My chances at top-tier UCs, Brown, USC, Johns Hopkins, Duke?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys, guy from California here, and I want to see what your guys' opinions are about my chances to these universities. I attend one of the most competitive public high schools in all of California (listed in the top 10 in the nation in newsweekly in 2012) and I belong in roughly the top <7% of my graduating year. So weighing in all those factors here it goes:</p>

<p>Interest: Biology Major/Premed Path</p>

<p>SAT: 2230 (One Sitting), 2260 Superscore
-Possible retaking one last time
-Possible ACT, not sure yet
800's in 3 Subject Tests (Mentioned below)
NSHSS Member
Good, probably not phenomenal essay </p>

<p>Freshmen Year GPA: 3.71
All Honors Academic Courses
Member of Academic Decathlon
30+ Community Service Hours (Casual places like Senior Centers)
3 Significant Clubs, however only 1 is about my passion</p>

<p>Sophomore Year GPA: 4.07
All Honors Academic Courses + 1 AP (5), SAT 2 for US: 800
87 Community Service Hours, including working over the summer at a hospital in India
Star Member of my 2012's Academic Decathlon Team, awarded 6 medals that year
3 Significant Clubs, 1 I'm passionate about</p>

<p>Junior Year GPA: 4.58
All Honors Academic Courses + 3 AP classes, 4 AP exams
AP Scores: Envirosci (5), World History (4), Biology (5), AP English Language (5)
SAT 2: Biology M (800), Math II (800), World History (690)
Board Member of 3 Clubs, including Academic Decathlon and 2 others that relate to my passion
National Spanish Exam 89th percentile
History Bowl Participant
Quiz Bowl State Semifinal Participant
35 Community Service Hours
PSAT: 207</p>

<p>Senior Year Classes: 6 AP's, possible 4th year of language
Retained my membership in my important clubs, moved up in my medicine related club to VP
Community Service Hours: 80 in India working at the hospital
Letters of Recommendation from Doctors in India I worked under
Letters of Recommendation from at least 2 teachers
Possible Job paying $30/hr managing stock for a company (computerized), or as a typist/clerk</p>

<p>I listed my club activities as very vague for my own purposes, and also keep in mind that this is not my complete achievements/app but what my application will consist mostly of.</p>

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<p>To specify UC’s, I meant UCLA, UC Berkeley, and UCSD</p>

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<p>What I would suggest is find what you’re passionate about and pick a few UCs, don’t throw hundreds of dollars away by applying to all of them. For me, Im really into business and computer science so Berkeley is almost a no brainer, most of the other ones aren’t much of a match for me and it took some research to figure that out. They all have different traits to them, so find which ones suit you best and then apply to those. But to answer your main question, your academics and such are right on queue, just choose wisely.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the advice! I plan on applying to 5 UC’s, 3 mentioned above, and the other 2 as backups. The only private I would say I’m most passionate about and would fit my preferred field of study is Duke, and I would have the best chance there by applying ED. Any thoughts on that?</p>

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<p>I would only apply ED if you’re sure it’s your first choice school. I wouldn’t want to risk closing the door on other possible opportunities.</p>

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<p>Well a big problem is if I will even get into Duke ED with my stats. If not, I could try my chances with early app somewhere else.</p>

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<p>I think Duke ED is a challenge, but it’s possible. So have great essays and perform your best and that just may happen! Unsure what your unweighted GPA is but I’m assuming nearly straight A’s? Don’t bother retaking the SAT, 2250+ is good enough.</p>

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<p>Unweighted GPA is a 3.81</p>