Tufts, Vanderbilt, Brandeis, the top UCs, etc. - that would give you a superior education and let you reach your goals.</p></li>
<li><p>Referencing 5 above: You don't need to go to HYPS etc., to get where you want to go. Most of us won't and most of us will do just fine.</p></li>
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<p>.:Indian:.:</p>

<p>Based on your letter grades, current courseload and contest results,
UCLA: Match</p>

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<p>Bump...bump</p>

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<p>Currently it's like 4.17 UC,</p>

<p>4.00 @my school which includes PE, which doesnt count anyway...</p>

<p>Plus, anyone know what RSI and SHARP are? I've been hearing about them for a while and wanna know what they are and how they help the transcript.</p>

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<p>bump...bump</p>

<p>Thanks for all the input so far guys</p>

<p>I know that B's here and there are not too bad, but will it unduly affect my chances if they are all in the same year?</p>

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<p>.:Indian:.:</p>

<p>Based on your UC GPA, current courseload and contest results,
UCLA: Match</p>

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<p>Bumpity;</p>

<p>any1 know anything about what happens if the B's are clumped together?</p>