Please chance me to 3 UC schools + 6 private schools!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<li><p>Background
Korean-American Male
US Citizen (Born in Virginia)
Californian</p></li>
<li><p>GPA (as indicated on transcript)
Unweighted 3.912
Weighted 4.088 (for UCs, 4.25) (top 5% of my graduating class)</p></li>
<li><p>SAT I
1st try: 2040 (CR 630/M 750/W 660)
2nd try: 2060 (CR 590/M 760/W 710)
3rd try: Planning to take it October... hope to get 2200+
Superscore right now: 2100 (CR 630/M 760/ W 710)</p></li>
<li><p>SAT II
Korean with Listening: 800
U.S. History: 700
Math IIC: Planning to take it November</p></li>
<li><p>AP Exams (May 2009)
APUSH: 5
AP Environmental Science: 5
AP Calculus AB: 5</p></li>
<li><p>APs/Honors Classes taken/taking
Honors Geometry (06-07)
Honors Algebra II (07-08)
Honors Pre-Calculus (Summer 08).
AP Calculus AB (08-09)
AP Environmental Science (08-09)
AP US History (08-09)
AP US Government and Politics (09-10)
AP Physics "C" Mechanics (09-10)
AP Calculus BC (09-10)</p></li>
<li><p>ECs/Clubs/Recognitions
Historian, Secretary of Key Club (3 years; 200+ community service hours)
Editor-in-Chief of Yearbook (2 years)
NHS
National Merit Commended
AP Scholar</p></li>
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<p>I know my ECs are not very strong because I moved to CA my freshman year.</p>

<p>I'm applying to UCSD, UCLA, Berkeley, USC, Emory, NYU, Northwestern (or UChicago), Columbia, and Pomona. I think I have a pretty good chance at UCSD, but I'm not sure about others. If I raise my SAT to 2200+, will it significantly increase my chances to top-notch schools like Columbia and Pomona?</p>

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<p>Korean w/ Listening SATII = bad for top tier privates. They would think you’re slacking (or so I’ve been told)</p>

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<p>^That’s quite unfair… IMO. And I’m not biased, either, as a Korean male who would probably score higher on the Spanish SAT than the Korean SAT. I mean, 800 shouldn’t be credited as highly as an 800 in a humanities or science of course, but it should still be BENEFICIAL in the very least…</p>

<p>Anyways, you look like a lock for UCSD. UCLA and Berkeley are high matches (maybe 30-40%) as you are in-state. USC/NYU are low reaches, and you don’t have much chance at the others (esp. Columbia + Ponoma, no offense)</p>

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<p>What SAT score would I need in order to give me a pretty good chance at Cal/UCLA/NYU/USC?</p>

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<p>2100+ would be sufficient for all you listed, except for Cal. (A 2200+ would probably be good enough for that.)</p>

<p>Then again, those are just guesses.</p>