Please chance me for UCLA, UC Berkeley, USC, Boston University, and UNC Chapel Hill?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a senior in high school so obviously I have already applied everywhere and sent in applications, so it's not like I can change anything at this point. However, I'm really nervous because I won't hear back until late March! So, I was wondering if I could get some other opinions on my chances. </p>

<p>My Stats:
Applied to USC, UCLA, UCB, Boston University, UNC Chapel Hill, and UT Austin (accepted!) </p>

<p>ACT: 34 Composite (32 Math, 35 Reading, 34 English, 35 Science)
Weighted GPA: 4.07
Unweighted GPA: 3.67
UC GPA: 3.83 </p>

<p>Circumstances: Best friend (of 15 years) got really sick during my Junior year, she was hospitalized multiple times, but they never really figured out what was wrong with her... I explained this in my academic statement, though. We are really close, so it was very scary.
Class Rank: Highschool does not rank outside of top 10%, but I would guess I'm in the top 25%.
AP: Stats (4), English Lit (4), Physics B (4), APUSH (3), WHAP (3), Comp Sci (2)- Did not report grades though.
Senior Year Courseload: AP Psych/AP Human Geo, AP Calc AB, AP English 4, AP Bio 2, AP German 4, AP Environmental Science. </p>

<p>Awards: AATG National German Exam Gold Award in '12 and '13, Was awarded the AATG summer study trip in '12
Extracurriculars: Soccer for 12 years, German Club for all 4 years of highschool, NHS, 7 years of summer camp which I wrote about, National Charity League, Girl Scouts
Job/Work Experience: None.
Volunteer/Community Service: ~250 hours of community service, GS Silver Award, NCL.
Personal Statement: Spoke about a hard decision I had to make for one, and about how I want to move outside of my comfort zone for another (I've never moved). Maybe not the best out there, but still pretty good. </p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid: No
Intended Major: Undecided at all within College of Arts and Sciences or Liberal Arts
School Type: Highly Competitive public (98/99% graduate, also we have one of the best physics programs in the country)
Nationality: Native American (Cherokee- enrolled member), Caucasian (European)
Gender: Female
Income: Money isn't an issue.
Strengths: Test Scores, Essay
Weaknesses: GPA (At least the unweighted one...)
Location: Texas</p>

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<p>Honestly, you have a decent edge over other applicants because a) you’re not applying for financial aid and b) you’re a registered Native American. For the purposes of chancing, though, I’m going to disregard those aspects of your profile and mainly focus on academics, because the schools you applied to have a bit less of a “holistic process” than others (and your ECs are pretty standard for students applying to these schools).</p>

<p>USC: reach
• Fortunately, your ACT score is clearly above average. However, tour GPA is below average, and not being in the top 10% of your class could hurt you, since 75% of admitted USC applicants are in the top 10% of their class.
UCLA: reach
• Similar situation as above – your UC GPA is quite below average, and over 97% of admitted UCLA applicants are in the top 10% of their class.
UCB: high reach
• Acceptance is a possibility, but I don’t believe your high ACT score will counteract your relatively low GPA and the fact that 98% of admitted Berkeley students are in the top 10% of their class.
BU: match
• I’d be surprised if you didn’t get accepted here, since everything is above average, even though over 50% of admitted BU applicants are in the top 10% of their class.
UNC Chapel Hill: high match
• Above average ACT score, below average GPA, and, yet again, 80% of admitted applicants are in the top 10% of their class.</p>

<p>As you can see, none of these are safeties for you, but I’m fully confident that you could get into any or all of them, and you’ll certainly get into at least one. Remember, even though I only based these chances on your academic stats, you’re so much more than numbers, and for all we know, your essays/recs/interviews could win over every single admissions committee that sees your application. Basically, don’t stress out too much; you’re clearly a strong student and an awesome person :slight_smile: </p>

<p>Good luck!</p>