My chances for a UC school, Stanford, Santa Clara, USC??

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am really looking into private schools such as Santa Clara and University of Southern California. I know Stanford is a VERY HIGH reach but I'll still apply. What UC schools would be a fit for me? What about UC Berkely or UC Santa Barbara? (Just by looking at my statistics) </p>

<p>Concerning my SAT score, could a 1900 or 2000 w/ my statistics get me into USC? </p>

<p>Rising senior, 16 year old male </p>

<p>SATs
June: 1820 M:620 CR:600 W:600 w/9 essay </p>

<p>I will be retaking it again. I will not be taking any SAT Subject Tests.</p>

<p>GPA and academic rigor
Unweighted 3.8
Weighted 4.2 </p>

<p>Junior Year
AP English Language
AP US History
Honors Pre-Cal </p>

<p>Senior Year
AP English Literature
AP Art History
AP Calculus AB </p>

<p>My school doesn't offer that many AP classes until JUNIOR year and I took 5 out of the 7 that we offer. </p>

<p>ECs
3 years of football, 1 year varsity over 600+ hours of practicing. We were Regional Champions in our portion of the state. ( I won't be playing football senior year)</p>

<p>Chinese Club 4 years. I was also a dancer/performer for our annual fundraising dinner. </p>

<p>Tutor at Kumon Learning Center (Since April of Junior year) I tutor kids ages 5-14. Twice a week for 5 hours. Over 100+ hours.</p>

<p>Volunteer on a hospital on air force base. I will only have 56 hours by the end of the summer but I think the football and job make up for that. </p>

<p>A tutor to high school students who did not pass the CAHSEE (california high school exit exam). For 2 weeks for 1 hour a day. </p>

<p>I know the ECs kinda look weak but football was major chunk of my time. I probably some more tutoring for kids in my high school.</p>

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<p>bump, anyone please?</p>

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<p>Stanford: High reach
UC Berkeley: Reach
UCLA: Reach
USC: Reach
UC Santa Barbara: Reach (especially with no SAT II)
All others are matches or safeties, imo.</p>

<p>Here’s a more detailed analysis.</p>

<p>1) Your chances would be better at the reach schools if you can raise your SAT by 100-200 points. However, you have taken about as difficult of a course load as possible at your school (or so it seems) and you maintain a good GPA, which outweighs a low SAT score.</p>

<p>2) Your EC’s don’t really stand out but aren’t horrible. Though you haven’t had any leadership roles, it’s at least clear that you are invested in what you do. They should be good enough for the vast majority of colleges you listed.</p>

<p>Good luck, and I’d appreciate if you could chance me back at <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1368810-chanes-hys-among-others-thanks.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1368810-chanes-hys-among-others-thanks.html&lt;/a&gt; (sorry for the typo in the link). I think you have a great chance at most of the UC’s. :)</p>