i know this is redundant, but chances?!?!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys I'm a junior, and I'm really worried and apprehensive about this whole college admission process. Im sort of a slacker, like I don't have spectacular grades but I get okay tests scores. Anyways, here are my stats, please leave me suggestions or comments. Thanks. </p>

<p>GPA: 3.6 uw, 4.45 w (it's weird, I have A's in all of my AP classes though)
SAT: 2030
cr: 720 math: 640 writing: 670 (retaking in oct., hoping for 2200+
SAT IIs: World: 750, taking Bio and Math 2c on June 3rd and Lit on November
APs:
European History: 4
AP Biology: awaiting results coming in July but I'm expecting a 5 since I studied like crazy
AP World: results in July. Im expecting since I self studied for two days before the test
AP Eng. Lang: results in July, expecting a three or four.
AP USH: results in July, expecting a 5 since i studed like crazy also.
AP Psych: senior year
AP Eng Lit: senior year
AP Chem: senior year
AP US Gov: senior year
AP calc AB: senior year
AP Environmental Sci: senior year</p>

<p>Extra-curriculars:
Cross Country: 4 years
Track: 2 years
MUN program: got a couple of awards, but dropped out of the program because I wanted to take AP European History, and i could only take one history class. (I'm a history buff =])
Internship at ADP: (accounting company, I interned for the tech support division)
Whos Who for three years
National society of high school scholars
Recieved an award for French from the "National association of french teachers."
Key Club: 3 years
CSF: 2 years
FBLA: 1 year
Chinese club: 1 year
Wanted to take some summer programs but my family was going through financial trouble and couldn't afford to. </p>

<p>Community service:
Volunteer at Library: 50 hours (quit because shelving books just didn't appeal to me)
Animal shelter: volunteering right now (I love animals)</p>

<p>Im hoping for glowing recommendations from my AP English, AP Bio, and AP Euro teacher. And hopefully I can write really good essays. </p>

<p>I really want to go to Stanford (its my dream school), UC Berkeley, UCSD, UPenn, Oberlin, NYU, and Caltech. </p>

<p>so, any comments would be appreciated, such as my chances at these schools and any other schools I would be appreciated in. Oh and would be chances be better of getting in because I'm from a low income family or would it be worse because I would have to apply for fin. aid? Thanks!</p>

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<p>koolaznpygmy:</p>

<p>Assuming you are a California resident,
UCB: Slight Reach
UCSD: Match</p>

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<p>thank you flopsy. Can anyone else give me a comment?</p>

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<p>I have to agree with flopsy. Stanford is a big time reach unless your SAT has some major improvement</p>

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<p>Low income helps most if you are a URM and go to an inner city school. Your sat score is fine for ucs, but won't do for Stanford. Even with a 2200 your chances there will be slim with your GPA and ECs. Need your UC GPA to comment on UCs.</p>

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<p>my UC GPA is a 3.8, would that better my chances? Oh and i forgot to add this as an extra-curricular (don't know if it counts) but I'm a first degree black belt</p>