I want to know my chances

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hi!
I am a high school senior who needs a reality check. I have some colleges that I want to apply to, but I don’t think I’ll get in. Some feedback would be great. And don’t hold back, I want the truth.
I have a 4.0 GPA (unweighted).
I want to become a veterinarian, and have an internship with the local vet. This is my third year assisting with surgeries, helping to take care of animals, fetching things and so on.
My senior year, I have taken the first three periods of the school day to dedicate to internships. I am continuing with my previous internship, and have started a new one as well (I was offered a paid position, but could not take it). I am also planning to visit, or “shadow”, about 10 new vet clinics throughout the year, to learn as much as I can. I am also shadowing a friend who works at a famous laboratory near my hometown. I have taken and passed college English 101 (junior year) and am now taking college History and English (senior year). I am also taking molecular biology and A.P. biology. I have over 800 hours of comity service, just in the time I was in high school. I have volunteered at a non-profit arts organization over the summers since I was twelve. Last year I was promoted to a staff member. I was homeschooled through middle school, and joined a alternative education program at the high school my freshman year, and then became totally integrated into the school by my junior year. I do not know my official class rank yet, but I know I am in the top ten (out of 50, I know, really small). I am the secretary of the National Honor Society, I participate in a steel drum band, in show choir, and in fall musical. My SAT scores were pretty bad, at 1720. I’m taking them again soon, so we’ll see how that goes.

The colleges I am looking at are Tufts, Berkeley, UC Davis, UCLA and Wellelsey. I have other school I’m applying to, but those I’m not worried about.

Thanks!

P.S.
I live on a farm in a tiny town in Downeast Maine.

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First you need to raise that SAT by 400+ points to be competitive for top UCs.

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All of the UCs require that its applicants take the A-G series of courses.
http://www.ucop.edu/agguide/a-g-requirements/ It doesn’t sound like you’ve done that because you have a LOT of time for internships. Most UC applicants have difficulty finding time to fulfill those course requirements.

OOS students pay full fees of $55k per year. The UCs are state public schools funded by California taxpayers so California students get priority and funding. There are no scholarships for OOS students. Can you afford $200k for undergrad?

Sorry, but your SAT is not competitive for the UC’s.

:-/

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Hi! Thanks for your feedback. I’m not really interested in the UCs, Tufts is the one I am hoping for. As for my A-G courses, by the end of my senior year these are the courses I’ll have taken:
English- English & Philosophy, Culture Through Literature, College Writing 101, English Comp
Math- Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry, Pre-calc
Science- Earth Sciences, Chemistry, Biology, Anatomy, A.P. Biology, Molecular Biology
History- Government, U.S. History, World History (online though a college)
Language- Spanish x2, Latin x1. I also took Spanish from age 8-15 with a private tutor, who moved away my sophomore year. The two Spanish listed are ones I took through my high school after my tutor left.
Other- Photography, 3D Art, Art History, Chorus, Show Choir x4

My school doesn’t offer a lot of classes. The only APs available are Calc, English, U.S. History and Bio.