I'm looking for a positive response, but be honest. HA!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Gender: Male
Race/Ethnicity: Mexican
State: Hawaii
Financial Aid: Yea, prolly wont get much though.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.6 UW, 3,7 W, UC GPA:3.84
Courseload: School only offers 4 AP's, will have taken 3 of them by graduation. Most rigorous</p>

<p>SAT: 1680 (590 M, 580 CR, 510 W) I have taken practice tests and get constant 1830's-1870's. Let me know my chances if I get my test scores up.</p>

<p>Senior Schedule:
Spanish 1/2
AP Calculus AB
AP English Language
Psychology
Economics
General Art </p>

<p>SAT II's: Not taken yet (will take USH, Lit, Biology)</p>

<p>AP: AP Literature (2) </p>

<p>EC's: Varsity Basketball (11,12)
Hawaii Exposure Basketball Camp (top 50 players in the state of Hawaii)
Big Brother Program (12)
Prevent Child Abuse (9,10)
Government Club (11)
Math Club (President, 12)</p>

<p>Awards: (Bad)</p>

<p>Hawaii State Excellence in Reading in Math (99% percentile in Math, 97% percentile in Reading)</p>

<p>Most inspirational player (11) </p>

<p>Schools:</p>

<p>USC
UCLA
UC-Davis
UC-Irvine
San Diego State
San Francisco State
University of San Francisco
University of San Diego
UC-Riverside
Santa Clara University</p>

<p>Will my chances increase if I get my SAT I to 1800+? If so, how much?</p>

<p>Thanks for any contributions.</p>

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<p>Due in part due to URM, and also due to your well-rounded ECs, virtually all of your choices will be a mid to low reach or match. If you can boost it to 1800+, you would have an even better chance, and if you somehow get 2100+, I would even consider applying to Stanford (hey, you never know!)</p>

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<p>Thanks for your thoughts!</p>

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<p>Your URM status will not work for you at the CA state schools or UCs. You will need the stats everyone else has which makes UCLA an extreme reach and Davis and Irvine reaches. Riverside is a match, but do you really want to spend $200K to go there?</p>

<p>Given that these schools would cost you $47K/yr, almost as much as private colleges, I would consider replacing them with private colleges which can give you a boost for URM status, access to financial aid and where being from Hawaii will also benefit you.</p>

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<p>Good points hmom.</p>

<p>Thanks a lot for your insight.</p>

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<p>I forgot to add that I am a first generation college student. Wont mean much, but just to let everyone know.</p>

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<p>you really need to raise your SAT/gpa. your ec’s aren’t all that spectacular either… (also 2 on ap?!) anyways, since I have no idea how your SAT I/SAT IIs are going to turn out, I can’t accurately chance you. however, I can say that you have very good hooks (ethnicity. first gen.)</p>