Please chance me - UCs, UMich, Cornell, etc

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>hello everyone, I'm new here, and would very much appreciate your input!</p>

<p>Although I'm an American citizen, I go to an international school that uses the IB system, so I have no GPA. There isn't a direct GPA-IB conversion system according to my advisor, but
IB score: 40/42
HL Math: 7
HL Chem: 7
HL BIo: 7
SL chinese: 7
SL business: 6
SL English: 6</p>

<p>Our school does not do rankings.</p>

<p>SAT scores: composite 2130
Math: 800
Verbal: 720
Writing: 610 :(</p>

<p>no SAT2 scores yet.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars, community service and awards:
1 summer as volunteer at a large hospital
1 summer as volunteer at orphanage in Nepal
1 yr community service as aide at elderly homes
1 summer community service as english teacher in rural China
1 yr vice-captain of school soccer team
2 yrs organizer of table tennis club
member of math, science and badminton clubs
Distinction in Australian International Math Competition</p>

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<p>The schools I'm strongly considering are:
UC Berkeley
UCLA
UCSD - Out of state for all the UCs
Bowdoin College
Cornell University
Dartmouth
Brown University
University of Michigan (legacy - my father did his PhD there)</p>

<p>Your comments would be very helpful; I'm looking to study biochemistry/chemistry, and any other comments/suggestions for safeties, etc would be appreciated :) Thank you all!</p>

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<p>Where is your home state?</p>

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<p>hi, billcsho</p>

<p>I was born in Boston, but my family moved to Australia when I was very young, and I don’t have state residency.</p>

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<p>UC Berkeley-slight reach
UCLA-match
UCSD-match
Bowdoin-match
Cornell-reach
Dartmouth-reach
Brown-reach
UMich-slight reach/high match </p>

<p>Ivies are reaches for anyone. Being out of state for UCs will make it a bit tougher, especially for Berkeley. Good chance at UMich though.</p>

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<p>Berkeley - low reach
UCLA - low reach
UCSD - mid match
Bowdoin - match
Cornell - reach
Dartmouth - reach
Brown - reach
Michigan - high match</p>

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<p>Berkeley - low reach
UCLA - match
UCSD - low match
Cornell - low reach
Dartmouth - reach
Brown - reach
Michigan LSA - high match</p>

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<p>Thank you all for your input :slight_smile: I guess I need to throw in a safety… unfortunately my school only allows us to send 6 applications (seriously. We are only allowed to mail out 6 sets of transcripts and rec letters) so I’ll have to pick one carefully</p>

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<p>If you are going to apply to 6 schools, pick not more than 2 reach schools and have at least 1 safety.</p>