Please, chances on selective schools such as UCLA, USC, UCSD, NYU?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello everyone! I'm 17 years old, a junior at a private college prep school in a suburb of Chicago. I am highly interested in attending either UCLA, USC, UC SD, NYU, UNC Chapel Hill, Vanderbilt, or Notre Dame. Here is an overview of my academic and extra curricular profile:</p>

<p>ACT
Comp: 34
Eng: 34
Math: 34</p>

<p>GPA** (see below)
weighted: 3.74
unweighted: 3.59</p>

<p>Extracurricular:
4 years French club
National Art Honors Society
National Honors Society
2 years Newspaper- Opinion Section Editor
2 years Cheerleading- Varsity
2 years Math Club
PE Leader-- chosen specifically for leadership qualities and trained to teach a real class
Artwork featured in various art shows as well as "Roar Literary Magazine"
Cahill Crazy- 4 years (school athletics fan club)</p>

<p>Volunteer
125+ hours helping the marginalized, the civic community, my parish, and school community.</p>

<p>Advanced Placement Courses
AP Comparative Government
AP Language and Composition
AP Biology
AP Literature
--My school does not allowed freshman and sophomores to take AP classes. </p>

<p>Other:
4 years of foreign language
2+ years of fine arts
Attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago at 17 and earned a college credit through an Advanced Portfolio Class.</p>

<p>**explanation: I was untreated for ADHD-inattentive type until i was 16 (sophomore year). With medication and counselor guidance, (no extended time was used) my grades jumped from high 80's/low 90's to mid/high 90's. </p>

<p>Please, I would love for anyone to include personal stories, recommendations, and knowledge. If there is any other school that someone thinks I may like/fit in with, please do not hesitate to share! Thank you for your time!</p>

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<p>also, my GPA (both unweighted and weighted) listed is on a 4.0 scale. My schools doesn’t use GPAs, they use percentages. So we are on a 100 point scale I suppose, haha. Based on what I looked up… my unweighted GPA on a 4.0 scale is my unweighted % average and divided by 25. I hope I did that correctly. Sorry for any confusion.</p>

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<p>oh, I almost forgot! I also work a part time job, and I hold a Shift Leader position that is the highest a part time employee can attain.</p>

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<p>Coincidentally, I’m interested in applying to three of the same schools, Vanderbilt, UCLA, and NYU.
NYU: You should get in depending on what school you apply to. I know Stern is difficult to get into.
UCLA: It’s harder to get in if you’re out of state, but you still have a decent shot.
UNC Chapel Hill: Low match
Vanderbilt: Low Reach
Notre Dame: Reach
All of the other schools I know little about.</p>

<p>Your ECs look solid, perhaps enter into some competitions, though.
I’d also try to get your GPA up some. I think that’s what’s holding you back the most from schools like Vanderbilt and Notre Dame, where their average GPA for applicants is very high.</p>

<p>Good luck, I’m sure you’ll get into a good school.</p>

<p>I’d also appreciate if you’d chance me back:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1334226-chance-me-nyu-several-other-schools.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1334226-chance-me-nyu-several-other-schools.html&lt;/a&gt;
My revised list of colleges is on post #5.</p>

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<p>thank you very much!
**Bump :)</p>

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<p>bumpppp ! :slight_smile: anyoneeeee??</p>