Low GPA/High SAT/Low Class Rank/Great EC! Will Chance back! :-)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Will be applying to a SCIENCE major. Most likely computer science. Not sure if that's an advantage or not</p>

<p>I'm a junior.</p>

<p>Asian Female, California</p>

<p>GPA:</p>

<p>Unweighted:</p>

<p>school scale: 3.6/3.7
standard scale (out of 4.3?): 3.3</p>

<p>Weighted:
UC Scale: 3.9
(not sure how to weight otherwise)</p>

<p>Rank:
Not shown anymore but I believe it's around top 20% :/ (if you weed out everyone who's taking Math 2 and Art, I should be ranked MUCH higher)</p>

<p>SAT: 2220; 680 R / 790 W / 750 M (missed 9 SC in reading. retake or no?)</p>

<p>Courses:
Freshman year: Every honors course I could possibly take
Sophmore year: Every honors course + AP World + 2 sciences
Junior Year: Honors PreCalc, AP Bio, AP Chem </p>

<p>ECs:
- Varsity Track 4 years
- 70+ hours of community service and still growing
- California Scholarship Federation (CSF)
- Own several websites [since 4th grade]
- Own several businesses
- Websites + businesses making thousands a year
- Starting nonprofit (still in construction)</p>

<p>(note: I did not completely program my websites/businesses from scratch. It will be submitted as a portfolio for my business but not as something I've done by myself completely. I want to major in Computer Science to be able to make all my ideas real.)</p>

<p>Hook: Nada, unless a teenage entrepreneur counts </p>

<p>Schools:
Main UCs (UCLA, UCSD, UCB)
UC Davis
UC Irvine
Cornell
Brown
Columbia
Cal Poly
San Jose State
Stanford (lmaoo)</p>

<p>Recs:</p>

<p>Counselor- doesn't know me, it'll be generic
Teachers- too early to tell, but will hopefully have one amazing one from my english teacher who's known for her recs. </p>

<p>Essay:
Finished it in 30 minutes but I have a year to fine tune the heck out of it . It really emphasizes my business + passion and explains my poor grades sophomore year + 2nd semester of freshman year</p>

<p>I think it's pretty darn good but we'll see!</p>

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<p>If you really finished it in 30 minutes, I doubt its good enough. You don’t want to overemphasize your achievements, thats for your application.</p>

<p>If you don’t mind, can I take look at it?</p>

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<p>you have a decent shot chance me back <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1041167-chance-me-i-will-chance-you-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1041167-chance-me-i-will-chance-you-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>i doubt it too i think it’s comparable to a lot of top school essays. but i’m currently refining it and have a whole year</p>

<p>it doesn’t emphasize my achievements as much as my passion and love for what i do :slight_smile: my achievements are definitely in there though</p>

<p>ticorico- which schools do i have a decent shot at?</p>

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<p>I like your chances in the UCs, I was accepted into UCLA out of state with a similar gpa and comparable sat scores. Make sure to take a few subject tests and make your essay the best it can be. </p>

<p>I also think Cornell is a good low reach, they seem fairly reasonable with regard to less than spectacular gpas.</p>

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<p>(UCLA, UCSD, UCB)- Low Reach
UC Davis - Match
UC Irvine - Match
Cornell - Reach
Brown - Reach
Columbia - Reach
Cal Poly - Low Reach
San Jose State - Match
Stanford (lmaoo) - High Reach</p>

<p>Good luck! Chance me back?</p>

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<p>Main UCs (UCLA, UCSD, UCB) - match
UC Davis - in
UC Irvine - in
Cornell - low reach
Brown - mid reach
Columbia - mid reach
Cal Poly - high reach
San Jose State - in
Stanford (lmaoo) - high reach</p>

<p>good luck!</p>

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<p>Mochabubble, can you post your link? :-)</p>

<p>And I’m quite confused as to how cal poly is a low or high reach… Oo are we thinking of the same cal poly? It’s known as the easy school to get in at our school</p>

<p>But thanks guys :-)! I’m excited Cornell doesn’t seem to be as much a reach as people say</p>

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<p>For Fall 2010 Cal Poly admitted engineering freshman stats:</p>

<p>Avg GPA = 4.03
Avg ACT = 31
Avg SAT = 1372 out of 1600</p>

<p>You can make the call if you think it is a reach or not.</p>

<p>But whatever your final conclusion is, I don’t think you can call it easy either.</p>