Judgement Day

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello there! I pondered upon this site with an anxious heart. As you all know, its time for college applications again and things aren't looking too bright for me. But anyhow the results reflect my dedication, or lack of it in this case, towards my studies in the past 3 years so there isn't really anyone to blame but myself. So here it is and please give me some enlightenment. Thank you!</p>

<p>Chinese
Arrived in US 3 years ago
Not a citizen (permanent resident)
Lives in LA, CA
Attends an average high school in an average suburban area</p>

<p>GPA: 2.93 (UC) 2.94 (Cumulative) [Unweighted]</p>

<p>SAT: 770 Math 690 Verbal 640 Writing [Single sitting]</p>

<p>SAT 2: 800 Chinese 730 US History</p>

<p>EC: Mediocre, Standard cookie-cutter stuff...eg: Internship and community service.</p>

<p>Colleges planning to apply to majoring in business or marketing:</p>

<p>Cal
UCLA
UCSD
UCI
UCSB
UCD
UCSC
UCM
UCR
Cal Poly SB
Cal Poly Pomona
USC
Claremont Mckenna
Pepperdine
NYU
Carnagie Mellon
Northwestern
Chicago</p>

<p>Please post whether if they are huge reaches, reaches, slight reaches, matches, safeties, etc.</p>

<p>Thank you once again!</p>

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<p>nice SATs, i have to say. 1460 combined M + CR. Don't know how your W score will factor in though.</p>

<p>800 in SAT II Chinese will not help you since you arrived in this country 3 years ago and are a native speaker. The only thing it will do for you is get you an exemption from some foreign language classes maybe.</p>

<p>730 is not bad for an SAT II US HIst</p>

<p>GPA below 3.0 will be your killer if you don't make it into your dream school. What's your rank btw?</p>

<p>Also, we have no idea how your recs and essays will stand, and they are pretty important.</p>

<p>You say your ECs are mediocre... are they mediocre for the average person or mediocre for the average applicant at the schools you mentioned?</p>

<p>All in all, your SATs should be fine, your GPA is not (unless your rank is awesome).</p>

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<p>My rank? Around 150/500.</p>

<p>My EC is perhaps slightly above the average of a normal person but my teachers said my UC essay is outstanding.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>PS: Yes, I took the Chinese because I didn't have any foreign language courses.</p>

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<p>Why is that GPA low? Transitiion issues, slacking off, or something else? If you have a good reason, you can turn that low GPA into a weapon to get you in.</p>

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<p>your list has a lot of major reaches that you wont get into, but if you like your safeties then go for it</p>

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<p>Mainly I have to say the reason for the GPA is because I slacked off.</p>

<p>Terry which would you say are my safeties?</p>

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<p>they arent exactly safeties but u have good shots at both UCI and UCD</p>

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<p>Would you say these are safeties/safe matches?</p>

<p>UCSB
UCSC
UCM
UCR
Cal Poly SB
Cal Poly Pomona
Claremont Mckenna
Pepperdine</p>

<p>Thank you once again!</p>

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<p>Sympathy:</p>

<p>UCB/UCLA: Super Reach
UCSD: Reach
UCI/UCSB/UCD: Slight Reach
UCSC/UCR/UCM: Match</p>

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<p>bumpy bumpy bump</p>

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<p>Bumpy?? :(</p>