I love you! Please help me with colleges! I love you!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>HEY! Thanks for reading this!! You're the best!
Prologue:
1. I’m fairly new to the college process and I realized because of that, I have had a pretty big disadvantage like missing a lot of different things i could've done..
2, Anyway, I would really like your input/help/guidance…My GC told me I that my admissions is a "crap shoot" to UC's? Kinda depressing</p>

<p>Schools considering and possible comment:
1. UCLA, UCBerkeley, USC, Pomona, Claremont McKenna, U chicago, Williams, Amherst, Oberlin, NYU, Davidson, Wooster, Harvard, yale, Princeton, Stanford
2. Please feel free to add any colleges!!!!!
3. Please tell me what I can do to better my application</p>

<p>My personal info:
1. Single parent Family/ low income (under 30k) / CA residence
2. Asian/ First Generation college student</p>

<p>My Academic Stats:
1. Grade Point Average (Academic): ~4.7
2. Grade Point Average (Cumulative): ~4.11 (I'm not sure what this is for but it appears on my transcript)
3. GPA (10-11): ~4.30 (I dont know what this is either =/ )
4. By end of senior year around 8-9 AP
6. By PSAT scores are embarrassing (210)- commended?
7. Bio score: 5
8. SAT II Biology: 780/800
9. SAT II US History: 760/800 (Will definitely take Math IIc)
10. SAT score: 2150 (aiming for 2250 in retake)
11. Class Ranking: Top 1% maybe ~ 4/540 </p>

<p>My EC's:
*Speech and Debate Team (9th, 10th, 11th)
State qualifiers, tons of awards (mostly local/regional), tutoring after school,
*Varsity Tennis
*General Volunteer work (9th, 10th, 11th) 150+ hours
Hospital/ library/ local clubs
*started/ helped with small scale projects- hospital/gift one, two tutor clubs, possibly world changers (helped raise thousands for impoverished areas), angel tree (helped the children of incarcerated parents with gifts), possible homeless ministry (help the more poorer areas of my community with food), adopt a family (team effort of fundraising hundreds and donating gifts to a low-income family), club projex (inception of a club that empowers for civil service projects),
*church involvement (9th, 10th, 11th)
vice president of board, leadership at various conferences, tutor/mentor
*NHS/CSF/MUN/ACS
junior reps, junior boards, nominees, various office positions
*local wins for writing and speech, rotary club speaker,
*QuestScholar semifinalist/ ASM materials camp (2x)/ OSU camp/ MSU spartan/ Whitman Debate
*lots of departmental awards (English, bio, ushistory) honorguard/ top scholar, PTA scholar
*work experience in tutoring (2-3+ hours a week)
*Job experience ~10 – 15 hours a week
*attend/accepted at various camps- SDI at Michigan/ WNDI at Walla Walla/ SESEY/ ABI/ Materials Camp (s) many with scholarships/aid
*possible internships during summer, definitely summer research
*various nominations from mail, but I've heard that everyone gets them</p>

<p>End:
1. I'm definitely going to apply for lots of scholarships, so I guess I'll probably need to update my chances again into Senior year, but my current status/path right now is really bothering me.
2. Sorry if i've done anything taboo, I'm still fairly new to CC</p>

<p>Thanks again for helping!!!!!</p>

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<p>sonyvaio:</p>

<p>UCLA: Match
UCB: Match
USC: Safe Match
Stanford: Reach
Pomona: Match
Claremont McKenna: Safe Match</p>

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<p>Your counselor told you UCs were a crap shoot? Unless I'm missing something, you have a real shot at UCB and UCLA, and should be easily in at the others.</p>

<p>For the ivies, Stanford, Williams, Amherst and Pamona, you're a solid candidate (especially if you up the SATs 100 points) with excellent recs. No unusual ECs so Stanford's a real reach but Williams migh respond well to first gereration, low income CA Asian.</p>

<p>Oberlin, NYU and CMC are matches.</p>

<p>Wooster is really safe.</p>

<p>For someone low income, I suggest real focus on the private schools versus the UCs. You'll probably graduate with lowere loans at a private that guarantees meeting needs. Put a lot of effort into doing great apps and getting great recs.</p>

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<p>That's exactly what I heard too. I'm looking more for private colleges.</p>

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<p>Sorry...any other opinions?</p>

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<p>Maybe your GC has his own list of favorite students and your not one of them. Your stats are good for the top UCs and only crapshoot for Ivy's and likes. These top tiers are crapshoot for anybody anyway unless you have impeccable pedigree ,careful upbringing, and make the most out of your environment, and even so, admission is not guaranteed. Incidently UCB should be considered one of the elites whichever ways you look at it. I mean who can deny a school (undergrad) in top 10 (many in top 5) in most departments.</p>

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<p>I assume you are in-state. Out of state for UC is lot harder. So I am with your GC if your out of state.</p>

<p>Judging from the list of schools and your familiarity I would guess you are Cal resident.</p>

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<p>yeah i am
haha, I wrote it in my "personal info" space. but its quite interesting too that you deducted it from that :)</p>

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<p>Either this is a joke or you're just really new at this - all of your schools are matches and with your economic condition you should get a full ride anywhere. All Ivys are fine for you.</p>

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<p>Your SATs are pretty high to start with, so you're competitive anywhere. Not sure why you'd want to take it again, you might get a lower score. Your SAT 2s are off the chart, that should make up for a few points in the SAT.</p>

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<p>haha you're joking, right?
so i souldn't retake ushistory? haha, I was thinking about it..</p>

<p>Thanks for your input</p>