im really smart so is ucla aiming too low -.-

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Just kidding! :3 Just an attention-grabber, but now that you're here..</p>

<p>Background:
State: California
Race: Asian-American
Gender: M
High School: Very Competitive (29 students to Berkeley alone one year), 4000+ students total and 1000 students per graduating class</p>

<p>My grades:
Unweighted GPA: 3.8
Weighted GPA: 4.05
Most Rigorous Courseload Available
School does not rank</p>

<p>My standardized tests:
SAT I: 2320 (780 CR/780 M/760 W)
SAT II: 2370 (800 USH/790 Bio/780 Math IIC)
AP Tests:
Chemistry 4
Languange/Composition 5
Calc AB 5
US History 5
Biology 5</p>

<p>This year's courseload:
AP Statistics
AP Senior English
AP Gov
AP Art History
School Newspaper (Copy Editor)
Speech and Debate (Senior VP)</p>

<p>Hooks:
None, really. D:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Amnesty International (11,12) 6 hrs/week
Speech and Debate (9,10,11,12) 15 hrs/week
Leo Club (10,11,12) 2 hrs/week
FBLA (10,11,12) 2 hrs/week
Volunteer at City of Hope Hospital (11) 3 hrs/week
Student Council Orientation Committee (11,12) 2 hrs/week
Student Council Apache Commission (11,12) 2 hrs/week
Prom Committee (Juniors only) 4-5 hrs/week when it was happening
School Newspaper (12) 9-10 hrs/week</p>

<p>Awards n' stuff:
-District Champion in Lincoln-Douglas debate, Parliamentary debate, Impromptu, and Foreign Extemporaneous speaking in various tournaments.
-Qualified for State Championships in Congressional Debate and was a Semifinalist
-Poetry won a contest and was published.
-Featured in a recital at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music playing in a clarinet duet that I composed.</p>

<p>Leadership:
-Speech and Debate Senior VP (12th)
-Amnesty International co-founder, Secretary (11th), and Vice President (12th)
-Leo Club Director of Membership (12th)
-FBLA Activities Commisioner (12th)
-Newspaper Copy Editor (12th)</p>

<p>Other/Work:
-Law Firm Paid Paralegal Intern (11,12)
-In the summer going into Senior Year, I went to work as a paid intern in the largest/most prominent bank in China, directly under the president of the Shanghai branch.
-Professional Dog-Walker! Seriously.</p>

<p>Essays great, recommendations are shining, I'm a good interviewee.</p>

<p>Might have forgotten some stuff. D: But with this current information, could you chance me for:</p>

<p>Columbia ED
Dartmouth
Duke
Stanford
NYU (Stern)
USC (Marshall)
UCLA
UC Berkeley
UC Irvine
Georgetown</p>

<p>Thanks!~</p>

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<p>You have a very balanced application; it seems as if you do great in just about every subject. I live on the other side of the country, but I figure that you would do fine with most of the California schools–plus or minus a few–and stand a good chance. (Again: this is coming from someone who has absolutely no expertise in the realm of college admissions, but it doesn’t take an expect to see that you’re very qualified.)</p>

<p>My advice would be to write an essay on that internship to China you received. That must have been a really neat experience!</p>

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<p>Thanks! -bump-</p>

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<p>Ooh, and honestly, can I say for sure that UCI is a safetysafetysafety?</p>

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<p>Columbia ED-low-reach with ED
Dartmouth-low-reach
Duke-high match
Stanford-reach
NYU (Stern)-match
USC (Marshall)-match
UCLA-match
UC Berkeley-match
UC Irvine-safety
Georgetown-match</p>

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<p>Did you qualify for ELC? If so then you’ll get guaranteed admission for UCI.</p>

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<p>Ooh, so I have UCI in the bag. :)</p>

<p>More importantly, though, bump for chances to all the other schools I have in mind. D: The “big” ones.</p>