International Student (chance me for UCs and a few more)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi I'm a male international student currently in 12th grade and I'm looking for some people to chance me. In my country I have to do a year of compulsory military service so I will be applying next year (will this count against me?) </p>

<p>Academics:
GPA: 3.98 (unweighted)
Class rank: salutatorian
School type: private
Curriculum rigor: Very High (IB)
SAT: 1830 (CR-560, M-620, W-650) (i know these are low, but since english is not my first language will they be understanding? i am planning on retaking)
SAT II- will be taking in May</p>

<p>Predicted IB Grades:
Math HL- 6
Biology HL-6
History HL-7
English A1 SL-7
Modern Greek A1 SL-6
Chemistry Sl-7
Bonus points: 2
Total prediction: 41</p>

<p>CAS hours (up to now): I'm well over the 150 mark
Action 230+
Creativity 100+
Volunteering 100+</p>

<p>ECs:
Student council- class rep in grades 9,10 and 11, president in grade 12
National Honor Society- member in grades 10,11,12, president of school's chapter during 11-12
Model United Nations- member of club from 9-12, participated in 3 models
Soccer Team- Player from grade 9-12 and took part in 3 tournaments
Tennis- been playing out of school since grade 5, also member of schools team
School orchestra- first trumpet from grade 9-12 (also first trumpet in an annual music festival made up of all the private schools of my city)
Piano- grade 10-12, passed ABRSM grade 3
Trumpet- grade 10-12, passed ABRSM grade 4
Music Theory- passed ABRSM grade 5
Volunteering at local dog shelter- grades 10-12
Tutoring middle school students- grades 11-12
Volunteering at local UNICEF- grades 10-11</p>

<p>Languages Spoken:
Greek (fluent)
English (almost fluent)
German (studying for 5 years, I've also taken 5 intensive GOETHE summer-courses)
French (Got an A* in GCSEs)</p>

<p>Colleges:
UCLA (dream school)
UC Berkley
UC Irvine
UC Davis
UC Santa Barbara
University of Southern California
Stanford
Perperdine
Yale
NYU
Columbia
University of Florida</p>

<p>Can pay for colleges in full</p>

<p>Conclusion: My SAT scores are what is bringing me down, but will colleges be understanding since its not my first language, or will they really hold it against me and ignore everything else? Please also leave a small comment rather than just saying reach or match if you can. Will be appreciated :P </p>

<p>Thanks will chance back :)</p>

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<p>Your military service should not count against you, but it gives you time to improve your English. I predict that you will be able to increase your SAT score too and that should help you.
UCLA (dream school): If you get a 2000, then I would say you are a match but right now it is a high match.
UC Berkley: Low Reach
UC Irvine: Low Match
UC Davis: Low Match
UC Santa Barbara: Low Match
University of Southern California: Low Reach, their test scores are higher than UCLA
Stanford: Reach
Perperdine: Low Match
Yale: Reach
NYU: Match
Columbia: Reach
University of Florida: not sure about this one</p>

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<p>Thank you for your answer!</p>

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<p>anyone else? would really appreciate it</p>

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<p>UCLA (dream school) - low reach
UC Berkley - reach
UC Irvine - safety
UC Davis - match
UC Santa Barbara - match
University of Southern California - high match / low reach
Stanford - high reach
Pepperdine - low reach
Yale - high reach
NYU - high match / low reach
Columbia - high reach
University of Florida - match
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