my chances?!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey, I go to a very competitive public school ( i think ranked 4/5 in CA) in northern california. But were not allowed to take AP classes until 11th grade.
Im Asian Indian female and going to be a senior.</p>

<p>Right now I want to apply to:
UCB
UCLA
UCSD
UC DAVIS
STANFORD</p>

<p>Freshman Year: GPA 4.0
Sophomore Year: GPA 4.0 (i took three honors classes in sophomore year as well and someone told me honors english didnt count extra for UCs) so weighted would be 4.33)
Junior Year: weighted GPA: 4.5. unweighted is 3.83</p>

<p>total weighted GPA for entire hs career: 4.42
total unweighted GPA: 3.92</p>

<p>junior year i took AP Chem (5) and AP stats (4)</p>

<p>senior year im taking
AP Physics
AP Music Theory
AP Calculus AB
AP English
Biotech
Gov't/ Econ</p>

<p>Im thinking about taking AP Calculus BC and AP Biology online so that it will show on my transcript.</p>

<p>SAT: 700 writing/ 650 verbal/ 750 math total 2100 (will retake in october)
SAT 2s: chem 780
math 2c (will take in november)
spanish 650 (will retake in november)</p>

<p>ECs</p>

<p>Piano- playing for 12 years. Have competed in National Piano Guild for past seven years.
Indian Classical Music- for 12 years. Will give my solo debut performace next year.
Started a tutoring center at the local library where we tutor kids every weekend. this year were going to make workbooks for low income kids. (9-12)
Volunteer at library (9-12)
Volunteer at local breast cancer foundation (11-12)
Teach piano (9-12)
Tutored for pay (9-10)
Had a two-day internship at local Wetland (11th)
In the process of starting a breast cancer organization to advocate breast cancer awareness in India. (12th)
Work at tennis center (11-12)
MUN- went to some conferences last year (11-12)
Helped a friend start an organization called IYC so will probably be VP (11-12)
Played piano for senior citizens (10-12)
Will probably get internship with professor to conduct research in chemistry this year (still dont know about this yet though. its tentative)</p>

<p>ok so thats what i have so far. i dont know if i forgot anything. but what im worried about is awards. the only awards i have are for piano. our school doesnt really give any academic awards either. </p>

<p>ok so any input would be appreciated! thanks</p>

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<p>oh i forgot to add...i am probably going to major in chem</p>

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<p>You have a good shot at UCB and UCLA and all the other UCs should be safe with a good essay. You won't be competitive at Stanford with current scores.</p>

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<p>pianolover25:</p>

<p>UCB: Match
UCLA: Match
UCSD: Safe Match
UCD: Safety</p>

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<p>thanks. anyone else?</p>

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<p>bump anyone?</p>

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<p>What is your class rank? For Stanford you'll want to be near the very top of your class, definitely top 5% You also want at least 100 more points between math and CR. I'd have to say really small chance at Stanford. Don't know about UCs.</p>

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<p>hmm ok. yeah i know stanford is a reach, but what would improve my chances? i dont know my class rank as of now.</p>

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<p>i am pretty sure berkeley would be my first choice. is there anything i should do to make sure i will get in there?</p>

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<p>bump bump bump</p>

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<p>you are in good shape for berkeley. make sure one of those other SAT II's, preferably the math, ends up 700+. No guarantees but you are a solid candidate for all except Stanford (no offense, Stanford is brutal!).</p>

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<p>You're in for all the UC's but Stanford is a tad out of reach.</p>

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<p>thanks. as i said, i am just applying to stanford just for the heck of it. berkeley is my first choice basically.</p>

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<p>write good essays, they always provide an opportunity to let you show your stuff</p>

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<p>yeah really highlight that piano skill. once colleges knew i played at carnegie the summer before. they were really keen on me even as a junior. i should have even written an essay about my love for music.</p>