Please chance me! UMich, Berkeley, and more!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi! I would really like a number of people to chance my stats and EC's for some schools. <em>I am applying to safeties, so don't worry about me not getting in anywhere...haha</em></p>

<p>MY IFFY SCHOOLS:
- UMich
- Berkeley
- University of Southern California
- Vanderbilt
- UCLA
- Duke
- Notre Dame
- Rice
* APPLYING AS AN ENGINEERING MAJOR TO ALL SCHOOLS *</p>

<p>STATS:
UW GPA: 4.0
W GPA: 4.682
Rank: 5 out of 584 (large, public high school in DFW in Texas)
ACT: 34 English+33 Math+30 Reading+27 Science+10 Writing = 31 Composite
SAT: 670 Reading + 730 Math + 650 Writing = 2050 Composite
SAT II: Took Math IIC in October, I'm guessing about a 770-790</p>

<p>SENIOR COURSES/AP'S TAKEN & SCORES:
AP's Taken (by graduation): AP Calc BC, AP Physics, AP English Lit/Comp, AP English Lang/Comp (4), AP Statistics
Senior Courses: AP Calc BC, AP Stats, Newspaper II, AP English Lit, Dual-Credit Govt, AP Physics, Pre-AP CompSci</p>

<p>EXTRA CURRICULAR:
1. App Development - 5 iPhone games on App Store, over 10,000 downloads in 39 countries; founded Orange Square Apps (11-12)
2. Publications - Editor-in-Chief of school newspaper (12), Head of Graphic Design for newspaper (10-12); founded The Viking Scroll online and designed website (12)
3. Volunteer - Teacher's assistant 2 weeks every summer for local science center, 240 hours total (9-12)
4. National Honor Society - Elected Secretary (12), Member (11)
5. Student Govt - Junior Class Boys' Social Chair (11), Senior Class Treasurer (12)
6. Site-Based Committee - chosen as 1 of 2 student representatives for faculty board that makes decisions for school (9-12)
7. Mentoring - Mentored for Project SOAR and for PALs Program (11); over 280 hours total
8. Paid Employment - Office Intern at Grand Prairie Ford Car Dealership in Summer (11); Assembly Line Worker (10)
9. JV Cross Country - won district championship both years (9-10)</p>

<p>HONORS:
1. Jr. Presidential Youth Inaugural Conference Video Contest Winner; met Colin Powell because of award (9)
2. Regional Media Fair Awards: 1st Place Video Production (9), 1st Place Desktop Publishing (10-11)
3. National Merit Commended Award (12)</p>

<p>ESSAYS:
Decent... nothing amazing, but I think they're okay. Sufficient.</p>

<p>ME:
Middle-class, white male from suburb of Texas; goes to large, public highschool, applying to engineering at all schools</p>

<p>PLEASE help and give me some chances! I really would appreciate it. What are my strengths/weaknesses? THANKS SO MUCH</p>

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<p>I’d Say you have a decent shot at UCLA, USC, and Berkeley :slight_smile:
I can only chance on you on those schools because those are the only schools I have a decent amount of info on.</p>

<p>Have you considered taking an SAT 2 on like physics. since you’re going to be an engineering major? And It would also make you more competitive for schools like Berkeley :)</p>

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<p>I might take the Physics one… I was going to in October but was very unprepared and decided not to. :frowning:
Thanks, though! ANYONE ELSE? PLEASE</p>

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<p>UCLA: in
UC Berkeley: match
U Mich: in
USC: match
Rice: match-low reach
Duke: Low reach
Vanderbilt: in/match
Take a couple SAT IIs just to solidify your stats. It won’t make or break you, but it sure looks better especially since you have a specific program you want to get into. Good luck! I think you will definitely get into an awesome college!</p>

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<p>Thanks so much! I appreciate it… that makes me feel a lot better, haha.</p>

<p>Anyone else??</p>

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<p>bumppppppppp</p>

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<p>You’re extremely realistic. My sister got into UCLA w/ a 1980 and 3.6 (UW GPA, mind you, she was an excellent writer)
No one stresses the personal statement enough. It’s extremely important that you make yourself stand out, it’s easy to fill up a room with 4.0’s and 2400’s.
Engineering is a tough major to get into at the UC campuses. But, you seem like a perfect candidate for these schools.
Chance back please!!</p>

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<p>Anyone else please :)</p>

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<p>Grrrrrr please just a few more!</p>